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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

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6133.09 Compensation or damage claims
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(A) The hearing on the reports and schedules of the county engineers provided for by section 6133.08 of the Revised Code and all other proceedings relative to a proposed joint county improvement shall be had the same as in single county drainage improvements. (B) Claims for compe…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6133.10 Appeals
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(A) All appeals to the court of common pleas except appeals on claims for compensation or damages shall be heard by a panel of judges consisting of one judge of the court of common pleas from each of the affected counties. (1) If the panel cannot reach a decision, the panel may r…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6133.11 Appeal when joint board unable to agree
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(A) If a joint board of county commissioners approves a proposed joint drainage improvement but, at the final hearing for the improvement, is unable to agree on the amount to be assessed to an affected county for improvements conducive to the public welfare, or of benefit to publ…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6133.14 Payment of assessment against state
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The state shall pay to the county treasurer of the lead county the assessment levied against it for the state's proportionate share of the cost of any improvement authorized or constructed under sections 6131.01 to 6131.64, 6133.01 to 6133.15, and 6135.01 to 6135.27 of the Revise…

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6135.01 Procedure where more than one county or state affected by improvement

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Where the board of county commissioners has been notified that a petition for the improvement of a ditch or drain has been regularly filed with the clerk of the board of county commissioners thereof, then said board shall proceed as in single county ditches, if lands affected by …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6135.02 Notice of organizational meeting

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Upon the filing of the engineer's report with the clerks of the boards of county commissioners of the counties affected in this state, the clerk of the county in which the petition was filed shall notify in writing the proper officials of the counties of the adjoining state of th…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6135.03 Organizational meeting

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After receiving notice by the clerk of the board of county commissioners of the time and place of the meeting as provided in section 6135.02 of the Revised Code, the boards of county commissioners shall proceed at such time and place to form themselves into a joint board for the …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6135.04 Voting of Ohio members

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Without regard to the number of each board of county commissioners present at the meeting referred to in section 6135.03 of the Revised Code, the members from this state shall have the casting of one half of all votes on all questions, which vote shall be represented equally by t…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6135.05 Adjournment

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If the boards of county commissioners of the different counties of the state, or a quorum of the board of each county affected fails to meet as provided in section 6135.03 of the Revised Code, they shall adjourn until such time as they shall again receive like notice as provided …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6135.06 Joint board hearing and view of premises

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After the boards of county commissioners resolve themselves into a joint board of county commissioners, as provided in section 6135.03 of the Revised Code, and after finding that a petition and bond conditioned as required by law have been filed, the joint board shall view the ro…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6135.07 Locating main ditch

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The joint board of county commissioners may locate in this state that part of the main ditch, or any of its tributaries, which will lie partially in both states or which will drain lands of both states.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6135.08 Engineer - adjournment - capacity of Improvement,

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If the joint board of county commissioners finds it necessary, it may employ an engineer to determine the proper route on which a ditch or its branches shall be located. No engineer shall be employed by such joint board until it has determined that the improvement is necessary fo…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6135.09 Full report of proceedings and findings

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The clerk of the joint board of county commissioners shall make a full report of its proceedings and findings, signed by himself and the president of the joint board, which shall be read before the joint board. A copy thereof shall be sent to the clerk of the board of county comm…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6135.10 Engineers from other states affected

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After the adjournment of the joint board of county commissioners, if its report, as provided in section 6135.09 of the Revised Code, is in favor of the location, the members thereof from this state shall select a competent engineer to meet one to be appointed by the proper author…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6135.11 Bond of engineers

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The engineer appointed in accordance with section 6135.10 of the Revised Code shall file a bond with the county auditor of each county in this state affected by the improvement, in the sum of one thousand dollars, with two approved sureties, conditioned for the faithful performan…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6135.12 Engineer duties

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The engineer appointed in accordance with section 6135.10 of the Revised Code, with the engineer from the adjoining state joining in the matter, shall perform all duties as prescribed for the county engineer in sections 6131.14 and 6131.15 of the Revised Code.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6135.14 Notice of receipt of reports, plans, and schedules

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On the receipt of the reports, plans, and schedules required by section 6135.12 of the Revised Code, the clerk of the board of county commissioners of the county in which the petition was filed shall notify the joint board of county commissioners of the receipt thereof as in the …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6135.15 Rules of joint board

