Welcome to the Sanitary Engineering Department
The Allen County Sanitary Engineering Department is split into two divisions, the Wastewater Treatment Division (WWTD) and the Wastewater Collection Maintenance Division (WWCMD), with the main office of the Sanitary Engineer coordinating the day to day operations.
The WWTD is responsible for the maintenance and operations of all wastewater treatment plants and the operations of the sludge management program. The WWTD operates three major treatment plants located in Bath, Shawnee and American Townships and two smaller package treatment plants located in Auglaize and Richland Townships.
The WWCMD is responsible for the maintenance and operation of approximately 172 miles of gravity sewer lines, 48 miles of pressure sewer lines, 3665 manholes and 443 force main structures located within American, Auglaize, Bath, Jackson, Marion, Monroe, Perry, Richland, Shawnee and Sugar Creek Townships.
Gomer Sewer Improvement Area
The project area is an unincorporated area located along Pike Run in Sugar Creek Township. The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA) has documented nuisance conditions within the area which have violated OAC 3745-1-04 (State Water Quality Standards) due to off lot discharge of sanitary wastes. Individual homes are served by cesspools, septic tanks or on-site home units which discharge off-site to various storm sewer outlets. Pike Run at Gomer is on the list of prioritized impaired waters in the “OEPA 2014 Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Report” due to non-attainment of human health and recreation assessment criteria as a Class B, Primary Contact for Recreation use stream.
Updates
On July 10, 2012 the Board of County Commissioners received an initial letter from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency documenting water quality violations located at a bridge just north of the intersection of Gomer Road and Lincoln Highway.
August 2013: Allen County conducted additional field sampling on September 20, 2012, July 15 & 29, 2013 and August 5, 2013 with follow-up testing results to determine the scope of the problem and to confirm water quality standards were being violated.
On August 14, 2014 the Board of County Commissioners sent a letter to the OEPA confirming water quality violations in the project area, and preparations to be made for completion of a General Study outlining alternatives to resolve water quality violations.
On May 15, 2015 notification was sent to OEPA for review for the General Study outlining alternatives to resolve the water quality violations.
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