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October 2 nd Pugliese Training Center Eastern Gateway Community College Steubenville, Ohio. Interstate Source Water Protection Plan Meeting. Interstate Coordination.
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October 2nd Pugliese Training Center Eastern Gateway Community College Steubenville, Ohio Interstate Source Water Protection Plan Meeting
Interstate Coordination • Culmination of efforts between OEPA, Barb Leuberger, Source Water Protection Program Director, Scott Rhodeheaver, West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, ORSANCO • Drinking water utilities from Ohio and West Virginia
Source Water Protection Plan Source Water Protection Plan for the Upper Ohio River Public Water Systems September 2012 Buckeye Water District City of Toronto City of Steubenville With assistance from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and the Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission
Authorities • Source Water Assessments mandated by USEPA • Identified risks • Source Water Assessment Plans responsibility of states • Develops risk management strategies
Source Water Protection Plan • Table of Contents • Executive Summary • Purpose • Background • Identification of Local Source Water Concerns • Prioritization of Potential Contaminant Sources • Source Management Strategies • Contingency Planning • Public Education and Outreach – signage? • Source Water Monitoring • Implementation • APPENDIX • Background information on Upper Ohio River and the signatory public water systems
Combined Meeting • Roll-out meeting for SWPP – Ohio • Multi-state, multi-industry SWP meeting – ORSANCO • 3rd SWP meeting in Upper Ohio River
Participation • Drinking water utilities • Ohio and West Virginia • Industries • Towing, Manufacturing, petroleum, legal • Meetings beneficial • Continue meeting 1x/year
Pike Island Pool GIS • Supported by drinking water utilities • Tool to better manage resource and risks • Working with USEPA R-3, R-5 to implement • Have approval from R-3 to proceed with data formatting • Waiting on approval from R-5 for program development support
PA to Sistersville ORM 40 – 138 ” New Cumberland Pike Island Wheeling, WV 98 Miles of River 3 Locks and Dams 18 Transfer Points 10 Power Facilities 109 NPDES Discharges 50 Pipeline/Submarine 10 Drinking Water Intakes Hannibal
PA to Sistersville ORM 40 – 138 New Cumberland 150 Combined Sewer Overflows Tank Farms Barge Fleeting Areas Rail Lines (both sides) Highways Bridge crossings, rail and auto Pike Island Wheeling, WV 98 Miles of River 3 Locks and Dams 18 Transfer Points 10 Power Facilities 109 NPDES Discharges 50 Pipeline/Submarine 10 Drinking Water Intakes Hannibal
Pike Island Pool ORM 54 - 84 New Cumberland Pike Island Wheeling, WV 30 Miles of River 2 Locks and Dams 10 Transfer Points 4 Power Facilities 59 NPDES Discharges 28 Pipeline/Submarine 5 Drinking Water Intakes Hannibal