Lake County General Health District issued the following announcement on Nov. 4.
As the leaves begin to turn color and our thoughts turn to walks in the cool autumn air, football and all things apple or pumpkin-flavored, Lake County General Health District (LCGHD) is reminding residents that are planning to burn material outdoors to use the right safety measures and follow Ohio’s outdoor burning laws. Ohio EPA and LCGHD enforce state and national air pollution control laws, including the laws for outdoor burning in restricted and unrestricted areas. Restricted areas are land within 1000 feet of a municipality and areas within a mile of communities with a population larger than 10,000. In restricted areas, landowners may burn outdoors for cooking purposes and some occupational needs. Landowners who live outside of restricted areas may burn residential waste outdoors if specific rules are followed, including that the outdoor burning be at least 1000 feet from all residential buildings on neighboring properties. OEPA regulations do not allow the burning of rubber, grease, asphalt or petroleum materials without permission from OEPA at any time during the year. Click here for more information about open burning in Ohio http://www.epa.state.oh.us/portals/47/facts/openburn.pdf
Original source can be found here.
Source: Lake County General Health District
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