The Lawrence-Scioto County SWMD is taking precautionary measures due to COVID-19 (Corona Virus). We are operating normal business hours but will be limiting visitors during this time.
Please call (740) 532-1231 to issue complains or for an appointment, in order to address the COVID-19 pandemic. We will continue to take complaints however; investigations and site followup visits may be delayed.
Thank you for understanding during this time.
The students of Collins Career & Technical Center recently removed litter, trash and other debris from State Route 243.
Fayette Township Trustees have been collecting scrap tires since January of this year – tires they have retrieved from their township roads. They have cleaned up open dumps of tires throughout their township. Trustee, Mike Finley, has lead this cleanup. He was instrumental in applying for Ohio EPA’s state-funded scrap tire cleanup program. To qualify for the program, the collection must contain at least 100 but no more than 5,000 scrap tires. Fayette Township cleanup amounted to over 1,400 tires.
Tires are a nuisance and a public safety concern; also, tires can serve as a breeding ground for disease-carrying mosquitos
This scrap tire remediation program can assist county and local governmental entities by using state contractor’s to remove and dispose of open dumped tires, as in this case of Fayette Township. This did not cost the District or Fayette Township one dime. An excellent program!
East High School Key Club & Athletic Dept. have joined our “Sponsor a Site” program. They recently had a cleanup event in Sciotoville and cleaned Gallia Street from Marshall all the way to the Overpass. They intend to cleanup and maintain this area several times throughout the year.
The District is very appreciative for their time and efforts. We supplied the litter grabbers, bags and gloves for their cleanup event.
The Friends of Scioto Brush Creek recently held a cleanup of Brush Creek. They had 26 people participate in their canoes and 2 on land. They removed 2 pickup loads of trash and 25 tires. Great job!
Pharmaceutical Collection Results for 2019
Scioto County
The Scioto County Drug Take Back event was held at the Scioto County Sheriff’s parking lot. The event was held on Friday, April 12th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Results were:
28 vehicles
30 lbs. of pills collected
50 lbs. of sharps/syringes
40 lbs. of liquid meds
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Lawrence County
The Lawrence County Drug Take Back event was held at the Ironton Hills Plaza. The event was held on Saturday, April 13th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Results were:
34 vehicles
78 of pills collected
30 of sharps/syringes
48 lbs. of liquid meds
Some of the Pills collected were:
Hydrocodone Ibuprofen
Zyrtec Amoxicillin
Oxycodone Tramadol
Furosemide Valium
Lorazaepam Doxycyline
Prednisone Vasotec
Diazepam Janumet
Trama-DOL Januvia
Benicar Ultram
Hydroxyzine Lisinopril
Viagra Toviaz
Nitroglycerin Invokana
Xarelto Zetia
Note: Village of South Point brought their collection to us, and it was:
29 lbs. of pills 10 lbs. of liquid meds
Lawrence County Municipal Court collected:
4 lbs. of pills
These two events are NOT included in our figures.