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Financially-Supporting Communities
City of Fort Wayne, IN
City of Lima, OH
City of Bowling Green, OH
City of Defiance, OH
City of Perrysburg, OH
City of New Haven, IN
Town of Leo-Cedarville, IN
Village of Paulding, OH
In-Kind Contributors
City of Hillsdale, MI
City of Toledo, OH
Upcoming Events
Next Meeting:
MRBPLG Conference
October 20, 2011
Findlay, OH
In 2010, Ohio Senate Bill 313 was introduced in order to provide the US Environmental Protection Agency greater flexibility and authority to consider affordability when negotiating with communities on their wastewater issues. This legislation has been re-introduced to the 129th General Assembly as Ohio Senate Bill 22 and Ohio House Bill 72.
The Bills were introduced “To enact section 6111.60 of the Revised Code to require the Director of Environmental Protection to consider, to the extent allowable under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, specified factors before issuing NPDES permits for sewerage systems, requiring and approving long-term control plans for wet weather discharges from sewerage systems, and enforcing provisions of that Act as applied to sewerage systems”.
Recently, the Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments passed a Resolution supporting the “establishment of a Water Trust Fund with the sole and exclusive purpose of providing funding to the Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds”. Further, the Resolution states “That appropriate funding mechanisms be included in the Water Trust Fund legislation, drawing upon sources independent of current local, state, and federal revenues”. Please click here to view the TMACOG Resolution or visit their website at www.tmacog.org for more information.
The following materials are intended to assist you with drafting a letter to your Senator. This includes each Senators’ contact information, a template letter, copies of the MRBPLG cost study info and TMACOG paper, as well as other support materials.
When communicating with your Senators, please cite specific examples of how this legislation can help improve conditions in your community. Personal stories, your own as well as those from your constituents, make the most compelling arguments and help lend authenticity to your request for support.
| Microsoft Word Documents | PDF Documents |
| Bill Insert Flyer Sample | Sewerage Infrastructure White Paper |
| Job Creation White Paper | |
| Senator Contact Information | Cost Analysis |
| The Clean Water Act of 1972 White Paper | Main Report |
| Web Resources | Appendix A |
| Appendix B |