Toledo, OH Environmental Rules: Stormwater Management (2026)

Toledo Municipal Code Chapter 941, "Storm Water Discharge Control," bars discharging anything to the municipal storm sewer system or receiving waters except where the Director of Public Utilities and Ohio EPA approve it. 03 prohibits flammable, reactive, explosive, corrosive or radioactive liquids, solids or gases; solid or viscous material that could obstruct the system; any pollutant that injures human, animal, plant or fish life or creates a public nuisance; and medicinal, infectious, toxic or hazardous waste. Connecting a pipe or channel to a watercourse, or modifying a watercourse's natural flow, requires a written permit from the Director.

Anyone responsible for new development, significant redevelopment or a construction site must use Best Management Practices to control pollutants in runoff, and discharges cannot violate NPDES Permit Number 2PI00003*BD. 05 requires industrial dischargers to file site name, discharge-point location, product description, SIC code and existing NPDES permits with the Director, and requires a stormwater pollution control plan submitted with site drawings for Planning Commission or construction-permit approval. 07 lets the Director issue a notice of violation giving the violator three calendar days to abate and seven days to respond in writing before findings and orders issue.

08 sets civil penalties up to $25,000 per day for NPDES permit violations, up to $2,500 per day for other chapter violations, and up to $100 for construction sites that skip the three-day pre-construction notice to the Division of Environmental Services. 99.