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Division of Surface Water General Permit - Household Sewage Treatment Systems

Final General Permit

Household Sewage Treatment Systems

Ohio EPA has issued two general National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits for select new and replacement household sewage treatment systems. Though effluent limitations, monitoring, record keeping and siting criteria for the two permits are identical, implementation or the determination of coverage under the applicable general NPDES permit is different.

General NPDES permit OHK000001 allows the local board of health where the household sewage treatment system is be located to determine eligibility or coverage under the permit. Under the conditions and criteria of general NPDES permit OHL000001, Ohio EPA will be responsible for making this determination.

In either case, coverage under the general NPDES permits cannot be granted if the residence can be served by an onsite soil absorption system or connected to sanitary sewers and only the local board of health can make this determination. Therefore, any residence or property owner should first contact the local board of health to determine the proper course of action.


Household Sewage Treatment System General NPDES Permit OHK000001

Coverage under this general NPDES permit is determined by local boards of health that have signed Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with Ohio EPA. These MOUs allows the local board of health to determine permit coverage and provide for an expedited issuance process.

Issue Date: December 22, 2006
Effective Date: January 1, 2007
Expiration Date: December 31, 2011
Downloadable Lists of Dischargers Covered under Ohio EPA's NPDES General Permits

Household Sewage Treatment System General NPDES Permit OHL000001

Under Ohio Revised Code 3718 (Amended Substitute House Bill No. 119), Ohio EPA was required to develop a general NPDES permit process that did not require the local board of health to enter into an MOU to determine coverage under a general NPDES permit. Under the provisions of this general NPDES permit, Ohio EPA will evaluate projects to determine eligibility after a Notice of Intent (NOI) is submitted for a project.

Issue Date: June 23, 2008
Effective Date: July 1, 2008
Expiration Date: June 30, 2013
Downloadable General Permit Lists

For additional information contact:

Mark Stump
DSW Permits & Compliance Section
(614) 644-2028
e-mail: mark.stump@epa.state.oh.us


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