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Source Water Protection Program
About the Program
The City of Dayton Source Water Protection Program is a multi-jurisdictional approach to guarding the public water supply for 400,000 customers in Dayton and Montgomery County.
The City of Dayton developed and implemented the comprehensive Source Water Protection Program (SWPP) through a 1985 Memorandum of Understanding with the Ohio EPA. The program was and is designed to identify and mitigate risk to the sustainability of the region's sole source aquifer system, which serves as the City's drinking water source.
SWPP is a multi-jurisdictional effort including six regional governmental partners. It is a national and international model of innovative water resource management and protection, and is currently used by the Ohio EPA as one of the most significant case studies on how to develop and implement a comprehensive and successful source water protection program.
Review & Update
In 2013, the City of Dayton initiated a thorough review and update to the Source Water Protection Program, to ensure the program remains current. As a result, on July 29, 2015, the City Commission approved a new Source Water Protection Program Zoning and Water Protection Ordinance Amendments incorporating many technological and administrative enhancements learned through decades of managing the City's well fields.
As an outcome of this process, Dayton's protection program was strengthened. Using science and 26 years of experience gained by our professional staff and consultants, Dayton has a multi-barrier protection program. The updates continue preventive efforts and the removal of contamination from the groundwater.
Board meeting agendas
EPA Guidelines
To meet the Ohio EPA Source Water Protection guidelines, Dayton has added a five-year time of travel to allow risk reduction and protective strategies to be extended into the Water Resource Area (an area outside of the existing Source Water Protection Area). These amendments enhance the existing protection program with additional staff, technical consulting services, and increased groundwater monitoring capabilities.
Major Elements
The major elements of the Source Water Protection Program include:
- Land Use and Control Zoning
- Financial Incentives
- Risk Point Buy Down
- Grants
- 0% Interest Loans
- Application for requests under $10,000
- Business Inspections
- Chemical Inventory Reporting
- Groundwater Monitoring, Time-Critical Investigations, Groundwater/Surface Water Studies
- Emergency Response
- Multi-Jurisdictional Program
- Staff to Assist Businesses and Realtors
- Education and Community Outreach
- Community Presentations
- Children's Water Festival
- Business Newsletter, Workshops
- Schools and Universities
Jurisdictions
The Multi-Jurisdictional Source Water Protection Program (SWPP) encompasses Dayton, Harrison Township, Riverside, Vandalia, Huber Heights, and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
Revised Code of General Ordinances
The Source Water Protection Program in the City of Dayton's Revised Code of General Ordinances (R.C.G.O.) includes provisions in the Water Department Section, primarily Chapter 53, and in the Zoning Section, Chapter 150. The SWPP was originally adopted in August of 1988, and has been amended over the years. The SWPP was written to promote groundwater risk reduction while encouraging economic development.
Related Documents
- Source Water Protection Area Map – Draft: For reference purposes only
- PROGRESS News 2018 Winter – Fire Prevention & Groundwater Protection
- PROGRESS News 2018 Fall – Well Installation
- PROGRESS News 2018 Spring - H2kn0w
- PROGRESS News 2017 Spring – Opportunities for Businesses
- PROGRESS News 2016 Winter - Services & Incentives
- PROGRESS News 2016 Fall - Resources Available
- PROGRESS News 2016 Spring - Risk Assessment
- PROGRESS News 2015 Fall - Program Updates
- SWPA Brochure
- 2018 SWPA Emergency Numbers
Business Tools
- Application for a Variance to Increase Total Maximum Daily Inventory of Regulated Substances
- Blue-Gold Application
- Conforming Use - Limits on Regulated Substances
- Guide to Starting a Business in the SWPA
- Regulated Substance Activity Inventory Report - Form ABC
- Spill Prevention and Response Plan Checklist for Businesses in Dayton Source Water Protection Area
- SWPA Addresses 2018
Ordinances and Resolutions
- Dayton Source Water Protection Area - Zoning Map (Ordinance 31425-15)
- Dayton Source Water Protection Program - Chapter 53 (Ordinance 31247-15)
- Dayton Source Water Protection Program - Zoning Code Section 150 (Ordinance 31426-15)
- Resolution to Continual Source Water Protection Risk Reduction (Resolution 6125-15)
- SWPP Executive Summary 2107