вЂњThe patent line I keep hearing is, вЂThere are so many facilities, we canвЂ™t possibly keep track of them all.вЂ™?вЂќ вЂњI set out on this site as a litmus test for the regulatory system over industry sites, and itвЂ™s failing,вЂќ Morgan said. She is not convinced that Scioto Materials is properly testing its air emissions and has filed a complaint with the state about that. But Morgan said all that she has learned has taught her to be wary. She found that, in addition to not having or following storm-water permits, Metro Materials, Sarasota Transport and Anderson Concrete might be operating in a floodplain without the proper permits.ДЄn asphalt company at the site - Scioto Materials - has proper air permits.

Morgan, a musician and co-chairwoman of an organization that is dedicated to getting kids to play outside, said the chemical fumes that blow in from the site burn her nose and throat and give her headaches. ItвЂ™s your responsibility to get your driverвЂ™s license, but if you get pulled over and you donвЂ™t have one, then youвЂ™re in trouble.вЂќДЄbout a year and a half ago, Westerville resident Jenny Morgan started asking the state questions about the site. вЂњItвЂ™s just like if you want to drive a car. вЂњItвЂ™s the companyвЂ™s obligation,вЂќ she said.

Two other companies - Anderson Concrete and TopCat Concrete - had those permits but werenвЂ™t following regulations to keep polluted water from running off the site, which is near a stream that leads to Alum Creek.Д®PA spokeswoman Heidi Griesmer said it is not the Ohio EPAвЂ™s responsibility to tell a company what permits it needs before it begins operations. The companies have proper air permits through the Ohio EPA but have never applied for mandatory storm-water permits, which regulate water that runs off industrial sites into nearby waterways. Two of those companies - Metro Materials and Sarasota Transport - have operated for 20 years. Area residents have complained about odors at the site for years. The site, off Westerville Road near I-270 just south of Westerville, is home to a number of industries, including an asphalt company, several concrete companies and a mulch business.

Two companies at a Northeast Side industrial site have operated for decades without proper permits designed to protect people and the environment.ДЄnd until someone complained, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency had no idea.

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