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Title 15, Title 15. Conservation of Natural Resources

31 chapters · 1,004 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 151,004 Ch 1533, Chapter 1533 | Hunting; Fishing127 Ch 1547, Chapter 1547 | Watercraft And Waterways85 Ch 1567, Chapter 1567 | Mine Equipment; Safet…77 Ch 1509, Chapter 1509 | Division Of Oil And G…72 Ch 1513, Chapter 1513 | Coal Surface Mining51 Ch 1563, Chapter 1563 | Mine Construction, Ma…45 Ch 1531, Chapter 1531 | Division Of Wildlife43 Ch 1561, Chapter 1561 | Division Of Mineral R…41 Ch 1521, Chapter 1521 | Division Of Water Res…40 Ch 1545, Chapter 1545 | Park Districts40 Ch 1503, Chapter 1503 | Division Of Forestry37 Ch 1514, Chapter 1514 | Other Surface Mining35 Ch 1506, Chapter 1506 | Coastal Management34 Ch 1546, Chapter 1546 | Division Of Parks And…34

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1521.01 Definitions
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As used in this chapter: (A) "Consumptive use" means a use of water resources, other than a diversion, that results in a loss of that water to the basin from which it is withdrawn and includes, but is not limited to, evaporation, evapotranspiration, and incorporation of water int…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1521.03 Chief of division - powers and duties
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The chief of the division of water resources shall do all of the following: (A) Assist in an advisory capacity any properly constituted watershed district, conservancy district, or soil and water conservation district or any county, municipal corporation, or other government agen…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1521.04 Use of water management fund
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(A) The chief of the division of water resources may make loans and grants from the water management fund created in section 1521.22 of the Revised Code to governmental agencies for water management, water supply improvements, and planning. The chief may administer grants from th…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1521.05 Well construction logs - well sealing reports
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(A) As used in this section:(1) "Construct" or "construction" includes drilling, boring, digging, deepening, altering, and logging.(2) "Altering" means changing the configuration of a well, including, without limitation, deepening a well, extending or replacing any portion of the…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1521.06 Construction permits for dams or levees required; exceptions

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(A) No dam may be constructed for the purpose of storing, conserving, or retarding water, or for any other purpose, nor shall any levee be constructed for the purpose of diverting or retaining flood water, unless the person or governmental agency desiring the construction has a c…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1521.061 Surety bond conditioned on satisfactory completion of project in accordance with terms of permit and plans and specifications

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(A)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the chief of the division of water resources shall not issue a construction permit under section 1521.06 of the Revised Code unless the person or governmental agency applying for the permit executes and files a surety bond cond…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1521.062 Inspection of dams and levees

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(A) All dams and levees constructed in this state and not exempted by this section or by the chief of the division of water resources under section 1521.06 of the Revised Code shall be inspected periodically by the chief, except for classes of dams that, in accordance with rules …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1521.063 Annual fee

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(A) Except for the federal government, the owner of a dam, that is classified as a class I, class II, or class III dam under rules adopted under section 1521.06 of the Revised Code and subject to section 1521.062 of the Revised Code shall pay an annual fee in accordance with the …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1521.064 Administrative rules for exemption from inspections

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The chief of the division of water resources, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall adopt, and may amend and rescind, rules establishing a program under which dams and levees may be exempted from inspections under section 1521.062 of the Revised Code if the c…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1521.07 Right of entry

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The chief of the division of water resources or any employee in the service of the division may enter upon lands to make surveys and inspections in accordance with this chapter, when necessary in the discharge of the duties enumerated in this chapter.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1521.09 Reservoirs - reduction of assessed valuation

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Any landowner, or groups of landowners or lessors, in this state not within the corporate limits of any municipal corporation in this state, who shall by the construction of a dam across any watercourse form upon his own land one or more reservoirs for the collection and storage …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1521.10 Landowner to submit plans

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In order to be entitled to the compensation provided for in section 1521.09 of the Revised Code, the landowner shall have prepared and submit to the division of water resources complete plans for the dam provided for in such section. The plans shall have the approval of the chief…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1521.11 Certification

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Upon the completion of the dam referred to in section 1521.09 of the Revised Code to the satisfaction of the division of water resources, it shall certify the completion and the capacity thereof to the county auditor who shall thereupon make such reduction in the assessed valuati…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1521.12 Approval of plans

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In the event that any dam is constructed before plans are submitted to and approved by the division of water resources as required by section 1521.10 of the Revised Code, the landowner may submit plans of the dam the landowner has built, showing the area of the drainage basin abo…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1521.13 Floodplain management activities

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(A) Development in one-hundred-year floodplain areas shall be protected to at least the one-hundred-year flood level, and flood water conveyance shall be maintained, at a minimum, in accordance with standards established under the national flood insurance program. This division d…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1521.14 Action to enforce national flood insurance program standards

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Upon the written request of the director of natural resources, the attorney general shall bring an action for appropriate relief in a court of competent jurisdiction against any development that is not in compliance with the standards of the national flood insurance program and t…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1521.15 Water resources inventory - long-term water resources plan for Lake Erie drainage basin

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(A) The chief of the division of water resources shall develop and maintain, in cooperation with local, state, federal, and private agencies and entities, a water resources inventory for the collection, interpretation, storage, retrieval, exchange, and dissemination of informatio…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1521.16 Registering facilities capable of withdrawing more than 100,000 gallons a day - rules for ground water stress areas

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(A) Any person who owns a facility that has the capacity to withdraw waters of the state in an amount greater than one hundred thousand gallons per day from all sources and whose construction is completed before January 1, 1990, shall register the facility by January 1, 1991, wit…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1521.17 Determination of reasonableness of use of water

