Section 401 Water Quality Certification Public Notice Requirements

Division 6111.30(C) of the Ohio Revised Code places the responsibility for issuing a public notice about the application for the project with the applicant. Ohio EPA has prepared an instruction sheet to assist the applicant through this process. The instruction sheet describes the steps to be taken and coordination needed to complete this task in a timely manner.

• Applicant Public Notice Instruction Sheet [PDF 43K] - updated 6/1/10
  • Public notice templates in Microsoft Word format:
    • Notice of receipt of 401 application (DOC 25K)
    • Notice of receipt of 401 application and public hearing (DOC 26K)
• Public Notice Flow Chart [PDF 176K]
• List of General Circulation Newspapers [PDF 75K]

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