The E-Check program is a vehicle emissions testing program designed to identify motor vehicles emitting excessive levels of pollutants into the air. The test, required in 14 counties every two years, applies to gasoline and diesel-powered vehicles up to 25 years old and weighing 10,000 pounds or less. Agricultural vehicles are exempt. Drivers in Wayne County are not required to test their vehicles for emissions. Brownfield properties located in economically disadvantaged areas are eligible for a greater tax credit from the state than properties outside these areas.
Properties located outside economically disadvantaged areas are eligible for a lesser tax credit.
These sites may be operating or abandoned industrial facilities, contaminated or potentially contaminated public water supplies with the source or contamination undiscovered, or other locations where the environmental media is contaminated through a variety of waste management activities. Water Resources Table 2 provides the most recent data, at the time of publication, on community public water systems in Wayne County. The data has been made available by the Ohio EPA, Division of Drinking and Ground Water. Data reproduced from Active Community Public Water Supply table, Ohio EPA, Division of Drinking and Ground Water, Jan. 1997, with permission. Stormwater Facilities Wayne County has 79 stormwater facilities.