Information for Contractors

Detention Requirements

Refer to the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) current "Construction General Permit" and to the City's "Stormwater Runoff Control" Document, available upon request from the City Engineering Division.

• Ohio EPA Construction General Permit
• Ohio EPA Construction Site Fact Sheet
• Ohio EPA Construction Site Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) Checklist
• Ohio Rainwater and Land Development Manual

Visit Land to Lake for information on Stormwater Management, Urban Forestry, Public Projects and more.

Report Suspected Problems

If you see a potentially hazardous material flowing into a storm sewer, ditch or waterway, immediately contact one of the following authorities:

City of Defiance

• Stormwater Phone: 419-783-4355
  Email Stormwater
• Water Treatment Plant Phone: 419-782-1886
  Email Water Treatment Plant
• Water Pollution Control Phone: 419-782-0841
  Email Water Pollution Control
• Engineering Division Phone: 419-782-2249
  Email Engineering

Defiance County

• Local Emergency Planning Coordinator Phone: 419-782-1130

State

• Ohio EPA 24-Hour Emergency Response Hotline: 800-282-9378