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Rule 3745-30-14 | Operation of an industrial landfill or residual landfill facility.

...for leachate treatment or disposal, discharges to surface waters, management of surface water runoff, and air emissions. (b) Prior to accepting IMW in the first unit of a new industrial landfill or residual landfill facility, the owner or operator shall ensure the facility has been inspected by the licensing authority and that written concurrence has been received from Ohio EPA stating that the f...

Rule 3745-31-03 | Exemptions and permits-by-rule.

...ating under a valid "National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System" (NPDES) permit used in the treatment (including recycling and reclamation) of domestic sewage or industrial waste of a liquid nature. If the director finds the tank is causing or may cause a public nuisance, in violation of rule 3745-15-07 of the Administrative Code, an application for a permit-to-install or PTIO shall be submitted in accordance wi...

Rule 3745-31-03 | Exemptions.

...ating under a valid "National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System" (NPDES) permit used in the treatment (including recycling and reclamation) of domestic sewage or industrial waste of a liquid nature. If the director finds the tank is causing or may cause a public nuisance, in violation of rule 3745-15-07 of the Administrative Code, an application for a permit-to-install or PTIO shall be submitted in accordance wi...

Rule 3745-31-03 | Exemptions.

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Rule 3745-31-30 | Permits-by-rule.

...n thousand cubic feet per minute. (ii) Discharges air contaminants in a vertical direction, without obstructions like rain caps, goose neck exhaust, or other obstructions. (iii) Has a stack height which is seventeen feet or greater, as measured from ground level to the point of discharge to the atmosphere; or has a stack height which is at least sixteen feet, but less than seventeen feet, as measured from ground le...

Rule 3745-31-33 | Site preparation activities prior to obtaining a final permit-to-install or PTIO.

...until any applicable national pollutant discharge elimination system (NPDES) permit, isolated wetland permit or 401 water quality certification is obtained. Notwithstanding any other provision of this rule, compliance with this chapter does not relieve any person from the requirements of Chapter 3734. or 3714. of the Revised Code and rules adopted thereunder.] (B) Risk to the owner or operato...

Rule 3745-32-01 | Definitions.

...sed Code and this chapter, that any discharge, as set forth in section 401, shall comply with sections 301, 302, 303, 306 and 307 of the act. (C) "Act" means the Federal Water Pollution Control Act amendments of 1972, 86 Stat. 886 (commonly referred to as the Clean Water Act), 33 U.S.C. sections 1251 to 1387, as amended through July 1, 2015. [The act can be generally found in public librarie...

Rule 3745-32-01 | Definitions.

...sed Code and this chapter, that any discharge, as set forth in section 401, will comply with sections 301, 302, 303, 306 and 307 of the act. (2) "Act" means the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly referred to as the Clean Water Act). (3) "Applicant" means any person who submits an application to obtain a 401 certification from the Ohio EPA. (B) [Reserved.] (C) "Corps" means the...

Rule 3745-32-02 | Applicability.

...duct any activity which may result in a discharge of dredged or fill material to a water of the state shall apply for and obtain a 401 certification from Ohio EPA. (B) No person shall engage in an activity requiring a 401 certification prior to obtaining that certification from Ohio EPA. (C) No 401 certification issued pursuant to this chapter shall be effective until all applicable fees have been ...

Rule 3745-32-02 | Applicability.

...duct any activity which may result in a discharge to a water of the state shall apply for and obtain a 401 certification from Ohio EPA including: (1) A permit from the army corps of engineers pursuant to section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act. (2) A permit from the army corps of engineers pursuant to section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. (3) A permit from the army co...

Rule 3745-32-03 | Section 401 water quality certification application requirements and procedures.

...ense is sought will not result in a discharge to the waters of the state. (2) If the federal permit sought is a nationwide permit, a regional permit, or a letter of permission issued by the corps and Ohio EPA has issued a certification for the federal permit, no further application is required to be submitted to Ohio EPA under this chapter provided that the project meets all of the terms and cond...

Rule 3745-32-03 | Section 401 water quality certification application requirements and procedures.

... license is sought will not result in a discharge to the waters of the state. (2) If the federal permit sought is a nationwide permit, a regional permit, or a letter of permission issued by the corps and Ohio EPA has issued a certification for the federal permit, no further 401 certification application is necessary provided that the project meets all of the terms and conditions for coverage unde...

Rule 3745-33-01 | Definitions.

... standards and limitations to which a discharge is subject under the act, including but not limited to, effluent limitations, standards of performance, toxic effluent standards and prohibitions and pretreatment standards. (6) "Applicant" means any person who applies for an Ohio NPDES permit. (7) "Application" means the form used to apply for an Ohio NPDES permit. (8) "Area of initial mixi...

