Ohio Updates
Cindy Hafner, Ohio EPA, Legal and Enforcement Process Improvements, Midwest Environmental Compliance Conference, Chicago, October 29-30, 2015
Apr 13, 2017
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Ohio Updates
US Army Corp of EngineerDredging Cleveland Harbor6 miles of Cleveland Harbor dredged annuallyUSACE tests sediment for contaminants Ohio 401 Certification necessary for Lake
DisposalDisagreement over cleanliness of 145,000
yds3 in last milePCB levels too high Potential effect on PCB levels in Walleye
401 required dredge material disposal in CDF – not Lake Erie
US Army Corp of EngineerDredging Cleveland HarborOhio EPA filed suit in 2015
requesting preliminary injunction to dredge in 2015Court agreed and ordered
USACE to dredgeOhio EPA ordered to set
aside money to pay difference while litigation on merits move forward
Completing recordMerit hearing expected
end of 2015, early 2016
US Army Corp of EngineerDredging Cleveland Harbor
Legal Process ImprovementLEAN to improve efficiencyTrade Secret determination in Public Records
processVerified Complaints Audit PrivilegeAdministrative Hearing Process
Federal & State InteractionsProgrammaticLegal General Counsel ECOS – Legal Network
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