Explanation
The purpose of this legislation is to authorize the Director of Public Utilities to pay the State of Ohio, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA) Annual Sewage Sludge Fees for the Jackson Pike and Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plants for the fiscal year 2014.
House Bill 152 became law in July 1993. This law created a series of fees which provides financial support of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. Included in these fees is an annual Sewage Sludge Fee, assessed to sewage sludge facilities, that needs to be paid by holders of NPDES permits.
Sewage Sludge is a solid, semi-solid, or liquid residue generated during the treatment of domestic sewage in a treatment works as defined in section 6111.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Sewage Sludge is classified as either Exceptional Quality sludge (EQ) or Non-Exceptional Quality sludge (Non-EQ). The EQ sludge must meet a strict set of qualifications to achieve this classification. The Disposal process means the final use of sewage sludge, including, but not limited to, land application, land reclamation, surface disposal, or disposal in a landfill or an incinerator. The disposal fee, if the land application process is used, is determined based upon the classification of the sewage sludge.
Each sewage sludge facility shall pay a nonrefundable annual sludge fee per ton of sewage sludge, including the dry tons of sewage sludge in materials derived from sewage sludge; that the sewage sludge facility treats or disposes of in the State of Ohio. The annual volume of sewage sludge treated or disposed of by a sewage sludge facility shall be calculated using the first day of January through the thirty-first day of December of the calendar year preceding the date on which payment of the fee is due. Fees are charged based on the classification of the sludge and the disposal method used.
The Division of Sewerage and Drainage holds two such Wastewater Treatment Plant Sewage Sludge permits, Jackson Pike P...
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