Updates

• The Ohio EPA has not yet released the new Small MS4 permit as of this posting.

Employee Training

Has your department completed its annual employee training? Now is a great time to take a few minutes take advantage of our online stormwater training for employees. Only 1 video is required to watched to earn training credit.   

• P2GH for Stormwater Management *District's Choice*
• Stormwater Runoff : Good Housekeeping & Pollution Prevention  
• Parks Maintenance & Stormwater Protection *NEW*
• Stormwater Academy *NEW*

NOTE: If watching a video as a group, record employee attendance on the form below:

Employee Training Attendance Sheet

Facility Inspections

As a reminder, the JSWCD offers facility inspections to assist villages and townships fullfil their MS4 permit requirment of having completed at least 1 facility inspection per year. Please check this list below to see where your entity stands. 

Inspection Completed

• Yorkville Street Dept. 
• Cross Creek Township Garage
• Wells Township Garage

Inspection Required

• Steubenville WWTP, Packer Garage, and Salt Dome
• Toronto Street Dept. 
• Mingo Jct. Street Dept. 
• Tiltsonville Street Dept. 
• Steubenville Township Garage

Inspection Recommended 

These facilities are exempt as they are not physically located within the MS4 area.

• County Engineer's Garage
• Island Creek Township Garage
• Wayne Township Garage

To schedule an inspeciton with the JSWCD, please contact Mark Petho at (740) 264-9790 or mpetho@jeffersoncountyoh.com 

Salt Calibration Workshop

Employees and Trustees from Wintersville, Island Creek Township, Cross Creek Township, and Ross Township participated in this year’s Salt Spreader Calibration Workshop held in partnership with the Jefferson County Engineer’s Office. Attendees learned about snow & ice treatment rates, discussed salt brine systems, reviewed pre-trip checklists, and had their plow trucks calibrated for winter. Calibrating salt spreading equipment helps reduce chloride pollution in our local waters, while helping highway departments reduce over-application of salt.

Thank you to those who participated, and a special thanks to the Jefferson County Engineer’s Office for partnering with the Jefferson SWCD to bring this program back for a second year.