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Ohio Rev Code § 6109.35 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6109 | Safe Drinking Water|Section 6109.35 | Nonliability of Water Suppliers.

Effective: June 18, 2002|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 65 - 124th General Assembly|(A) As used in this section:(1) "Water supplier" means an entity that is subject to this chapter and rules adopted under it and that supplies drinking water through pipes, through tubing, or in a similar manner to consumers within this state.(2) "Acquiring water supplier" means a water supplier that satisfies both of the following:(a) The water supplier acquires ownership of an existing water supplier.(b) The water supplier and the acquired existing water supplier do not have any mutual directors, officers, controlling shareholders, or other persons with an ownership interest prior to the acquisition.(3) "Drinking water standards" means safe drinking water standards established by the environmental protection agency under this chapter or established by the United States environmental protection agency under the Safe Drinking Water Act.(B) An acquiring water supplier that acquires ownership of an existing public water system is not liable in damages in a civil action for injury, death, or loss to person or property that occurred prior to the acquisition and that was allegedly caused by the previous water supplier's failure to comply with drinking water standards if the acquiring water supplier does both of the following:(1) Enters into a written agreement with the environmental protection agency to bring the water system into compliance with drinking water standards within a specified period of time;(2) Brings the water system into compliance with drinking water standards within the time period agreed to under division (B)(1) of this section.(C) A water supplier that operates a public water system is not liable in damages in a civil action to any person for injury, death, or loss to person or property that allegedly arises from the person's consumption of water supplied by the water supplier if all of the following apply:(1) During the period of time that the water supplier supplies water to the person, the water supplied by the water supplier meets all applicable drinking water standards.(2) The water supplier has not been found to be in significant noncompliance with drinking water standards.(3) The injury, death, or loss to person or property is alleged to be caused by a substance for which drinking water standards have been established.(D)(1) This section does not create a new cause of action or substantive legal right against a water supplier.(2) This section does not affect any immunities from civil liability or defenses established by another section of the Revised Code or available at common law to which a water supplier may be entitled under circumstances not covered by this section.(3) This section does not create immunity from civil liability for violations of section 6109.31 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 6109.99 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6109 | Safe Drinking Water|Section 6109.99 | Criminal Penalties.

Effective: September 5, 2012|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 294 - 129th General Assembly|(A) Except as provided in division (C) of this section, whoever recklessly violates section 6109.31 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor and, notwithstanding section 2929.28 of the Revised Code, shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than four years, or both. Each day of violation constitutes a separate offense. (B) Whoever knowingly violates division (B), (C), or (D) of section 6109.31 of the Revised Code is guilty of a felony and, notwithstanding section 2929.18 of the Revised Code, shall be fined not more than twenty-five thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than four years, or both. Each day of violation constitutes a separate offense.(C) Whoever recklessly or knowingly violates division (A) of section 6109.31 of the Revised Code is guilty of a felony if the violation poses a significant threat to or causes significant harm to public health and, notwithstanding section 2929.18 of the Revised Code, shall be fined not more than twenty-five thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than four years, or both. Each day of violation constitutes a separate offense.
Ohio Rev Code § 6111.021 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6111 | Water Pollution Control|Section 6111.021 | General and Individual Isolated Wetland Permits.

Effective: July 17, 2001|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 231 - 124th General Assembly|(A)(1) The director of environmental protection shall issue a general state isolated wetland permit or permits to cover activities within this state for purposes of section 6111.022 of the Revised Code. A general permit is effective for five years. Upon the expiration of a general permit, the director shall issue a new general permit.(2) The director may issue an individual state isolated wetland permit for purposes of sections 6111.023 and 6111.024 of the Revised Code. An individual permit issued under either of those sections is effective for five years.(B) A person that proposes to engage in an activity that involves the filling of an isolated wetland shall apply to the director for coverage under a general state isolated wetland permit or shall apply for an individual state isolated wetland permit, as applicable, in accordance with sections 6111.02 to 6111.027 of the Revised Code. No person shall engage in the filling of an isolated wetland unless authorized to do so by a general or individual state isolated wetland permit. Sections 6111.02 to 6111.027 of the Revised Code do not apply to isolated wetlands created by previous coal mining activities where remining is proposed, except for wetlands created for mitigation purposes.(C) The issuance of a general or individual state isolated wetland permit constitutes the issuance of a section 401 water quality certification for purposes of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
Ohio Rev Code § 6111.022 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6111 | Water Pollution Control|Section 6111.022 | Proposed Filling of Wetland Subject to Level One Review.

