Water Pollution Control Requirements
Publications for Small Businesses

Below is a list of technical guidance documents and fact sheets to assist businesses in understanding the water pollution control regulations. Additional information about Ohio's water pollution control requirements not found here can be obtained from the Division of Surface Water or the Division of Drinking and Ground Water home page.

General

Fact Sheet: Do You Know Where Your Floor Drains Go? Ohio EPA, Small Business Assistance Office, March 2001 Fact Sheet: Home Based Businesses and Ohio EPA's Wastewater Regulations Ohio EPA, Small Business Assistance Office, May 1999. Brochure: Does Your Facility Generate Industrial Wastewaters? U.S. EPA, Office of Water (WH-550A), EPA-570-9-91UIC5, August 1991. Ohio EPA's Wastewater Discharge Permit Process Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, Division of Surface Water, January 1997 Ohio EPA's Surface Water Permit-to-Install Process Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, Division of Surface Water, September 2000 Indirect Discharge Permitting Process Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, Division of Surface Water, March 2003 Ohio EPA Indirect Discharge Permit Program Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, Division of Surface Water, March 2003 Industrial Pretreatment Program Coordinators in Central Ohio Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, Division of Surface Water, August 2002

Industry Specific Information

Fact Sheet: Mobile Power Washing and Ohio's Environmental Regulations Ohio EPA, Small Business Assistance Office, October 1998.

Storm Water

Fact Sheet: Stormwater Program Ohio EPA, Division of Surface Water, June 1996 Informational Pamphlet: Storm Water Drainage Wells Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, Division of Drinking and Ground Waters, April 1996 Revised Storm Water Regulations Require Permits for Smaller Construction Projects.  Ohio EPA, Small Business Assistance Office, April 2003.

Disposal and Drainage Wells

Informational Fact Sheet: Do You Have a Class V Injection Well? Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, Division of Drinking and Ground Waters Informational Pamphlet: Class V Industrial Disposal Wells (Draft) Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, Division of Drinking and Ground Waters, April 1997 Informational Pamphlet: Agricultural Drainage Wells Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, Division of Drinking and Ground Waters, September 1997

Vendor Information

Vehicle and Equipment Cleaning Wash Water Recycling Systems Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pollution Prevention.