Ohio Administrative Code

(A) Plan drawings shall conform to the following:(1) Be legible prints suitable for electronic reproduction.(2) Show the names of the owner and of the person responsible for design of the project, including their signature indicating approval of the project.(3) Be issued in a man…

Specifications shall do the following:(A) Fully describe in detail all facilities or equipment to be installed under the proposed plans, including but not limited to water intakes, wells, pumps, valves, pipe, treatment devices or processes, filtration media, monitoring or control…

The data sheet shall be on a form provided by the director and include information such as the title of the project, project location, identification of the ultimate owner, identification of the designer, estimated construction cost, basis of design, and such other information as…

The supporting information required by this rule may vary depending on the type and complexity of the project and shall, at a minimum, include the following:(A) An explanation of the project and its basis of design, and such other information relevant to approval of plans that ma…

The submittal letter shall conform to the following:(A) Be signed by the responsible public official or, for a privately-owned project, the owner or his authorized representative. As an alternative to the owner or public official signing the submittal letter, the owner or public …

(A) The following shall be used as a guide in the technical review of plans submitted under this chapter of the Administrative Code:(1) The Ohio EPA's "Planning and Design Criteria for Establishing Approved Capacity for (1) Surface Water and Ground Water Supply Sources, (2) Drink…

(A) New community water systems shall provide treatment for removal of the following:(1) Iron to meet the secondary maximum contaminant level (SMCL) set forth in rule 3745-82-02 of the Administrative Code when the level of iron in water entering the water plant exceeds the SMCL.(…

(A) A community public water system that provides water to a political subdivision of Ohio and serves a minimum of two hundred fifty people shall develop a drinking water source protection plan or update a previously endorsed drinking water source protection plan (i.e., wellhead …

(A) The director may enter into an agreement with any political subdivision or investor-owned public utility that owns or operates a public water system which proposes to extend the distribution facilities of the system, increase the number of service connections to the system, a…

Except as follows, the definitions in rule 3745-81-01 of the Administrative Code apply to this chapter:(A) (1) "Air gap separation" means the unobstructed vertical distance through the free atmosphere between the lowest opening from any pipe or faucet supplying water to a tank, p…

(A) No person shall install or maintain an actual or potential cross-connection to or within a public water system unless such actual or potential cross-connections are abated or controlled to the satisfaction of the supplier of water and at minimum, in compliance with this chapt…

(A) Initial assessment.(1) The supplier of water shall conduct or cause to be conducted an initial assessment of water use practices within a consumer's premises to determine whether there are actual or potential cross-connections that, in the judgment of the supplier of water, m…

(A) For single property community water systems and for noncommunity water systems, an approved backflow preventer shall be installed at the actual or potential cross-connection, where in the judgment of the supplier of water or the director, a pollutional, system, health or seve…

(A) The type of protection required under paragraphs (A), (B), and (C) of rule 3745-95-04 of the Administrative Code shall depend on the degree of hazard which exists as follows:(1) An approved air gap separation shall be installed where a public water system may be contaminated …

(A) Any containment principle backflow preventer required by rules 3745-95-04 and 3745-95-05 of the Administrative Code shall be of a model or construction approved by the supplier of water and conform to at least one of the following standards:(1) For air gap separations: (a) AS…

(A) No person shall install or maintain a cross connection to any premises where a booster pump has been installed, unless an approved method is in place and is operational to maintain a minimum suction pressure as prescribed in the following:(1) For booster pumps not intended to…

(A) After reasonable notice to the occupant thereof, the supplier of water shall deny or discontinue the water service to any premises wherein any of the following occurs:(1) A backflow preventer required by this chapter is not installed, tested and maintained in a manner accepta…

(A) The following applies to yard hydrants that are used for human consumption and are installed on a public water system:(1) On the effective date of this rule, installation of yard hydrants with weep holes is prohibited. Any new or replacement yard hydrant installed shall meet …

(A) This chapter establishes the minimum requirements for the content of the annual report that a community water system shall deliver to its customers. The report shall contain information on the quality of the water delivered by the system and characterize the risks from exposu…

(A) Each community water system shall provide to customers an annual report that contains the information specified in this rule and rule 3745-96-03 of the Administrative Code.(B) All of the following information on the source of the water delivered:(1) Each report shall identify…

(A) All reports shall prominently display the following language: "Some people may be more vulnerable to contaminants in drinking water than the general population. Immunocompromised persons such as persons with cancer undergoing chemotherapy, persons who have undergone organ tra…

(A) Each community water system shall mail or otherwise directly deliver one copy of the report to each customer.(B) The community water system shall make a good faith effort to reach consumers who do not receive water bills. A good faith effort will be tailored to the consumers …

As used in Chapter 3746 of the Administrative Code, except otherwise provided:(A) "Action" or "Act" includes: the adoption, modification, or repeal of a rule or standard; the issuance, modification, or revocation of any lawful order other than an emergency order; the issuance, de…

The jurisdictional predicate for appellate review by the commission shall be based upon any appeal which satisfies the requisites for appeal as set forth in section 3745.04 or 3745.07 of the Revised Code. Last updated August 15, 2022 at 8:35 AM Authorized By: 3745.03 Amplifies: 3…

