MISSION
STATEMENT

The Lorain Soil and Water Conservation District provides leadership in a partnership effort to help people conserve, maintain and improve the natural resources and environment in Lorain County.

 

Agricultural Center
42110 Russia Road
Elyria, OH 44035-6813
Phone: 440.326.5800
FAX: 440.326.5807


NPDES – Phase II
Erosion & Sediment Control Rules
of Lorain County



Lorain County Stormwater Management Coordinators was formed in December 2007 to implement NPDES–Phase II for Lorain County so we can be in compliances with Ohio EPA and the U.S. Clean Water Act of 1972. The coordinators are:

Bill Holtzman – Lorain County Engineer’s Office
Nancy Funni – Lorain SWCD
Christin Brandon – Lorain County Community Development
Dan Gouch – Lorain County Community Development
Jim Boddy – Lorain County Health District
Gerald Innes & Matt Mishak – Lorain County Prosecutor’s Office

National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) is part of the requirements for the U.S. Clean Water Act of 1972, a structure for regulating discharges of pollutants into the waters of the United States. Under the Act, the EPA has implemented pollution control programs such as setting wastewater standards for industry and has set water quality standards for all contaminants in surface water. The NPDES permit program controls discharges.

In summary, the ESC Rules have been adopted to establish technically feasible and economically reasonable standards to achieve a level of management and conservation practices in order to abate soil erosion and degradation of the waters of the State by soil sediment on land used or being developed for non-farm commercial, industrial, residential or other non-farm purposes, to establish criteria for determination of the acceptability of such management and conservation practices and/or best management practices (BMPs). These rules apply to soil-disturbing activities on land within the unincorporated areas of Lorain County.

Lorain Soil and Water Conservation District is named administrator for ESC Rules with cooperation of the Lorain County Engineer’s Office, Lorain County Community Development, the Lorain County Health District, and the Lorain County Prosecutor’s Office.

For further information, please download the Lorain County Erosion & Sediment Control Rules and related fee schedule (312 KB).

To help understand the type of components required in an ESC Plan, download the document Checklist for Preparation of ESC Plan for Submission to Lorain SWCD (76 KB).




 

 
September 5, 2008