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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 CSONPDES Permit NumberGreat Lake Discharged ToWater Body Directly Discharged IntoWebsiteAnnual CSO Report
AkronOH0023833Lake ErieCuyahoga RiverAkron websiteAkron annual report (pdf) (2.58 MB)
Avon LakeOH0023981Lake ErieLake ErieAvon Lake websiteAvon Lake annual notification
Bowling GreenOH0024139Lake EriePoe DitchBowling Green websiteBowling Green report
BucyrusOH0052922Lake ErieSandusky RiverBucyrus websiteBucyrus annual report (Word)
ClydeOH0024868Lake ErieRaccoon CreekClyde websiteClyde annual notification
Columbus GroveOH0024759Lake EriePlum CreekColumbus Grove website 
DefianceOH0024889Lake ErieMaumee RiverDefiance websiteDefiance annual report and annual notification 
DelphosOH0024929Lake ErieJennings CreekDelphos website 
DeltaOH0020974Lake ErieBad CreekDelta website 
DeshlerOH0022471Lake ErieBrush Creek  
ElyriaOH0025003Lake ErieBlack RiverElyria websiteElyria annual report (pdf) (11.91 MB)
EuclidOH0031062Lake ErieLake ErieEuclid websiteEuclid annual notification
FayetteOH0025127Lake ErieUnnamed tributary to Deer CreekFayette website 
FindlayOH0025135Lake ErieBlanchard RiverFindlay website 
ForestOH0025151Lake ErieForest Simpson Ditch to Blanchard RiverForest website 
FostoriaOH0052744Lake EriePortage River, East BranchFostoria websiteFostoria annual report (pdf) (160.82 KB)
FremontOH0025291Lake ErieSandusky RiverFremont websiteFremont annual notice
GibsonburgOH0029122Lake ErieHurlbut & SR 300 Ditch (to Portage River)Gibsonburg website 
GreenwichOH0020486Lake ErieSW Branch of Vermillion RiverGreenwich websiteGreenwich annual notification
HicksvilleOH0025771Lake ErieMill CreekHicksville website 
LakewoodOH0026018Lake ErieLake ErieLakewood websiteLakewood annual report
LimaOH0026069Lake ErieOttawa RiverLima websiteLima annual report (pdf) (669.22 KB)
MonroevilleOH0020095Lake ErieWest Branch Huron RiverMonroeville websiteMonroeville annual report (pdf) (128.04 KB)
MontpelierOH0021831Lake ErieSt. Joseph RiverMontpelier websiteMontpelier annual report
NapoleonOH0020893Lake ErieMaumee RiverNapoleon websiteNapoleon annual report (pdf) (176.86 KB)
NEOSRDOH0043991Lake ErieLake ErieNEOSRD websiteNEOSRD annual notification
North BaltimoreOH0020117Lake ErieRocky Ford CreekNorth Baltimore website 
NorwalkOH0052604Lake ErieRattlesnake CreekNorwalk websiteNorwalk annual report
Oak HarborOH0026841Lake EriePortage RiverOak Harbor websiteOak Harbor annual report (pdf) (421.62 KB)
PauldingOH0020338Lake ErieFlat Rock CreekPaulding website 
PayneOH0021326Lake ErieFlat Rock CreekPayne websitePayne annual report
PerrysburgOH0021008Lake ErieMaumee RiverPerrysburg website 
Port ClintonOH0052876Lake EriePortage RiverPort Clinton website 
SanduskyOH0027332Lake ErieSandusky BaySandusky website 
SwantonOH0020524Lake ErieAl CreekSwanton website 
TiffinOH0052949Lake ErieSandusky RiverTiffin websiteTiffin annual notice
ToledoOH0027740Lake ErieMaumee RiverToledo websiteToledo annual report (pdf) (15.77 KB)
Upper SanduskyOH0020001Lake ErieSandusky RiverUpper Sandusky websiteUpper Sandusky annual report
Van WertOH0027910Lake ErieTown CreekVan Wert websiteThe 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.
WapakonetaOH0027952Lake ErieAuglaize RiverWapakoneta website 
WauseonOH0023400Lake ErieNorth Turkeyfoot CreekWauseon website 
WillardOH0028118Lake ErieJacobs CreekWillard websiteWillard 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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