4175 Alum Creek Drive | Obetz, Ohio 43207 | 614.491.1080
WATER QUALITY

OBETZ' STORM WATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM PLAN
 
In order to improve our surface water quality, the Ohio EPA requires Obetz to create and implement a five year storm water management program.  Our program is described in a plan known as the Obetz Storm Water Management Program Plan.  The plan contains a list of activities the Village will undertake during the next five years in order to comply with the OEPA's regulations. 
 
A copy of the plan is available by clicking here.  If you have any questions on the Village's storm water program, contact Stacey Boumis, AICP, Community Services Director, at (614) 491-1080 or sboumis@obetz.oh.us. 
 
ILLEGAL DUMPING AND ILLICIT DISCHARGES
 
An illicit discharge is defined as any discharge into Obetz' storm sewer system that is not comprised soley of storm water except discharges pursuant to a NPDES permit. 
 
You can help by reporting suspected illicit discharges of chemicals, point, oil and grease, yard waste, fertilizer, and other questional materials to Village officials so that they can be investigated and resolved. 
 
Contact the Community Services Director at (614) 491-1080 to report an illicit discharge or illegal dumping.  You may also click here to email us.
 
As an alternative you may contact the Nail-A-Dumper hotline at 871-5322 or www.nailadumper.com.    
 
 
WHERE TO DISPOSE OF UNWANTED ITEMS
  • Lead acid batteries - Crown Battery Company and at all locations of Parts America, AutoZone, and BP ProCare; residents may also take discarded batteries to the Solid Waste Authority Transfer Station scale house located at 2500 Jackson Pike.
  • Used tires - Liberty Tire Services located at 3041 Jackson Pike
  • Unwanted appliances - Central City Auto Parts (276-9617) or Bargain House (279-6416); residents may also put out unwanted, freon free appliances for weekly trash collection.  If the appliance has a freon line, it must be tagged that the freon has been removed. 
  • Household hazardous waste - SWACO facility located at 1249 Essex Avenue
POLLUTION PREVENTION TIPS
 
According to the USEPA, the most common source of water pollution is stormwater runoff from agricultural land, roads, and lawns.  Stormwater is rain or snowmelt that does not soak into the ground.  When it runs off our lawns, driveways, parking lots, and roads, it picks up pollutants such as sediment, gasoline, oil, and toxic chemicals from motor vehicles, excess fertilizer and pesticides, road salts, litter, and viruses, bacteria, and nutrients from pet waste.   
 
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
  • Don't overwater your lawn.  Consider using a soaker hose instead of a sprinkler.
  • Seed or mulch any bare soil on your property. 
  • Use pesticides and fertilizers sparingly.  Excess pesticides and fertilizers run off lawns when they are watered or applied before a rain storm.   
  • Don't blow soil, grass, or leaves into the street or storm drain.
  • Clean up after your pets. 
  • Keep your vehicles well-maintained so that they are not dripping fluids.  
  • Properly dispose of used auto fluids and batteries.  Don't dump auto fluids into storm drains.
  • Plant a rain garden or use a rain barrel.  This keeps the water from getting into the storm drain. 

  

 

 
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