- NEWS RELEASE
- January 19, 2006
Storm
Water District Begins Storm Drain Outfall Mapping
- and
Dry Weather Screening Project
The Butler
County Storm Water District has launched a two-year program to
map storm drain outfalls and conduct chemical testing of dry
weather flows from the existing county storm drain system. An
outfall is any flowing or non-flowing closed pipe or open drainage
channel four inches in diameter or greater that discharges into
a stream. Dry weather screening will consist of sensory observations
for color and odor as well as chemical testing for common pollutants
such as ammonia, nitrates, phosphates, potassium, and metals.
Information
gathered from outfall locations and dry weather flow pollutant
levels will allow the Storm Water District to detect, locate,
and eliminate illicit discharges from the Butler County storm
drain system.
The District
has entered into an agreement with DLZ Ohio, Inc. to conduct
the project, which will consist of crews walking local streams
to note the location of existing storm drain outfalls to note
the location of illicit connections and to conduct water quality
sampling.
Field work
is anticipated to continue by location in the following order:
West Chester
Township
Liberty Township
Fairfield Township
Lemon Township
Madison Township
St. Clair Township
Hanover Township
Ross Township
Village of Millville
Village of New Miami
Village of Seven Mile
City of Trenton
Project updates
and crew locations will be posted here on the Storm Water District
website: www.stormwaterdistrict.org.
The work described herein is anticipated to be completed prior
to March 2008.
DLZ Ohio,
Inc. field crews may require access to private property to conduct
their surveys. All field personnel will carry proper identification.
Section 5517.01 and 163.03 of the Ohio Revised Code authorizes
such entries but also requires that reimbursement be made for
any actual damage resulting from such work. The field crews have
received strict instructions concerning the preservation of private
property and public lands. In all cases, removal of vegetation
as well as other damage will be held to a minimum. If at any
time property owners feel that Storm Water representatives have
not given proper attention to private property, please notify
the Butler County Storm Water District at the following address:
Bob Lentz,
Storm Water Coordinator
Butler County Storm Water District
1921 Fairgrove Avenue
Hamilton, Ohio 45011-1965
Phone: 513-785-4101
Email: [email protected]
DLZ Ohio,
Inc. work crews may not be able to provide specific answers to
potential questions. They will simply be collecting data required
for the completion of the storm drain outfall map. Questions
about the project should be directed to Storm Water Coordinator
Bob Lentz at the address and phone number listed above.
Storm
Water District Mission and Outfall Mapping
The primary
mission of the Butler County Ohio Storm Water District is to
safeguard public health and protect the environment through the
implementation of the U.S. EPA National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System Phase II Program. Mandated by Congress under the Clean
Water Act, the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES) is a national program for addressing sources of storm
water discharges which adversely affect the quality of our nation's
waters.
The program
requires the implementation of six minimum control measures designed
to prevent harmful pollutants from being washed by storm water
runoff into local water bodies:
- Public Education
and Outreach
- Public Involvement
and Participation
- Illicit
Discharge Detection and Elimination
- Construction
Site Run-off Controls
- Post-Construction
Run-off Controls
- Pollution
Prevention and Good Housekeeping
Storm drain
outfall mapping and dry weather screening is part of the third
control measure -- Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination.
The mapping project is a critical part of Butler County's efforts
to reduce the discharge of pollutants from its storm drain system.
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