Mission

To protect and restore the surface waters of Central Ohio.

Program Description

The Division of Surface Water in Central District Office is responsible for administering Ohio laws that implement the federal Clean Water Act within our 10 county service area. The links below are for commonly needed information.

To go to a specific topic, select the link below.

• Ambient water quality sampling (Quarterly)
• Big Darby Creek Construction Storm Water Permit
• Biological and Water Quality Reports (Technical Support Documents)
• County contact list
• Lakes program
• Laws and rules
• Municipal/County Storm Water permits, NOI's and NOT's 
• NPDES permits
• Permit-to-Install (PTI)
• Pre-treatment
• Statewide Construction Permit
• Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) projects
• Watersheds in Central District