Effective: September 1, 2008
Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 214 - 127th General Assembly
(A) Any person who violates section 6111.07 of the Revised Code shall pay a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars per day of violation. Any person who purposely violates section 6111.10 or 6111.11 of the Revised Code shall pay a civil penalty of fifty dollars for a first violation and a civil penalty of not more than five hundred dollars for each subsequent violation occurring within twelve months of the first violation.
The attorney general, upon written request by the director of environmental protection, shall commence an action under this section against any person who violates section 6111.07 of the Revised Code. The director shall notify in writing any person who is allegedly selling or offering for sale a product in violation of section 6111.10 or 6111.11 of the Revised Code of the alleged specific violation and shall request the person to remove the product from the person's sales area. If at least ten days after providing that notification the director determines that the person has failed to remove the product from the person's sales area, the director in writing shall request the attorney general to, and the attorney general shall, commence an action under this section against the person. Any action under this section is a civil action, governed by the Rules of Civil Procedure and other rules of practice and procedure applicable to civil actions.
(B) One-half of the moneys collected as civil penalties under division (A) of this section shall be credited to the environmental education fund created in section 3745.22 of the Revised Code. The remainder of the moneys so collected shall be credited to the water pollution control administration fund, which is hereby created in the state treasury. The water pollution control administration fund shall be administered by the director. Moneys in the water pollution control administration fund shall be used to supplement other moneys available for the administration and enforcement of this chapter and the rules adopted and terms and conditions of orders and permits issued under it, including, without limitation, the issuance of permits under it, and shall not be used to satisfy any state matching fund requirements for the receipt of any federal grant funds.
The director may expend not more than seven hundred fifty thousand dollars of the moneys credited to the water pollution control administration fund under this division in any fiscal year for the purposes specified in this division. The director may request authority from the controlling board to expend any moneys credited to that fund in any fiscal year in excess of that amount.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches
Chapter 6111 | Water Pollution Control
Section 6111.01 | Water Pollution Control Definitions.
Section 6111.011 | Environmental Enforcement Authority Over Ephemeral Features.
Section 6111.02 | Isolated Wetland Permit Definitions.
Section 6111.021 | General and Individual Isolated Wetland Permits.
Section 6111.022 | Proposed Filling of Wetland Subject to Level One Review.
Section 6111.023 | Proposed Filling of Wetland Subject to Level Two Review.
Section 6111.024 | Proposed Filling of Wetland Subject to Level Three Review.
Section 6111.025 | Wetland Mitigation Banks.
Section 6111.027 | Mitigation for Impacts to Isolated Wetlands.
Section 6111.028 | Discharge of Dredged Material Into Isolated Wetlands.
Section 6111.03 | Water Pollution Control Powers of Director of Environmental Protection.
Section 6111.031 | Modification of Terms and Conditions of Permit.
Section 6111.032 | Primary Authority to Reside in Legislative Authority or Governing Board.
Section 6111.035 | Coal Mining and Reclamation Operations General Permits.
Section 6111.036 | Water Pollution Control Loan Fund.
Section 6111.037 | Nonpoint Source Pollution Management Fund.
Section 6111.038 | Surface Water Protection Fund.
Section 6111.0381 | Water Quality Protection Fund.
Section 6111.0382 | Surface Water Improvement Fund.
Section 6111.04 | Water Pollution and Sludge Management Violations Prohibited.
Section 6111.041 | Standards of Water Quality.
Section 6111.042 | Rules Requiring Compliance With Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
Section 6111.044 | Injection Well Drilling or Operating Permit.
Section 6111.045 | Waste Minimization and Treatment Plan for Class I Injection Well Facility.
Section 6111.046 | Annual Permit Fee - Underground Injection Control Fund.
Section 6111.047 | Tonnage Fees for Injection of Waste.
Section 6111.048 | Temporary Assistance of State Employees.
Section 6111.049 | Tonnage Fees for Injection of Waste - Exceptions.
Section 6111.05 | Investigation of Alleged Act of Pollution or Failure to Comply.
Section 6111.051 | Use, Management, or Disposal of Structural Products.
Section 6111.052 | Blast Furnace and Steel Slag.
Section 6111.06 | Administrative Procedures - Emergencies.
Section 6111.07 | Prohibited Acts - Prosecutions and Injunction by Attorney General.
Section 6111.08 | Rights in Equity or Under Common Law Not Affected.
Section 6111.09 | Civil Penalties for Water Pollution Control Violations.
Section 6111.13 | Discharge Limit for a Pollutant Less Than the Practical Quantification Level.
Section 6111.30 | Application for Federal Water Quality Certification - Hearing.
Section 6111.31 | Interagency Review Team and Mitigation Standards.
Section 6111.311 | Ephemeral Feature Mitigation Calculation Definitions.
Section 6111.312 | Limitations on Additional Requirements.
Section 6111.313 | Mitigation of Impacts to Ephemeral Features.
Section 6111.314 | Reporting and Monitoring Requirements.
Section 6111.315 | Best Management Practices.
Section 6111.316 | Exceptions From Ephemeral Feature Mitigation Requirements.
Section 6111.32 | Dredging Plan.
Section 6111.33 | Dredged Material.
Section 6111.34 | Rules Governing Beneficial Use of Dredged Material.
Section 6111.42 | Water Quality Powers of Director of Environmental Protection.
Section 6111.441 | Sewage Treatment Systems Regulated by Board of Health Exempt From Chapter.
Section 6111.451 | Sewage Construction Activities Not Requiring Plan Approval.
Section 6111.50 | Credible Data Definitions.
Section 6111.52 | Level Three Credible Data Activities.
Section 6111.54 | Submission of Surface Water Quality Data.
Section 6111.55 | Computerized Database or Databases Composed of All Credible Data.
Section 6111.56 | Determining Source or Sources of Water Impairment.
Section 6111.561 | Development and Establishment of Total Maximum Daily Load.
Section 6111.562 | Notice and Opportunity for Input From Stakeholders.
Section 6111.563 | Official Draft.
Section 6111.564 | Final Tmdl; Appeal.