Upon completion of a hearing or review, if the commission finds that the action appealed from was lawful and reasonable, it shall make a written order affirming the action. If the commission finds that the action was unreasonable or unlawful, it shall make a written order vacatin…

(A) All rulings and orders of the commission shall be signed by at least two members of the commission.(B) The original of all rulings and orders of the commission shall be maintained in the case file.(C) Copies of the commission's rulings and orders shall be sent to the parties …

(A) Every final order made by the commission shall contain written findings of the facts upon which the order is based.(B) A certified copy of every final order shall be sent by certified mail to each party to the appeal. The final order shall include a statement of the time and …

Upon motion by any party and for good cause shown, the commission may expedite the final written order required to be issued in a matter pursuant to rule 3746-11-01 of the Administrative Code. Last updated June 1, 2023 at 8:48 AM Authorized By: 3745.03 Amplifies: 3745.02, 3745.03…

(A) A settlement agreement may be entered into at any stage of the proceedings prior to the issuance of a final order by the commission.(B) When any proceeding is dismissed prior to adjudication, the journal shall be marked accordingly. All dismissals shall be with prejudice. Las…

(A) If the commission issues a final order to vacate and return any matter to the director or statutory agency for further action, such order may specify the time period within which the director or statutory agency shall act upon the order.(B) Within seven days after the issuanc…

After a final order issued pursuant to rule 3746-11-06 of the Administrative Code, the director or statutory agency shall furnish the commission with the following:(A) The date on which the ordered action is to be taken; and(B) The date on which hearings, if any, will be held. La…

(A) Any party adversely affected by an order of the commission may appeal to the court of appeals of Franklin county or, if the appeal arises from an alleged violation of a law or regulation, to the court of appeals of the district in which the violation was alleged to have occur…

(A) The commission shall have weekly regularly scheduled public meetings. Any person may ascertain the time and place of all regularly scheduled public meetings, conferences, oral arguments, de novo hearings, and the time, place, and purpose of all special meetings of the commiss…

(A) The commission shall adopt rules governing procedures to be followed in proceedings before it in accordance with applicable law.(B) A majority of the members of the commission must concur to adopt, amend, or rescind a rule.(C) The authority of the commission to adopt rules un…

Chapter 3746-3 of the Administrative Code shall govern the practice and procedure before the commission in its proceedings. Last updated October 6, 2023 at 3:04 PM Authorized By: 3745.03 Amplifies: 3745.02, 3745.06, 3745.05, 3745.04, 3745.03 Five Year Review Date: 4/21/2027 Prior…

Two members constitute a quorum. No action of the commission shall be valid unless it has the concurrence of at least two members. Last updated October 6, 2023 at 3:04 PM Authorized By: 3745.03 Amplifies: 3745.02-3745.06 Five Year Review Date: 4/21/2027 Prior Effective Dates: 10/…

(A) The commission shall maintain a case file of all cases pending before it other than cases appealed to the court of appeals.(B) When a notice of appeal is filed with the commission:(1) The secretary shall assign a case number to the appeal;(2) Cases shall be numbered sequentia…

The commission shall maintain a current registry that shall include entries of all appeals filed, hearings pending, any final order of the commission thereon, and the dates on which such filings, hearings, and final orders occurred. Last updated October 6, 2023 at 3:04 PM Authori…

(A) Any material that has been designated as a trade secret by the director shall be treated as confidential by the commission.(B) The commission, on motion by any party or intervenor, may protect trade secret information as confidential.(C) In a hearing, any party or intervenor …

(A) The commission shall appoint a secretary to hold office at its pleasure. The secretary shall be an officer of the commission and shall perform such duties as the commission prescribes, and shall receive such compensation as the commission fixes in accordance with schedules pr…

(A) All persons appearing before the commission shall conform to the standards of ethical conduct required in appearances in the courts of the state of Ohio.(B) The commission shall have the authority, for good cause stated in the record, to bar from participation in a particular…

(A) In any proceeding before the commission, no employee or agent of the director who performs any investigative or prosecuting function in connection with the proceeding, no party in the proceeding, or agent, or counsel, or anyone acting on behalf of a party, and no other person…

(A) In any proceeding before the commission, no officer, employee, or agent of the director who appears before the commission as an attorney or witness or who actively participates in the preparation of evidence or argument presented by such persons, shall participate or advise t…

Unless one year has elapsed since the termination of employment, no former employee shall appear before the commission as an attorney or other representative of any party to any proceeding or other matter, formal or informal:(A) In which the former employee participated personall…

(A) The commission shall be open for business Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., except on legal holidays. Last updated October 6, 2023 at 3:05 PM Authorized By: 3745.03 Amplifies: 3745.02-3745.06 Five Year Review Date: 4/21/2027 Prior Effective Dates: 8/24/197…

For the purposes of administrative rules promulgated in accordance with section 1347.15 of the Revised Code, the following definitions apply:(A) "Access" as a noun means an instance of copying, viewing, or otherwise perceiving whereas "access" as a verb means to copy, view, or ot…

For personal information systems, whether manual or computer systems, that contain confidential personal information, the agency shall do the following:(A) Criteria for accessing confidential personal information. Personal information systems of the agency are managed on a "need-…