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Title 61, Title 61. Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches

20 chapters · 674 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 61674 Ch 6101, Chapter 6101 | Conservancy Districts92 Ch 6115, Chapter 6115 | Sanitary Districts87 Ch 6111, Chapter 6111 | Water Pollution Control75 Ch 6119, Chapter 6119 | Regional Water And Se…69 Ch 6117, Chapter 6117 | Sewer Districts; Coun…57 Ch 6131, Chapter 6131 | Single County Drainag…56 Ch 6103, Chapter 6103 | County Water Supply S…36 Ch 6109, Chapter 6109 | Safe Drinking Water34 Ch 6121, Chapter 6121 | Water Development Aut…27 Ch 6135, Chapter 6135 | Interstate County Ditches25 Ch 6105, Chapter 6105 | Watershed Districts24 Ch 6123, Chapter 6123 | Solid Waste And Energ…24 Ch 6137, Chapter 6137 | Drainage Improvement …18 Ch 6133, Chapter 6133 | Joint County Drainage…13

24 sections·Filtered byTitle 61✕Ch 6105✕

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6105.01 Watershed district definitions
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As used in sections 6105.01 to 6105.21, inclusive, of the Revised Code:(A) "Water resources" means all waters within a watershed district occurring on the surface in natural or artificial channels, lakes, reservoirs, or impoundments, and in subsurface aquifers, which are availabl…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6105.02 Watershed district created
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A watershed district shall be created upon the filing of a map and a description of such watershed district under division (G) of section 6111.42 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6105.06 Organizational meeting to establish district
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Within sixty days after a map and description of a watershed district have been filed under division (G) of section 6111.42 of the Revised Code, the president of the board of county commissioners of that county or part of a county with a population within the territorial boundari…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6105.07 Naming district - board of directors
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At the meeting called under section 6105.06 of the Revised Code, the president or duly authorized representative of the board of county commissioners of each watershed county shall, by a majority vote of such presidents or representatives, adopt an official name for the district …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6105.08 Budget

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At the meeting called under section 6105.06 of the Revised Code, the president or duly authorized representative of the board of county commissioners of each watershed county shall, by a majority vote of such presidents or representatives, adopt an expenditure budget for the wate…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6105.09 Organization of board - meetings

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Within sixty days after the appointment of the full membership of a board of directors of a watershed district, the board shall meet and organize by selecting from among its members a chairman and a vice-chairman, who shall hold their respective offices until the next annual meet…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6105.10 Secretary-treasurer - bond

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The secretary-treasurer of a watershed district is the fiscal officer of the district and the custodian of its funds and records and shall assist the board of directors in such particulars as it directs in the performance of its duties.The secretary-treasurer shall, before receiv…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6105.11 Power and authority of board

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All the power and authority granted to a watershed district shall be vested in and exercised by its board of directors.Upon its organization, the watershed district constitutes a political subdivision of the state, may sue and be sued, and may enter into contracts in furtherance …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6105.12 Orderly development and beneficial use of the water resources

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The board of directors of a watershed district, for the purpose of assisting to obtain the orderly development and the most beneficial use of the water resources within the territorial boundaries of the district, may: (A) Review and recommend plans for the development of the wate…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6105.13 Notification of board of work that may affect public water supply

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Whenever any person or governmental agency plans to construct or alter any dam, reservoir, or storage basin, for the purpose of storing, conserving, or diverting water, or plans to drill, bore, or dig, a well or wells to provide water for a public water supply, within the territo…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6105.131 Designation of restricted channels

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The board of directors of a watershed district may designate a specific reach in the channel of any watercourse within the territorial boundaries of the district as a restricted channel, when the construction or alteration of structures or obstructions within such channel will re…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6105.132 Filing designation of restricted channel with county engineer

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When the board of directors of a watershed district has adopted a resolution under section 6105.131 of the Revised Code, designating a specific reach of a channel of a watercourse as a restricted channel or a specific area as a restricted floodway, it shall cause a copy of such r…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6105.133 Written consent required to affect restricted channel or floodway

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No person or governmental agency, except a conservancy district or subdistrict thereof organized under Chapter 6101. of the Revised Code, shall construct any structure or obstruction, or make or permit to be made any change or alteration in any structure or obstruction in a restr…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6105.134 Appeal of refusal of consent

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In the event the board of directors of a watershed district, under section 6105.133 of the Revised Code, refuses to give its consent to the construction, change, alteration, relocation, deposit, encroachment, or change of grade in a restricted channel or restricted floodway or ma…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6105.14 Annual report of proceedings

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Annually the board of directors of a watershed district shall prepare and publish a report of its proceedings during the preceding calendar year. Such report shall contain a summary of the hearings held by the board, the recommendations of the board resulting from such hearings, …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6105.15 Expenditure budget

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On or before the first day of June of each year, the board of directors of a watershed district shall submit to the board of county commissioners of each watershed county an expenditure budget for the watershed district for the next succeeding calendar year.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6105.16 Budget meeting

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Annually, within thirty days after the expenditure budget of a watershed district has been submitted to the boards of county commissioners under section 6105.15 of the Revised Code, the president of the board of county commissioners of that county or part of a county with a popul…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6105.17 Adoption of annual expenditure budget

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At the annual meeting called under section 6105.16 of the Revised Code the president or duly authorized representative of the board of county commissioners of each watershed county shall, by a majority vote of those present, adopt an expenditure budget for the district for the ne…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6105.18 Dissolution of watershed district

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At any time after the third year following the creation of a watershed district a referendum may be held on the question of dissolution of the district. The question of dissolution of a watershed district may be presented to the electors within the territorial boundaries of the d…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6105.19 Contents of petition to dissolve district

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A petition filed under section 6105.18 of the Revised Code shall contain:(A) The name of the watershed district it is proposed to dissolve;(B) A statement that the signers of the petition request that the question of the dissolution of the district be presented to the electors wi…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6105.20 Board of election duties

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The board of elections with which a petition has been filed under section 6105.18 of the Revised Code, after determining that the petition is in proper form and is signed by at least two hundred qualified electors residing within the territorial boundaries of the watershed distri…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6105.21 Distributing the assets following dissolution

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Within ten days after a board of elections, under section 6105.20 of the Revised Code, has certified that a majority of the electors voting on the proposition have voted against continuing the existence of a watershed district, the secretary of the board of directors of the distr…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6105.22 Injunction

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In the event of any violation of sections 6105.01 to 6105.21, inclusive, of the Revised Code, or the imminent threat thereof, the board of directors of a watershed district in which such violation has occurred or is threatened, or the owner of any property who would be especially…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6105.99 Penalty

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Whoever violates section 6105.13 or 6105.133 of the Revised Code shall be fined not less than one hundred nor more than one thousand dollars. Each day upon which such violation occurs or continues may constitute a separate offense.