Effective: September 5, 2012|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 294 - 129th General Assembly|(A) A proposed filling of a category 1 or a category 2 isolated wetland of one-half acre or less shall require a general state isolated wetland permit and be subject to level one review requirements established under division (B) of this section. (B) Level one review shall apply only to the filling of a category 1 or a category 2 isolated wetland as described in division (A) of this section requiring a general state isolated wetland permit. A level one review shall require the submission of a pre-activity notice that includes an application, an acceptable wetland delineation, a wetland categorization, a description of the project, a description of the acreage of the isolated wetland that will be subject to filling, site photographs, and a mitigation proposal for the impact to the isolated wetland.(C) The proposed filling of an isolated wetland that is subject to level one review is authorized by a general state isolated wetland permit unless the director of environmental protection notifies the applicant within thirty days after receipt of a pre-activity notice that the filling of the isolated wetland will result in a significant negative impact on state water quality. An applicant that receives such a notice may apply for an individual state isolated wetland permit in accordance with the procedures and requirements established under section 6111.023 of the Revised Code.(D) Mitigation for the proposed filling of an isolated wetland that is subject to level one review shall be conducted in the following preferred order:(1) Without the objection of the director and at the discretion of the applicant, either on site mitigation, mitigation at a wetland mitigation bank within the same United States army corps of engineers district as the location of the proposed filling of the isolated wetland, or off-site mitigation;(2) In-lieu fee mitigation.The director, at the director's discretion, may allow an applicant to deviate from the preferred order established in division (D) of this section. If the proposed filling of an isolated wetland will be mitigated by in-lieu fee mitigation, an applicant shall provide documentation to the director that demonstrates that the applicant evaluated the mitigation alternatives established in division (D)(1) of this section.(E) A person that has submitted a pre-activity notice for coverage under a general state isolated wetland permit under this section shall complete the filling within two years after the end of the thirty-day period following the receipt of the pre-activity notice by the director. If the person does not complete the filling within that two-year period, the person shall submit a new pre-activity notice in accordance with this section.
Ohio Rev Code § 6111.027 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6111 | Water Pollution Control|Section 6111.027 | Mitigation for Impacts to Isolated Wetlands.

Effective: September 30, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly|(A) Mitigation for impacts to isolated wetlands under sections 6111.02 to 6111.027 shall be conducted in accordance with the following ratios: (1) For category 1 and category 2 isolated wetlands, other than forested category 2 isolated wetlands, mitigation located at an approved wetland mitigation bank shall be conducted, or mitigation shall be paid for under an in-lieu fee mitigation program, at a rate of two times the size of the area of isolated wetland that is being impacted. (2) For forested category 2 isolated wetlands, mitigation located at an approved wetland mitigation bank shall be conducted, or mitigation shall be paid for under an in-lieu fee mitigation program, at a rate of two and one-half times the size of the area of isolated wetland that is being impacted. (3) All other mitigation shall be subject to mitigation ratios established in rule 3745-1-54 of the Administrative Code. (B) Mitigation that involves the enhancement or preservation of isolated wetlands shall be calculated and performed in accordance with rule 3745-1-54 of the Administrative Code. (C) An applicant for coverage under a general state isolated wetland permit or for an individual state isolated wetland permit under sections 6111.022 to 6111.024 of the Revised Code shall demonstrate that the mitigation site will be protected long term and that appropriate practicable management measures are, or will be, in place to restrict harmful activities that jeopardize the mitigation. Last updated July 30, 2021 at 4:16 PM
Ohio Rev Code § 6111.028 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6111 | Water Pollution Control|Section 6111.028 | Discharge of Dredged Material Into Isolated Wetlands.

Effective: July 17, 2001|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 231 - 124th General Assembly|(A) The discharge of dredged material into isolated wetlands is subject to sections 6111.021 to 6111.027 of the Revised Code.(B) As used in this section:(1) "Discharge of dredged material" has the same meaning as in 33 CFR 323.2 as effective February 16, 2001.(2) "Dredged material" means material that is excavated or dredged from isolated wetlands. "Dredged material" does not include material resulting from normal farming, silviculture, and ranching activities, such as plowing, cultivating, seeding, and harvesting, for production of food, fiber, and forest products.
Ohio Rev Code § 6111.031 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6111 | Water Pollution Control|Section 6111.031 | Modification of Terms and Conditions of Permit.

