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Combined Sewer Overflows in the Great Lakes Basin-Ohio

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There are 42 NPDES permits for CSO discharges in the Great Lakes Basin in Ohio. The table below provides information about those permittees and, where available, links to their CSO website and Annual Notice describing the CSO discharges that occurred in 2023.

Map of CSO communities in Ohio that drain to the Great Lakes Basin

The following links exit the site

Municipal Operator of CSO NPDES Permit Number Great Lake Discharged To Water Body Directly Discharged Into Website Annual CSO Report
Akron OH0023833 Lake Erie Cuyahoga River Akron website Akron annual report (pdf) (2.58 MB)
Avon Lake OH0023981 Lake Erie Lake Erie Avon Lake website Avon Lake annual notification
Bowling Green OH0024139 Lake Erie Poe Ditch Bowling Green website Bowling Green report
Bucyrus OH0052922 Lake Erie Sandusky River Bucyrus website Bucyrus annual report (Word)
Clyde OH0024868 Lake Erie Raccoon Creek Clyde website Clyde annual notification
Columbus Grove OH0024759 Lake Erie Plum Creek Columbus Grove website  
Defiance OH0024889 Lake Erie Maumee River Defiance website Defiance annual report and annual notification 
Delphos OH0024929 Lake Erie Jennings Creek Delphos website  
Delta OH0020974 Lake Erie Bad Creek Delta website  
Deshler OH0022471 Lake Erie Brush Creek    
Elyria OH0025003 Lake Erie Black River Elyria website Elyria annual report (pdf) (11.91 MB)
Euclid OH0031062 Lake Erie Lake Erie Euclid website Euclid annual notification
Fayette OH0025127 Lake Erie Unnamed tributary to Deer Creek Fayette website  
Findlay OH0025135 Lake Erie Blanchard River Findlay website  
Forest OH0025151 Lake Erie Forest Simpson Ditch to Blanchard River Forest website  
Fostoria OH0052744 Lake Erie Portage River, East Branch Fostoria website Fostoria annual report (pdf) (160.82 KB)
Fremont OH0025291 Lake Erie Sandusky River Fremont website Fremont annual notice
Gibsonburg OH0029122 Lake Erie Hurlbut & SR 300 Ditch (to Portage River) Gibsonburg website  
Greenwich OH0020486 Lake Erie SW Branch of Vermillion River Greenwich website Greenwich annual notification
Hicksville OH0025771 Lake Erie Mill Creek Hicksville website  
Lakewood OH0026018 Lake Erie Lake Erie Lakewood website Lakewood annual report
Lima OH0026069 Lake Erie Ottawa River Lima website Lima annual report (pdf) (669.22 KB)
Monroeville OH0020095 Lake Erie West Branch Huron River Monroeville website Monroeville annual report (pdf) (128.04 KB)
Montpelier OH0021831 Lake Erie St. Joseph River Montpelier website Montpelier annual report
Napoleon OH0020893 Lake Erie Maumee River Napoleon website Napoleon annual report (pdf) (176.86 KB)
NEOSRD OH0043991 Lake Erie Lake Erie NEOSRD website NEOSRD annual notification
North Baltimore OH0020117 Lake Erie Rocky Ford Creek North Baltimore website
Norwalk OH0052604 Lake Erie Rattlesnake Creek Norwalk website Norwalk annual report
Oak Harbor OH0026841 Lake Erie Portage River Oak Harbor website Oak Harbor annual report (pdf) (421.62 KB)
Paulding OH0020338 Lake Erie Flat Rock Creek Paulding website  
Payne OH0021326 Lake Erie Flat Rock Creek Payne website Payne annual report
Perrysburg OH0021008 Lake Erie Maumee River Perrysburg website  
Port Clinton OH0052876 Lake Erie Portage River Port Clinton website Port Clinton annual report (pdf) (746.96 KB)
Sandusky OH0027332 Lake Erie Sandusky Bay Sandusky website  
Swanton OH0020524 Lake Erie Al Creek Swanton website  
Tiffin OH0052949 Lake Erie Sandusky River Tiffin website Tiffin annual notice
Toledo OH0027740 Lake Erie Maumee River Toledo website Toledo annual report (pdf) (15.77 KB)
Upper Sandusky OH0020001 Lake Erie Sandusky River Upper Sandusky website Upper Sandusky annual report
Van Wert OH0027910 Lake Erie Town Creek

Van Wert website

The CSO Annual Report is available for inspection at the Van Wert City Wastewater Treatment Plant located at 7998 US127 North, Van Wert, Ohio 45891. Not available electronically.
Wapakoneta OH0027952 Lake Erie Auglaize River Wapakoneta website Wapakoneta annual notification (pdf) (65.86 KB)
Wauseon OH0023400 Lake Erie North Turkeyfoot Creek Wauseon website  
Willard OH0028118 Lake Erie Jacobs Creek Willard website Willard annual report (pdf) (441.38 KB)

The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency's website has more information about the Ohio CSO Control Program.

EPA’s Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) database has additional information on NPDES discharges, including CSO discharges for some facilities.

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