Stormwater Management

The City of Hilliard is dedicated to the protection of our streams and water resources, and we encourage our residents to support these efforts. The city is located within two watersheds: the Scioto River watershed and the Big Darby Creek watershed. We have been working to address drainage management, water quality management and stormwater regulation compliance.

Pollutants of Concern

The items of concern identified by Ohio EPA under its TMDL Program are:

Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) specify the amount a pollutant needs to be reduced in order to meet water quality standards, allocate pollutant load reductions, and provide the basis for taking actions needed to restore a water body.

  • excess nutrients from lawn care, yard waste, and animal and human waste.
  • sediment from erosion from construction and unstable stream banks.
  • bacteria from animal and human waste.
  • phosphorus and E. coli, specifically in Big Darby Creek.

Take Action! What You Can Do To Help

We all have an important role in the protection of our streams and water quality. Please minimize your impacts by:

 

Resources and Contact Info

Have questions or concerns? Please contact us at the City of Hilliard.

If you see someone putting anything down a storm drain or directly into a stream or river and you have a license plate number, home address or other identifier, call “It’s a Crime” at (614) 871-5322 or visit www.itsacrime.org and select report illegal dumping.

Chemical and petroleum spills: Call the Ohio EPA 24-hour hotline (800) 282-9378.

Sewage related pollution: Call the Franklin County Public Health 24-hour hotline (614) 525-3965 or submit online here.

Agricultural or manure-related pollution: Call Franklin Soil and Water Conservation District (614) 486-9613 from 8:30 – 4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday or use the “Contact Us” tab at www.franklinswcd.org.

Stormwater Management Program

  • City of Hilliard Stormwater Management Program

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