Rule 3745-33-02 | Ohio NPDES permit required.

...dministrative Code.] (A) No person may discharge any pollutant or cause, permit or allow a discharge of any pollutant without applying for and obtaining an Ohio NPDES permit in accordance with the requirements of this chapter. Any person who holds a federal NPDES permit issued under Section 402 (a) of the act is not required to obtain an Ohio NPDES permit until the permit's expiration date. The d...

Rule 3745-33-03 | Applications.

...ny person proposing to commence the discharge of pollutants shall submit an application, including all data required by the application form, at least one hundred eighty days prior to commencement of the discharge. If a permit renewal application is submitted at least one hundred eighty days prior to the expiration date of the existing permit, and the director does not issue a new permit before th...

Rule 3745-33-04 | Permit actions.

... issue an Ohio NPDES permit for the discharge if, on the basis of all information available to Ohio EPA, the director determines all of the following: (a) The authorized discharge levels specified in paragraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of rule 3745-33-05 of the Administrative Code will not be exceeded by the applicant. (b) An application form completed in accordance with rule 3745-33-03 of the...

Rule 3745-33-05 | Authorized discharge levels.

...nt source from which pollutants are discharged, the director shall determine and specify in the permit limits on the levels of pollutants that may be discharged to ensure compliance with all of the following: (a) Applicable water quality standards as determined by rule 3745-33-07 of the Administrative Code. (b) Applicable effluent limitations adopted by the administrator pursuant to sections 301...

Rule 3745-33-06 | Treatment and disposal standards and permit limits.

...ndards and effluent limitations for discharges described in paragraph (C) of this rule. Effluent limitations for these discharges will be based on the requirements of this rule, or any more stringent waterquality-based limitations required by rule 3745-33-07 of the Administrative Code. The effluent limitations under this rule apply at the last point where the discharge from the applicable treatmen...

Rule 3745-33-07 | Establishing water quality-based permit conditions.

...equirements for the permittee to reduce discharge levels to below the PEL within six months if either of the following conditions are met: (i) The maximum detected concentration per month is greater than the maximum PEL for four or more months during a consecutive six month period. (ii) The thirty-day average for any pollutant is greater than the average PEL for two or more months during a consecutive six month per...

Rule 3745-33-08 | Generic permit conditions.

...e following requirements: (1) That all discharges authorized under the NPDES permit shall be consistent with the terms and conditions of the permit. The discharge of any pollutants more frequently than or at a level in excess of that identified and authorized by the permit shall constitute a violation of the terms and conditions of the permit. (2) That facility expansions, production increases, or process modificat...

Rule 3745-33-09 | Best management practices.

... first of the following year, or, for discharges with approved pretreatment programs under Chapter 3745-3 of the Administrative Code, all of the following information shall be submitted with annual reports required under that chapter: (i) All minimization program monitoring results for the previous year. (ii) A list of potential sources of the pollutant. (iii) A summary of all actio...

Rule 3745-34-12 | Application by permit; authorization by permit.

...ed in 1986. (b) The national pollution discharge elimination system (NPDES) program under the Clean Water Act (CWA), (1977), 33 U.S.C. Section 1252 et seq. as amended in 2002 if liquid or semi-liquid waste are discharged as a publicly owned treatment works (POTW). The applicant shall provide the POTW NPDES permit number. (c) Chapter 6111. of the Revised Code. (d) The prevention of significant deter...

Rule 3745-34-12 | Application by permit; authorization by permit.

...covery Act. (b) The national pollution discharge elimination system (NPDES) program under the Clean Water Act if liquid or semi-liquid waste are discharged as a publicly owned treatment works (POTW). The applicant shall provide the POTW NPDES permit number. (c) Chapter 6111. of the Revised Code. (d) The prevention of significant deterioration program (PSD) under the Clean Air Act (CAA). (e) Chapte...

Rule 3745-36-01 | Purpose and applicability.

...(1) A permit program regulating the discharge of nondomestic wastewater into a POTW to assure compliance with pretreatment standards in this chapter. (2) Enforceable state requirements and standards regulating the introduction of pollutants into POTWs by industrial users. (B) This chapter has the following objectives: (1) To prevent the introduction of pollutants that will interfere with th...

Rule 3745-36-02 | Definitions.

...o files for an Ohio individual indirect discharge permit. (4) "Application" means the Ohio environmental protection agency form used to apply for an Ohio individual indirect discharge permit. (5) "Approved POTW pretreatment program" or "POTW pretreatment program" or "pretreatment program" means a program administered by a POTW that meets the criteria established in 40 C.F.R. 403 and section ...