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The joint board of county commissioners, on assembling for the meeting set by the clerk of the board of county commissioners under section 6135.14 of the Revised Code, shall be governed by like rules as provided by law for the first meeting thereof. They may call to their assista…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6135.16 Approval or amendment of engineer's report

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The joint board of county commissioners shall approve or amend the report filed by the engineers, as required by section 6135.12 of the Revised Code. The report so approved shall be a final division of the estimated costs of construction and the entire costs of location between t…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6135.17 Right of entry

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The proper authorities in the adjoining state, joining with the counties in this state in an interstate county ditch project, may enter upon lands in this state, along any portion of said located ditch or its tributaries, to perform work which is assigned them to do by the joint …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6135.19 Assessment of land not mentioned in first report

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The further proceedings of the joint board of county commissioners shall be in conformity with the laws for the location of county or joint county ditches taken at this stage of the proceedings. The boards of county commissioners, at their hearing on the apportionment made, may a…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6135.20 Work outside state

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The board of county commissioners of any county in this state, in which are located owners and lands affected and charged for the improvement or construction of a ditch, drain, or watercourse, as provided by law, may cause to be performed any work which is assigned to them outsid…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6135.21 Fees

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The fees of all officials and assistants in the improvement and construction of ditches, as provided in sections 6135.01 to 6135.20, inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall be as for like services in county ditch work.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6135.22 Filing claims for compensation and damages

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Claims for compensation and damages shall be filed with the clerk of the joint board on or before the day of hearing on the apportionment. Such claims as are allowed, with costs of location actually incurred, shall be paid out of the county fund.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6135.23 Construction or improvement of outlet outside state

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When the board of county commissioners finds on file with the clerk of the board of county commissioners a petition praying for the location or improvement of a ditch, drain, or watercourse in such county, the waters from which flow into or through an adjoining county in another …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6135.24 Bonds issued to pay costs of improvements

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When the board of county commissioners of the upper county deems it expedient to do so, it may issue bonds of the county to raise the money necessary to pay the costs, including the amount agreed to be paid to the lower county, as provided by section 6135.26 of the Revised Code, …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6135.25 Construction or improvement of outlet within state

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When the proper officials of a county in another state, adjoining a county in this state, desire to have the outlet for water flowing in a ditch, drain, or watercourse from such upper adjoining county into or through a lower county in this state enlarged or improved, the board of…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6135.26 Journalizing agreement for improvement

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When the board of county commissioners enters into an agreement with the proper officials of an adjoining county in another state, under sections 6135.23 to 6135.25, inclusive, of the Revised Code, it shall make an entry upon its journal setting forth fully and particularly the t…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6135.27 Matters not expressly covered

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In all matters pertaining to the location and construction of an improvement, not expressly provided for in sections 6135.23 to 6135.26, inclusive, of the Revised Code, the board of county commissioners shall be governed by laws providing for the location and construction of coun…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6137.01 Drainage improvement maintenance fund definitions

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As used in this chapter: (A) "Owner," "benefit," "lead county," and "improvement" have the same meanings as in section 6131.01 of the Revised Code. (B) "Force account" has the same meaning as in section 5543.19 of the Revised Code.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6137.02 County drainage improvement maintenance fund

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(A) The board of county commissioners of each county shall establish and maintain a fund within each county for the repair, upkeep, and permanent maintenance of each improvement constructed after August 23, 1957, under Chapter 940., 6131., 6133., or 6135. of the Revised Code. (B)…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6137.03 Annual drainage improvement maintenance assessment

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(A)(1) The maintenance fund shall be maintained, as needed, by an assessment levied not more often than once annually upon the benefited owners apportioned on the basis of the estimated benefits for all costs of the improvement. (2) An assessment shall represent such a percentage…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6137.04 Drainage maintenance district

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(A)(1) The board of county commissioners, upon recommendation of the county engineer, may combine improvements into a drainage maintenance district, in which the maintenance assessment shall be the same percentage of original cost for each improvement to be maintained. (2) In com…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6137.05 Repair or maintenance projects

