PUBLIC MEETING • JUNE 28
6pm – 8pm • Watershed Stewardship Center, West Creek Reservation
2277 West Ridgewood Dr., Parma, OH 44134
OHIO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY PUBLIC NOTICE
CUYAHOGA RIVER AREA OF CONCERN
REMOVAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TWO BENEFICIAL USE IMPAIRMENTS
Public notice is hereby given that the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) Division of Surface Water (DSW) and the Cuyahoga River Area of Concern (AOC) Advisory Committee are providing for public review and comment two Beneficial Use Impairment Removal Recommendations. The Cuyahoga River Area of Concern (AOC) is located in the Cuyahoga and Summit Counties and has been delineated as the lower Cuyahoga River main stem from the Gorge Dam pool in Akron to the river mouth at Lake Erie and any tributary sub-basins to that reach of the main stem plus a few direct Lake Erie tributary sub-basins between the Cuyahoga River mouth to Euclid Creek.
A public meeting to provide information about the action is being held at the Watershed Stewardship Center at West Creek at 2277 West Ridgewood Drive, Parma, 44134 on Wednesday, June 28th from 6:00 to 8:00 PM.
Read the draft recommendations prepared by Ohio EPA:
Removal Recommendation for Recreational Access BUI
Removal Recommendation for Degradation of Aesthetics BUI
All interested persons wishing to submit comments for consideration may do so in writing to Ohio EPA, Northeast District Office, 2110 East Aurora Road Twinsburg, Ohio 44087, Attn: Ted Conlin, or by email to ted.conlin@epa.ohio.gov by the close of business, July 28, 2017. Comments received after this date may be considered as time and circumstances permit.
For more information concerning the removal recommendation, please visit Ohio EPA’s website at: http://epa.ohio.gov/dsw/SurfaceWater.aspx. If you wish to obtain a copy of the Removal Recommendations or other information, or to arrange to inspect Agency files or records pertaining to the Removal Recommendation, or to request notice of when Ohio EPA submits the Document to U.S. EPA, please contact Ted Conlin at the address above or by calling 1-330-963-1131. |