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(A) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that the determination of the reasonableness of a use of water depends upon a consideration of the interests of the person making the use, of any person harmed by the use, and of society as a whole.(B) In accordance with section …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1521.18 Floodplain management ordinance or resolution

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(A) For the purposes of this section, a one-hundred-year floodplain is limited to an area identified as a one-hundred-year floodplain in accordance with the "National Flood Insurance Act of 1968," 82 Stat. 572, 42 U.S.C.A. 4001, as amended.(B) Each municipal corporation or county…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1521.20 Duties of director

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(A) The director of natural resources shall do all of the following: (1) Determine the amount of dredging that is needed in each inland lake in this state to improve access, water quality, safety, and other applicable standards; (2) Develop a plan to meet the needs identified und…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1521.21 Rules

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(A) The chief of the division of water resources shall adopt, and may amend or rescind, rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code for the implementation, administration, and enforcement of sections 1521.21 to 1521.36 of the Revised Code. (B) Sections 1521.21 to 15…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1521.22 Permit for diverting more than 100,000 gallons of water a day from Ohio River watershed

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(A)(1) No person shall divert more than one hundred thousand gallons per day of any waters of the state out of the Ohio river watershed to another basin without having a permit to do so issued by the chief of the division of water resources. (2) An application for such a permit s…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1521.23 Applying for permit for major increase in withdrawal of waters of state

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(A) Except as provided in divisions (D) and (E) of this section, no person shall allow a facility that the person owns or operates to withdraw waters of the state in an amount that would result in a new or increased consumptive use of more than an average of two million gallons o…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1521.231 Consultation on application for major increase in withdrawal of waters with other Great Lakes states and provinces and international commission

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Whenever any person submits an application under section 1521.23 of the Revised Code to withdraw water from the Lake Erie drainage basin that would result in a new or increased consumptive use totaling more than five million gallons per day, the chief of the division of water res…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1521.24 Form for proposal to withdraw ground water

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Along with an application for a permit submitted under section 1521.23 of the Revised Code, an applicant that proposes to withdraw ground water shall submit data in a form prescribed by the chief of the division of water resources that includes all of the following: (A) A hydrolo…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1521.25 Notations on hydrologic map

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An applicant shall show all of the following on the hydrologic map required under division (A) of section 1521.24 of the Revised Code: (A) The proposed withdrawal area; (B) The hydrologic study area; (C) A line delineating the location of the cross sections required under divisio…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1521.26 Accompanying documentation with hydrogeologic description

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An applicant shall include all of the following with the hydrogeologic description required under division (B) of section 1521.24 of the Revised Code: (A) A detailed description of the geology within the proposed withdrawal and hydrologic study area down to the lowest level of an…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1521.27 Steady state ground water model

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(A) An applicant shall ensure that both of the following apply to the steady state ground water model required under division (C) of section 1521.24 of the Revised Code: (1) It accurately reflects the ground water flow conditions associated with the hydrologic study area and is c…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1521.28 Establishment of geographic area

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The chief of the division of water resources shall use the data submitted under sections 1521.24 to 1521.27 of the Revised Code to establish the geographic area defined by the ten-foot contour line of the projected cone of depression for any approved application for the withdrawa…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1521.29 Determinations for application approval

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(A) The chief of the division of water resources shall not approve an application submitted under section 1521.23 of the Revised Code if the chief determines that any of the following criteria apply: (1) Public water rights in navigable waters will be adversely affected; (2) The …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1521.30 Annual report

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(A) With regard to a permit issued under section 1521.29 of the Revised Code, the permittee shall submit to the chief of the division of water resources an annual report containing any information as the chief shall require by rule. (B) If the facility for which a permit has been…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1521.31 Submission of revised ground water model

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(A) The chief of the division of water resources may require a permittee that has been issued a permit under section 1521.29 of the Revised Code to decrease its withdrawal and submit a revised ground water model under section 1521.27 of the Revised Code if either of the following…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1521.32 Suspension of permit

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(A) The chief may suspend a permit issued under section 1521.29 of the Revised Code pursuant to an adjudication conducted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code if the chief determines one of the following: (1) That the continued withdrawal or consumptive use of wate…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1521.33 Revocation of permit

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The chief may revoke a permit issued under section 1521.29 of the Revised Code pursuant to an adjudication conducted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code if one of the following applies: (A) The continued withdrawal or consumptive use of water under the permit will…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1521.34 Notice to public water system permittee

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(A) For purposes of this section, "public water system" has the same meaning as in section 6109.01 of the Revised Code. (B) The chief shall provide written notice to the director of environmental protection and the permittee at least ten business days prior to requiring a permitt…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1521.35 Owners within geographic area; diminution or interruption water supply; complaint

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(A) An owner of real property that is located within the geographic area established under section 1521.28 of the Revised Code with respect to a permit issued under section 1521.29 of the Revised Code may submit a written complaint to the permittee or to the chief of the division…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1521.36 Owners outside geographic area; complaint

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(A) An owner of real property that is located outside the geographic area established under section 1521.28 of the Revised Code with respect to a permit issued under section 1521.29 of the Revised Code may submit a written complaint to the permittee or to the chief of the divisio…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1521.40 Violation; remedies

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(A) No person shall violate any provision of this chapter, any rule or order adopted or issued under it, or any term or condition of a permit issued under it. (B) The attorney general, upon written request of the chief of the division of water resources, shall bring an action for…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1521.99 Penalty

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(A) Whoever violates division (E)(1) of section 1521.05 or division (E)(1) of section 1521.16 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. All fines collected pursuant to this division shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the water man…