Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 6111 | Water Pollution Control
Section 6111.315 | Best Management Practices.

Effective: July 21, 2022
Latest Legislation: House Bill 175 - 134th General Assembly
The director of environmental protection may require any person required to perform mitigation under division (B)(1)(a) or (B)(2) of section 6111.313 of the Revised Code to also perform best management practices. Best management practices include the following:
(A) All ephemeral features that are a water of the state that are to be avoided shall be clearly indicated on site drawings, demarcated in the field, and protected with suitable materials, such as silt fencing, prior to site disturbance. These materials shall remain in place and be maintained throughout the construction process and removed after completion of construction.
(B) Unless subject to a more specific stormwater NPDES permit, stormwater management shall be designed and implemented in accordance with the most current edition of the NPDES construction general permit available on the environmental protection agency's web site, or any watershed specific construction general permit.
(C) Sediment and erosion control measures shall be designed, installed, and maintained in effective operating condition at all times during construction activities. Any such maintenance shall ensure that corrective measures will be implemented for failed controls as soon as practicable.
(D) Straw bales shall not be used as a form of sediment control unless used in conjunction with another structural control such as silt fencing. Straw bales may be utilized for purposes of erosion control such as ditch checks.
(E) Disturbance and removal of vegetation from the project construction area is to be avoided where possible and minimized to the maximum extent practicable.
(F) Entry to surface waters shall be through a single point of access to the maximum extent practicable to minimize disturbance to riparian habitat.
(G) Heavy equipment shall not be placed below the ordinary high water mark of any surface water, except when no other alternative is practicable.
(H) Fill material shall consist of suitable nonerodible material and shall be maintained and stabilized to prevent erosion.
(I) All dewatering activities shall be conducted in such a manner that does not result in a violation of water quality standards.
(J) All disturbed areas which remain dormant in excess of fourteen days shall be protected from erosion within seven days of the last earth disturbing activity.
(K) All areas of final grade shall be protected from erosion within seven days of the last earth disturbing activity.
(L) In the event of in-channel feature activities, provisions shall be established to temporarily or permanently redirect the stream flow around or through active areas of construction in a stabilized, nonerosive manner to the maximum extent possible.
(M) Materials used for fill or bank protection shall consist of suitable material free from toxic contaminants in other than trace quantities. Broken asphalt shall not be used as fill or bank protection.
(N) To be used for fill or bank stabilization, concrete rubble shall be in accordance with department of transportation specifications, free of exposed re-bar, and free of all debris, soil, and fines.
(O) Chemically treated lumber, which may include chromated copper arsenate and creosote treated lumber, shall not be used in structures that come into contact with waters of the state.
(P) At the completion of construction activities, all temporary fill material shall be removed to an area that has no waters of the state and the ephemeral feature that is a water of the state shall be restored and replanted with native seed mixes to the maximum extent practicable.
Last updated May 11, 2022 at 4:19 PM

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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 6111.026 | Application for a General and Individual State Isolated Wetland Permit - Notice and Hearing.

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 6111.039 | Class B Sludge Rules Requiring the Posting of Notice Regarding the Land Application.

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 6111.043 | Regulation of the Injection of Sewage, Industrial Waste, Hazardous Waste, and Other Wastes Into Wells.

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 6111.10 | Sale of Household Laundry Detergent Containing Phosphorus Above Certain Limits Prohibited in Certain Counties.

Section 6111.11 | Sale of Dishwasher Detergent With Phosphorous Content Above Certain Limits Prohibited.

Section 6111.12 | Antidegradation Policy Applicable to Surface Waters of the State Pursuant to Applicable Federal Laws and Regulations.

Section 6111.13 | Discharge Limit for a Pollutant Less Than the Practical Quantification Level.

Section 6111.14 | Agreement for Review of Plans for Extension of Sewerage System or Increase in Number of Service Connections.

Section 6111.20 | Orders to Secure a Quality Effluent From Water Purification or Sewage Treatment Works.

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 6111.41 | Comprehensive Water Resource Management Planning by Directors of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources.

Section 6111.42 | Water Quality Powers of Director of Environmental Protection.

Section 6111.44 | Plans for Installation or Changes to Sewerage Systems to Be Submitted to Director of Environmental Protection.

Section 6111.441 | Sewage Treatment Systems Regulated by Board of Health Exempt From Chapter.

Section 6111.45 | Plans for the Disposal of the Waste to Be Submitted to Director of Environmental Protection.

Section 6111.451 | Sewage Construction Activities Not Requiring Plan Approval.

Section 6111.46 | Environmental Protection Agency General Supervision of Treatment and Disposal of Sewage and Industrial Wastes and Operation and Means Therefor.

Section 6111.50 | Credible Data Definitions.

Section 6111.51 | Criteria for Three Levels of Credible Data Related to Surface Water Monitoring and Assessment.

Section 6111.52 | Level Three Credible Data Activities.

Section 6111.53 | Water Quality Monitoring Program to Collect Levels One, Two, and Three Credible Data for Surface Water Monitoring and Assessment.

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.

Section 6111.60 | Issuance of Npdes Permits.

Section 6111.99 | Penalties.