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DRINKING WATER QUALITY The Division of Environmenta.l Health is responsible for administering the Ohio Private Water Systems Program that includes the inspection, sampling and monitoring of wells, cisterns, ponds, springs, hauled water wage tanks, and water haulers within our jurisdiction. In addition, sanitarians respond to questions and .;oncerns in the event of a drinking water boil alert issued by the public drinking water system. SURFACE WATER QUALITY - RESIDENTIAL The Household Sewage Disposal Program responsibilities include operation/maintenance inspections, new installations, system abandonment, new lot-split and subdivision reviews, registration of septage haulers, installers and service providers, stream monitoring, inter-agency collaboration, and education. The CCBH provides technical assistance to communities related to sanitary sewer feasibility by providing system and water quality data. SURFACE WATER QUALITY - SEMIPUBLIC The Semi-Public Program administers the operation and maintenance inspection program under a contractual arrangement with the Ohio EPA for all sewage treatment facilities generating less than 25,000 gallons of effluent per day. SURFACE WATER QUALITY - STORM WATER The Storm Water Program responsibilities include providing Ohio EPA Phase II designated communities assistance in meeting their requirements under the Phase II Program. This includes inventory of designated storm sewer outfall locations, dry weather inspections of outfall locations, sampling of dry weather flows, illicit discharge detection and source tracking for the elimination of the illicit dischazge, public educational outreach and good housekeeping programs for community employees. ''ATERSHED PROGRAM °i he CCBH's watershed program protects public health and our water quality resources ftom the impacts of point source and non-point source pollution. These programs emphasize the utilization of watershed-based planning within CCBH, as well as collaborative efforts with partnering agencies. The watershed protection programs include a variety of activities that assist our communities and our collaborative partners, including water quality programs, educational outreach, and public involvement programs. The CCBH is also involved in a number of watershed activities including the preparation of watershed action plans for vazious watersheds within our jurisdiction, and a number of watershed grants including US EPA Section 3189 grants, Ohio Lake Erie Commission Grants, ODNR Coastal Management Assistance Grants, and the Ohio Environmental Education Fund Grants. SOLID WASTE/MATERIALS MANAGEMENT The Solid Waste Program inspects solid waste facilities to assure compliance with 3745-27 of the Ohio Administrative Code. These facilities include landfills, transfer stations, construction/demolition disposal sites, infectious waste treatment facilities, compost facilities, construction and demolition debris facilities, scrap tires, open dumping, and industrial/hazaxdous waste monitoring. RECREATIONAL FACILITIES The program responsibilities include comprehensive inspections and monitoring of public swimming pools and spas, marinas, and public and private bathing beaches. Frequent water sample analysis is conducted at bathing beaches from Memorial Day through Labor Day for the determination of bacterial levels and potential public health risks. In addition, near-real-time, same-day, water quality data is being obtained through an innovative ,hnology known as the NOWCAST system for predicting beach advisories at Huntington Beach in Bay ,village. A significant emphasis is placed upon education and outreach to help provide the public with accurate bathing beach water quality data. 5