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(A) The maintenance fund established under section 6137.02 of the Revised Code shall be subject to use of the board of county commissioners or joint board of county commissioners for the necessary and proper repair or maintenance of any drainage improvement constructed under Chap…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6137.051 Drainage repair upon complaint of assessed owners

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(A) Whenever the owner of any lands assessed for construction of an improvement authorized prior to August 23, 1957, files a written complaint that the improvement is in need of repair, the county engineer or the county engineer's designated representative shall make an inspectio…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6137.06 County and joint county drainage improvements

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(A) With regard to a single county improvement, the county engineer has general charge and supervision of the repair and maintenance of all county drainage improvements constructed under Chapters 940., 6131., 6133., and 6135. of the Revised Code. With regard to a joint county imp…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6137.07 Drainage equipment

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(A) As used in this section, "drainage equipment" means machinery, tools, conveyances, or other equipment for the repair and maintenance of drainage improvements a board of county commissioners considers necessary. (B) The board of county commissioners may do both of the followin…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6137.08 Reduction in maintenance assessment application

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(A) An owner may make application for reduction in the owner's maintenance assessment due to work the owner proposes on any portion of a public ditch, watercourse, or other improvement. The application shall be filed with the county engineer on or before the first day of May in a…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6137.09 Certificate for reduction in maintenance assessment

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(A) The board of county commissioners may grant to any owner a reduction of not more than fifty per cent of the owner's annual maintenance assessment provided that the owner shall have filed with the county engineer a certificate of the board of supervisors of the soil conservati…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6137.10 Additional repair assessment for damages

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If the cleaning out or repair of a ditch, drain, or watercourse, repair or replacement of tile, or repair of any abutment, catch basin, retaining wall or other improvement is made necessary in whole or in part by the negligent acts or omissions of an owner, the board of county co…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6137.11 Permanent base for maintenance assessments

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(A) The original schedule of benefit assessments upon owners for the construction of any improvement shall be maintained by the county auditor as the permanent assessment base for maintenance. The county auditor shall levy the maintenance assessments in such percentage of the per…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6137.111 Alternative levy of assessments apportioned according to tax value

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(A) In lieu of the permanent assessment base and procedure specified in section 6137.11 of the Revised Code, the board of county commissioners may by resolution levy upon the benefited property assessments apportioned according to tax value. The assessments shall be in the amount…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6137.112 Permanent base review of improvements; estimation of construction cost

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(A) At the time that the board of county commissioners reviews the permanent assessment base of an improvement after six annual assessments have been made as provided in section 6137.11 of the Revised Code, the board may request the county engineer to estimate the construction co…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6137.12 Permanent easement for maintenance and cleaning of drainage improvements

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(A) In the cleaning, repair, and other maintenance work on drainage improvements, the persons whose duty it is to perform the maintenance work may go upon the adjoining or abutting lands within the permanent easement necessary for proper operation of the required machinery, tools…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6137.13 Cleaning or repair of interstate ditches

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That part of interstate drainage improvements within the state may be cleaned or repaired pursuant to sections 6137.01 to 6137.12 of the Revised Code.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6137.14 Inspection for violations by county engineer

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The county engineer, in inspecting drainage channels, shall note any and all apparent violations of sections 6111.01 to 6111.04 of the Revised Code, as such sections refer to the pollution of drainage channels. Whenever it appears to the county engineer that there may be a violat…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6137.15 Agreements with local soil and water conservation districts

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The board of county commissioners with the advice of the county engineer may enter into agreements with local soil and water conservation districts for the purposes of planning, constructing, or maintaining works of improvement constructed under Chapters 6131., 6133., 6135., 6137…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6151.01 Power of county commissioners to straighten watercourses

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When in its opinion it is necessary or advisable, in order to provide proper protection or a proper location for a proposed bridge or road, the board of county commissioners may divert, alter, straighten, or clean out a river, creek, or other watercourse, and for such purpose may…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6151.02 Resolution for appropriation of property

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In order to acquire property as provided in section 6151.01 of the Revised Code by appropriation proceedings, the board of county commissioners shall adopt a resolution declaring the necessity therefor; and shall then proceed in accordance with sections 163.01 to 163.22, inclusiv…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6151.09 Protection of bridge or road

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The board of county commissioners may cause a river, creek, or watercourse to be straightened or cleaned out for the protection of any bridge or road within its control.