Industrial Storm Water - General Permit

• General permit OHR000006 (entire permit)

OHR000006 downloadable by section:

• Permit - Parts 1-5 (general requirements - applicable to all facilities)
• Permit - Part 6 (analytical monitoring requirements - applicable to facilities subject to benchmark and/or effluent limitation guideline monitoring requirements)
• Permit - Part 7 (reporting and recordkeeping requirements - applicable to all facilities)
• Permit - Part 8 (sector-specific requirements - use Appendix D to determine facility's applicable sector)

• Permit - Part 9 (reserved)
• Appendix A: Definitions, Abbreviations, and Acronyms
• Appendix B: Standard Permit Conditions
• Appendix C: Reserved
• Appendix D: Activities Covered
• Appendix E: Reserved
• Appendix F: Reserved
• Appendix G: Notice of Intent (NOI) Form
• Appendix H: Notice of Termination (NOT)
• Appendix I: Annual Reporting Form
• Appendix J: Calculating Hardness in Receiving Waters for Hardness Dependent Metals
• Appendix K: No Exposure Certification Form

OHR000006 requires NOIs to be submitted electronically using Ohio EPA’s electronic application forms which are available through Ohio EPA's eBusiness Center. Ohio EPA mailed renewal notifications to all existing permitted facilities on June 14, 2017. The renewal notification provided instructions for renewing coverage using Ohio EPA’s electronic application forms. Facilities were required to renew their coverage by Sept. 22, 2017.

Permit Development and Support

• Industrial Storm Water General Permit Fact Sheet
• Responsiveness Summary to comments received (May 8, 2017)
• May 15, 2017 Public Notice

Permit Guidance and Compliance

• Does My Small Business Need a Storm Water Permit?
• Industrial Sector Fact Sheets
• Industrial SWP3 Guidance
• Sample SWP3 Template
• Sample Recordkeeping Templates
• OHR000006 Annual Reporting Form
• Industrial Storm Water Monitoring and Sampling Guide
• Electronic Discharge Monitoring Report Submission System (e-DMR)
• No Exposure Certification
• Marina Industrial Storm Water Guidance
• Minnesota Pollution Control Agency YouTube Videos
  • How to Collect a Grab Sample
  • How to Collect a Sheet Flow Sample
  • Best Management Practice Options for Total Suspended Solids (TSS)