Yes! Please contact our staff and we will discuss the project or study need with you. This information will be used in forming future work programs or grant applications. If the requested study/project is not something that NEFCO is able to do, we will inform you of that and explain why.
No, but NEFCO does use collaboration to demonstrate the shared positive impact that our recommendations can have on affected counties and/or local governments.
NEFCO recognizes the significance of this problem in the region and discusses this challenge in all of our water quality reports. Staff has urged continued stormwater education of all parties involved in the development process; the goal being to increase awareness of methods for reducing stormwater runoff from development projects, including the use of natural … Continued
When NEFCO prepares watershed studies or plans, we document the locations of both types of pollution if possible, or we emphasize the potential distribution of the pollution believed to be there. The types and extent of this pollution are key to the potential steps for reducing or eliminating the problems identified in the study.
Any discernable conveyance, including but not limited to any pipe, ditch, or conduit, from which pollutants are or can be discharged.
Ohio EPA cannot legally issue a Permit-to-Install (PTI) for wastewater projects that are in conflict with a 208 Plan. Doing so would be a violation of the federal Clean Water Act and Ohio Revised Code. Examples of projects that require a PTI from Ohio EPA are wastewater treatment plant upgrades and expansions, and sanitary sewer extensions. New residential and commercial development often requires a PTI from Ohio EPA since sanitary sewer extensions are … Continued
Under the federal Clean Water Act and Ohio Revised Code, Ohio EPA cannot issue a Permit-to-Install (PTI), National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit, or Water Pollution Control Loan Fund (WPCLF) monies for wastewater projects that are in conflict with a 208 Plan. Please visit Clean Water Plan Overview for additional information.
Under the federal Clean Water Act and Ohio Revised Code, Ohio EPA cannot issue a Permit-to-Install (PTI), National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit, or Water Pollution Control Loan Fund (WPCLF) monies for wastewater projects that are in conflict with a 208 Plan. Please visit Clean Water Plan Overview for additional information.
NEFCO does not distribute grant funding. NEFCO can provide technical assistance in certain situations.