Effective: July 25, 1980|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 766 - 113th General Assembly|(A) The director of environmental protection, where consistent with the "Federal Water Pollution Control Act," may modify the terms and conditions of a permit or issue a permit upon conditions at variance from a national effluent limitation set under section 301 of the "Federal Water Pollution Control Act" upon application filed therefor after July 1, 1977, and a showing satisfactory to the director that such modified terms and conditions (1) will require the maximum use of technology within the economic capability of the owner or operator, and (2) will result in reasonable further progress toward the elimination of the discharge of sewage, industrial waste, and other wastes into the waters of the state.(B) The director may, after opportunity for a public hearing in accordance with section 3745.07 of the Revised Code, issue a permit upon conditions at variance from a national or state effluent limitation for the thermal component of a discharge, upon a showing satisfactory to the director that the national or state limitation for the thermal component is more stringent than necessary to assure the protection and propagation of a balanced, indigenous population of shellfish, fish, and wildlife in and on the body of water into which the discharge is made or is to be made. If the director so finds, he shall impose a limitation on the thermal component, as a condition of the permit, that will assure the protection and propogation of a balanced, indigenous population of shellfish, fish, and wildlife in and on the body of water into which the discharge is made or is to be made, taking into account the interaction of such thermal component with sewage, industrial waste, or other wastes, and including a margin of safety that takes into account any lack of knowledge concerning the development of thermal water quality criteria for such purposes.
Ohio Rev Code § 6111.037 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6111 | Water Pollution Control|Section 6111.037 | Nonpoint Source Pollution Management Fund.

Effective: September 29, 2013|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly|(A) For purposes of state nonpoint source pollution management and pursuant to section 319 of the "Federal Water Pollution Control Act," the director of environmental protection may enter into agreements to receive grant moneys for nonpoint source pollution management for deposit into the state treasury to the credit of the water quality protection fund created in section 6111.0381 of the Revised Code. The director may enter into agreements to make grants of moneys credited to the fund under this section, including, without limitation, passthrough grants to other state departments or agencies. (B) The director shall periodically prepare and, by rules adopted under division (O) of section 6111.036 of the Revised Code, establish a priority system for identifying activities eligible for assistance under this section. The priority system shall ensure that financial assistance available under this section is first provided to:(1) Control particularly difficult or serious nonpoint source pollution problems, including, without limitation, problems resulting from mining activities;(2) Implement innovative methods or practices for controlling nonpoint sources of pollution, including, without limitation, regulatory programs that the director determines are appropriate;(3) Control interstate nonpoint source pollution problems;(4) Implement ground and surface water quality protection activities that the director determines are part of a comprehensive nonpoint source pollution control program, which activities include research, planning, water quality assessments, demonstration programs, enforcement, technical assistance, education, and training to protect water quality from nonpoint sources of pollution.
Ohio Rev Code § 6111.038 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6111 | Water Pollution Control|Section 6111.038 | Surface Water Protection Fund.

Effective: September 29, 2011|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly|There is hereby created in the state treasury the surface water protection fund, consisting of moneys distributed to it. The director of environmental protection shall use moneys in the fund solely for administration and implementation of surface water protection programs, including at least programs required under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and programs necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. Those programs shall include at least the development of water quality standards; the development of wasteload allocations; the establishment of water quality-based effluent limits; the monitoring and analysis of chemical, physical, and biological surface water quality; the issuance, modification, and renewal of NPDES permits and permits to install; the ensurance of compliance with permit conditions; the management and oversight of pretreatment programs; the provision of technical assistance to publicly owned treatment works; and the administration of the water pollution control loan fund created in section 6111.036 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 6111.039 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6111 | Water Pollution Control|Section 6111.039 | Class B Sludge Rules Requiring the Posting of Notice Regarding the Land Application.

Effective: March 17, 2000|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 197 - 123rd General Assembly|The director of environmental protection shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code requiring the posting of notice regarding the land application of sludge that is classified as class B sludge under 40 C.F.R. 503.
Ohio Rev Code § 6111.0381 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6111 | Water Pollution Control|Section 6111.0381 | Water Quality Protection Fund.

