"To protect the environment and public health by ensuring compliance with environmental laws and demonstrating leadership in environmental stewardship."
"The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency is a trusted leader and environmental steward using innovation, quality service and public involvement to ensure a safe and healthy environment for all Ohioans."
Ohio EPA recognizes that its mission and vision cannot be achieved without input from Ohio citizens. The Agency places a high priority on public involvement and encourages citizens to become involved in our decision-making processes.
Public involvement efforts are designed to enable Ohioans to be a part of environmental decisions that affect their life. The Agency offers public hearings, informational meetings, media briefings, advisory board meetings, round table discussions and various publications to educate the public on environmental issues. Each area of the state is served by a public involvement coordinator. To find the coordinator for your area, click here.
If you are looking for ways to protect the environment at home or work and to find links and information specific to your community please visit our In My Community page. You will find information on drinking water, air quality, fish advisories, recycling and other environmental links.
To facilitate access to information for sites with high public interest, Ohio EPA often creates and maintains centralized site-specific information Web pages. The following sites are available:
Contact the Public Interest CenterMailing Address: P.O. Box 1049, Columbus, OH 43216-1049Street Address: 50 West Town Street, Suite 700 Columbus, OH 43215Phone: (614) 644-2160 ~ Fax: (614) 644-2737 ~ E-mailEmergency Response Hotline (800) 282-9378