Emergency Action Taken to Preserve Sewage Rules

The Delaware Board of Health took emergency action June 28 to uphold up-to-date standards for new sewage treatment systems in Delaware County. This action was taken because the Ohio General Assembly proposed to rescind new statewide sewage-system rules enacted earlier this year. The rescission is part of the state budget bill which became effective on July 1, 2007. Inadequate or malfunctioning sewage treatment systems can pollute surface and ground water. The Delaware Board of Health has adopted and updated several more up-to-date sewage rules reflecting modern science and technology since the state adopted its 1977 sewage rules.
 

Olentangy River Sweep 2007

Over the course of three hours on June 16, 43 volunteers removed 4,240 pounds of old junk, tires, and trash from the Olentangy River channel in Delaware. Very low water levels allowed volunteers to wade in the river and remove trash normally concealed by water. The trash included a 300-pound section of steel truss. The sweep was conducted by Keep Delaware County Beautiful and supported by several public entities as well as the Friends of the Lower Olentangy Watershed, the Scioto River Valley Federation, and the Ohio Smallmouth Alliance.