Effective: June 30, 2007|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 119 - 127th General Assembly|There is hereby created in the state treasury the water quality protection fund. The fund shall consist of federal grants, including grants made pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and contributions made to the environmental protection agency for water quality protection and restoration. The director of environmental protection shall use money in the fund for water quality protection and restoration.
Ohio Rev Code § 6111.0382 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6111 | Water Pollution Control|Section 6111.0382 | Surface Water Improvement Fund.

Effective: September 5, 2012|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 294 - 129th General Assembly|(A) There is hereby created in the state treasury the surface water improvement fund. The fund shall include, but is not limited to, money derived from any of the following: (1) Payments, contributions, and donations made to the environmental protection agency for water quality restoration and protection projects;(2) Payments made under an in-lieu fee mitigation program established by the agency under section 6111.025 of the Revised Code;(3) Funds for supplemental environmental projects for water quality improvements required by orders of the director of environmental protection, settlement agreements, consent decrees, or court orders;(4) Mitigation fees for impacts to waters of the state for mitigation not required by the United States environmental protection agency or the United States army corps of engineers.(B) Money in the fund shall be used by the director to complete water quality protection and restoration projects. The director may enter into contracts and agreements, including grant agreements with federal, state, or local government agencies, environmental nonprofit organizations, and universities, for purposes of those projects.(C) If the agency becomes an approved sponsor of a federal in-lieu fee mitigation program in accordance with 33 C.F.R. 332, money for the federally approved program may be maintained in the fund, provided that the money is segregated from all other money in the fund.
Ohio Rev Code § 6111.041 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6111 | Water Pollution Control|Section 6111.041 | Standards of Water Quality.

Effective: July 25, 1980|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 766 - 113th General Assembly|In furtherance of sections 6111.01 to 6111.08 of the Revised Code, the director of environmental protection shall adopt standards of water quality to be applicable to the waters of the state. Such standards shall be adopted pursuant to a schedule established, and from time to time amended, by the director, to apply to the various waters of the state, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. Such standards shall be adopted in accordance with section 303 of the "Federal Water Pollution Control Act" and shall be designed to improve and maintain the quality of such waters for the purpose of protecting the public health and welfare, and to enable the present and planned use of such waters for public water supplies, industrial and agricultural needs, propagation of fish, aquatic life, and wildlife, and recreational purposes. Such standards may be amended from time to time as determined by the director. Prior to establishing, amending, or repealing standards of water quality the director shall, after due notice, conduct public hearings thereon. Notice of hearings shall specify the waters to which the standards relate, and the time, date, and place of hearing.Standards of quality for the waters of the state, or any amendment or repeal thereof, become effective upon adoption by the director. The director shall implement the standards so established in the issuance, revocation, modification, or denial of permits.
Ohio Rev Code § 6111.042 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches|Chapter 6111 | Water Pollution Control|Section 6111.042 | Rules Requiring Compliance With Federal Water Pollution Control Act.

Effective: March 17, 2000|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 197 - 123rd General Assembly|In accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the director of environmental protection shall adopt and enforce, and may modify and rescind, rules setting forth and requiring compliance with national effluent limitations, national standards of performance for new sources, national toxic and pretreatment effluent standards, and national sludge use and disposal standards, as necessary in order to ensure compliance with sections 301, 306, 307, and 405 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. No person shall violate any such rule, except in compliance with the terms and conditions of a permit issued under section 6111.03 of the Revised Code.To the extent the effluent limitations adopted by the administrator of the United States environmental protection agency pursuant to section 304 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act are inapplicable, the director may establish on a case-by-case basis effluent limitations in a permit issued under section 6111.03 of the Revised Code, based upon best professional judgment. In establishing such effluent limitations, the director shall take both of the following into consideration:(A) The appropriate technology for the category or class of point sources of which the applicant is a member, based on all available information, including the administrator's draft or proposed development documents or guidance; the total cost of achieving the limitations in relation to the effluent reduction benefits to be achieved; the age of equipment and facilities involved; the process employed; the engineering aspects of the application of various types of control techniques and process changes; nonwater quality environmental impact, including energy requirements; and other factors that would have been appropriate for the administrator to consider pursuant to section 304 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act;(B) As to the applicant for the permit, any unique factors regarding the considerations set forth in division (A) of this section.