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Title 15, Conservation of Natural Resources

31 chapters · 1,005 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 151,005 Ch 1533, Hunting; Fishing127 Ch 1547, Watercraft And Waterways85 Ch 1567, Mine Equipment; Safety Provisions77 Ch 1509, Division Of Oil And Gas Resources Ma…73 Ch 1513, Coal Surface Mining51 Ch 1563, Mine Construction, Maintenance, Aban…45 Ch 1531, Division Of Wildlife43 Ch 1561, Division Of Mineral Resources Manage…41 Ch 1521, Division Of Water Resources40 Ch 1545, Park Districts40 Ch 1503, Division Of Forestry37 Ch 1514, Other Surface Mining35 Ch 1506, Coastal Management34 Ch 1546, Division Of Parks And Watercraft34

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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 count…

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…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1522.01 Compact ratified and enacted

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The "great lakes-st. Lawrence river basin water resources compact," which has been negotiated by representatives of this state and the states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, and Wisconsin and the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is hereby ratified, enacted into …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1522.02 Governor as state administrator of compact

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The governor, ex officio, shall serve as this state's administrator of the great lakes-st. Lawrence river basin water resources compact. The governor shall appoint the director of natural resources as the governor's alternate for purposes of attending all meetings of the great la…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1522.03 Implementation and enforcement of compact

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The chief of the division of water resources shall do all of the following: (A) Adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code for the implementation, administration, and enforcement of the great lakes-st. Lawrence river basin water resources compact; (B) Enforce…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1522.04 Legislative authorization for vote on standard of review

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(A) Prior to casting a vote under Section 3.1 of the great lakes-st. Lawrence river basin water resources compact with respect to any regulation that amends or revises the standard of review and decision, the governor or the governor's alternate shall obtain authorization from th…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1522.05 Organization and operation of water resources council

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Pursuant to Section 9.2 of the great lakes-st. Lawrence river basin water resources compact, the governor may take such actions as are necessary for the initial organization and operation of the great lakes-st. Lawrence river basin water resources council created in Section 2.1 o…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1522.06 Incorporation of water into product as consumptive use

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It is the intent of the general assembly that any incorporation of water into a product that is produced within the great lakes-st. Lawrence river basin and packaged and intended for intermediate or end-use consumers, whether distributed inside or outside the basin, is a consumpt…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1522.08 Private property rights not abrogated by compact

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(A) It is the intent and understanding of the general assembly that the enactment of the great lakes-st. Lawrence river basin water resources compact and its implementation in this state do not and shall not in any manner abrogate any private property rights established under the…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1522.10 Definitions for R.C. 1522.10 to 1522.30

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As used in sections 1522.10 to 1522.30 of the Revised Code: (A) "Baseline facility" means a facility identified in the baseline report or a facility added to the baseline report under section 1522.16 of the Revised Code. (B) "Baseline facility abandonment" means the voluntary and…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1522.101 References to source watershed or the Lake Erie source watershed

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For purposes of sections 1522.10 to 1522.30 of the Revised Code, a reference to source watershed or the Lake Erie source watershed means the Lake Erie watershed considered as a whole.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1522.11 Permit for new or increased diversion of water out of Lake Erie Watershed

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(A) No person shall install or operate a facility or equipment that results in a new or increased diversion of any water out of the Lake Erie watershed to another watershed without first obtaining a permit to do so issued by the chief of the division of water resources. An applic…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1522.12 Program for issuance of withdrawal and consumptive use permits

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(A) For purposes of the compact, the owner or operator of a facility within the Lake Erie watershed that is not otherwise exempt under section 1522.14 of the Revised Code shall obtain a withdrawal and consumptive use permit from the chief of the division of water resources if the…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1522.121 Submission for withdrawing ground water

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Along with an application for a permit submitted under section 1522.12 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. § 1522.122 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 1522.121 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 divisi…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1522.123 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 1522.121 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 a…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1522.124 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 1522.121 of the Revised Code: (1) It accurately reflects the ground water flow conditions associated with the hydrologic study area and is …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1522.125 Establishment of geographic area

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The chief of the division of water resources shall use the data submitted under sections 1522.121 to 1522.124 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 withdra…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1522.13 Issuance of withdrawal and consumptive use permit; requirements

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(A) The chief of the division of water resources shall not issue a withdrawal and consumptive use permit for a facility if the chief determines that the facility does not meet all of the criteria established in Section 4.11 of the compact. (B) In applying the provision of the dec…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1522.131 Experimental use permits

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(A) To encourage the development of innovative water use practices and technologies that ensure sustainable water use for industrial, commercial, residential, agricultural, or public purposes, including recreational and cultural resources, as a means to facilitate sustainable eco…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1522.14 Facilities exempt from permit requirements

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The following are exempt from the requirement to obtain a withdrawal and consumptive use permit: (A) A facility or proposed facility that has a withdrawal and consumptive use capacity or proposed capacity below the threshold amounts established in divisions (A)(1) to (3) of secti…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1522.15 Transfer of permits

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(A)(1) Transfer of a withdrawal and consumptive use permit upon the sale or transfer of a facility may occur so long as the location of the facility, the source of water, and the withdrawal and consumptive use capacities do not change. Transfer of the baseline withdrawal and cons…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1522.16 Petitions regarding baseline reports

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(A)(1) The owner or operator of a facility may petition the chief of the division of water resources for either of the following: (a) Inclusion in the baseline report if the owner or operator believes that the facility was erroneously excluded from the report; (b) The amendment o…