Links to Four Interrelated Water Quality Rule Packages

Water Quality Standards Antidegradation Section 401 Water Quality Certifications Stream Mitigation

Draft Rules

Information Sessions on Four Interrelated Water Quality Rule Packages

Ohio EPA hosted a two-day information session regarding the four inter-related rule packages on May 2 and May 3, 2011.  The presentations and selected handouts are listed below.

Water Quality Standards

• Draft Ohio Surface Water Rules - Information Session 1: Overview - May 2, 2011 [PDF 51K]
• Draft Ohio Surface Water Rules - Information Session 1: Triennial Review - May 2, 2011 [PDF 590K]
  • Highlighted Changes in Triennial WQS Rule Package [PDF 123K]

Antidegradation

• Draft Ohio Surface Water Rules - Information Session 1: Antidegradation  - Introduction, Loss of Use and Tier 2 1/2 Waters - May 2, 2011 [PDF 416K]
  • Highlighted Changes in Antidegradation Rule Package [PDF 89K]
  • Statewide map showing candidate streams for Superior High Quality Water and Outstanding State Water [PDF 35,165K]
• Ohio's Antidegradation Rule: Best Available Demonstrated Control Technology and Nutrient Treatment - May 2, 2011 [PDF 124K]

Section 401 Water Quality Certifications

• Draft Water Quality Certification Rules Interested Party Review - May 2, 2011 [PDF 475K] 

Stream Mitigation

• Ohio EPA Stream Mitigation Rule - Draft Rule OAC 3745-1-56 - May 2, 2011 [PDF 2,856K]

• Ohio EPA Stream Mitigation Protocol - May 3, 2011 [PDF 5,472K]
  • Stream Mitigation Model Calibration Categories 1 - 2 [PDF 2,524K]
  • Stream Mitigation Model Calibration Categories 3 - 4 [PDF 9,323K]
  • Stream Mitigation Handout [PDF 16K]
  • Stream Mitigation Spreadsheet [Excel 153K] 
  • Spreadsheet Example 1 [PDF 116K]
  • Spreadsheet Example 2 [PDF 114K]

 
Reminder: Comment deadline - 5:00 p.m. on June 6, 2011