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What does this mean for Geauga County?
With this extended focus on urban sources of water pollution comes the added provisions of NPDES Phase II. Small municipalities (any MS4 not already covered in the Phase I program in designated UAs will be required to develop a stormwater program that implements six minimum control measures based on a Best Management Practice (BMP) approach. These measures include: 1) Public Education and Outreach, 2) Public Participation and Involvement, 3) Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination, 4) Construction Site Runoff Control, 5) Postconstruction Runoff Control, and 6) Pollution Prevention and Good Housekeeping.
All construction occurring in townships in Geauga County will be affected by the construction activity segment of the NPDES Phase II Regulations. Upon implementation, sites greater than one (1) acre will be regulated for erosion and sediment control. Zoning in Geauga County allows for very few sites of less than one acre due to septic system requirements. This will increase the amount of sites currently regulated significantly and hopefully reduce the amount of sediment as a form of nonpoint source pollution that enters our streams and rivers.
All construction occurring in townships in Geauga County will be affected by the construction activity segment of the NPDES Phase II Regulations. Upon implementation, sites greater than one (1) acre will be regulated for erosion and sediment control. Zoning in Geauga County allows for very few sites of less than one acre due to septic system requirements. This will increase the amount of sites currently regulated significantly and hopefully reduce the amount of sediment as a form of nonpoint source pollution that enters our streams and rivers.
What is Geauga SWCDs role?
The District has worked closely with the County and each of the affected communities in writing the Stormwater Management Plan, the implementation process, and completing the annual report. Initially each Phase II community, which included Bainbridge, Chester, and Russell Townships, South Russell Village and Geauga County, submitted separate permits and had separate plans. As of 2009, the townships have joined as co-permittees with Geauga County.
Geauga SWCD provides services that assist the County in meeting all six minimum control measures. Minimum Control Measures 1, 2, 4, and 5 are almost exclusively provided by Geauga SWCD while Minimum Control Measure 6 we provide assistance to the Phase II communities.
Geauga SWCD prepares the Operational Plans and Annual Reports as can be viewed below. Geauga County Plans Stormwater Management Program for Geauga County Geauga County and Townships Facilities/Operations Pollution Prevention/Good Housekeeping Program Plan
Annual Reports 2022 Geauga County Ohio EPA NPDES Annual Report 2021 Geauga County Ohio EPA NPDES Annual Report
Geauga SWCD provides services that assist the County in meeting all six minimum control measures. Minimum Control Measures 1, 2, 4, and 5 are almost exclusively provided by Geauga SWCD while Minimum Control Measure 6 we provide assistance to the Phase II communities.
Geauga SWCD prepares the Operational Plans and Annual Reports as can be viewed below. Geauga County Plans Stormwater Management Program for Geauga County Geauga County and Townships Facilities/Operations Pollution Prevention/Good Housekeeping Program Plan
Annual Reports 2022 Geauga County Ohio EPA NPDES Annual Report 2021 Geauga County Ohio EPA NPDES Annual Report