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Ohio Rev Code § 1521.14 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1521 | Division of Water Resources|Section 1521.14 | Action to Enforce National Flood Insurance Program Standards.

Effective: January 1, 2016|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly|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 that is one of the following:(A) Located in a county or municipal corporation that is not listed by the chief of the division of water resources as being in compliance under division (D)(1) of section 1521.18 of the Revised Code;(B) Funded, financed, undertaken, or preempted by a state agency.
Ohio Rev Code § 1521.15 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1521 | Division of Water Resources|Section 1521.15 | Water Resources Inventory - Long-Term Water Resources Plan for Lake Erie Drainage Basin.

Effective: January 1, 2016|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly|(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 information concerning the water resources of this state, including, but not limited to, information on the location, type, quantity, and use of those resources and the location, type, and quantity of consumptive use and diversion of the water resources. The water resources inventory also shall include, without limitation, information to assist in determining the reasonableness of water use and sharing under common law, promoting reasonable use and development of water resources, and resolving water use conflicts.All agencies of the state shall cooperate with the chief in the development and maintenance of the inventory.(B) The chief shall cooperate with the other great lakes states and provinces to develop a common base of data regarding the management of the water resources of the Lake Erie drainage basin and to establish systematic arrangements for the exchange of those data.
Ohio Rev Code § 1521.17 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1521 | Division of Water Resources|Section 1521.17 | Determination of Reasonableness of Use of Water.

Effective: July 18, 1990|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 476 - 118th General Assembly|(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 858 of the Restatement (Second) of Torts of the American law institute, all of the following factors shall be considered, without limitation, in determining whether a particular use of water is reasonable:(1) The purpose of the use;(2) The suitability of the use to the watercourse, lake, or aquifer;(3) The economic value of the use;(4) The social value of the use;(5) The extent and amount of the harm it causes;(6) The practicality of avoiding the harm by adjusting the use or method of use of one person or the other;(7) The practicality of adjusting the quantity of water used by each person;(8) The protection of existing values of water uses, land, investments, and enterprises;(9) The justice of requiring the user causing harm to bear the loss.(C) In any determination of reasonable use of water under common law in which prior use is a factor, it shall be conclusive that one use is prior to another in the quantity claimed if the date of registration of one facility providing such use under section 1521.16 of the Revised Code is prior to that of another facility.If a use of water in which prior use is a factor is by means of a facility having the capacity to withdraw one hundred thousand gallons or less of water per day and the facility is not registered under division (B) of that section, prior use shall be based on historic information and documentation provided by any person.
Ohio Rev Code § 1521.20 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1521 | Division of Water Resources|Section 1521.20 | Duties of Director.

Effective: January 1, 2016|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly|(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 under division (A)(1) of this section. In doing so, the director shall make every effort to optimize the utilization of dredging resources to maximize the amount of sediment removal from any inland lake that serves a watershed in distress and that is subject to a lake facility authority created under Chapter 353. of the Revised Code. (3) Increase the amount of time and resources expended on the dredging of inland lakes in order to meet the needs identified under division (A)(1) of this section and administer the plan developed under division (A)(2) of this section. (B) The director may enter into contracts or agreements with other entities for the purposes of this section if doing so will assist in maximizing any of the dredging operations.
Ohio Rev Code § 1521.21 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1521 | Division of Water Resources|Section 1521.21 | Rules.

Effective: October 17, 2019|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly|(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 1521.36 of the Revised Code do not affect common law riparian rights.
Ohio Rev Code § 1521.231 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1521 | Division of Water Resources|Section 1521.231 | Consultation on Application for Major Increase in Withdrawal of Waters With Other Great Lakes States and Provinces and International Commission.

Effective: October 17, 2019|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly|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 resources shall notify the governors and premiers of the other great lakes states and provinces, the appropriate water management agencies of those states and provinces, and, when appropriate, the international joint commission and shall solicit their comments and concerns regarding the application. In the event of an objection to the proposed consumptive use, the chief shall consult with the affected great lakes states and provinces to consider the issues involved and seek mutually agreeable recommendations. Before rendering a decision on the permit application, the chief shall consider the concerns, comments, and recommendations of the other great lakes states and provinces and the international joint commission.
Ohio Rev Code § 1521.24 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1521 | Division of Water Resources|Section 1521.24 | Form for Proposal to Withdraw Ground Water.

Effective: October 17, 2019|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly|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 hydrologic map consisting of a single map using the most recent USGS 7.5 minute topographic maps at a scale of 1:24,000 as a base or other approved format that shows all of the information described in section 1521.25 of the Revised Code; (B) A hydrogeologic description in sufficient detail to determine the cone of depression for the proposed withdrawal that includes all of the information described in section 1521.26 of the Revised Code; (C) A steady state ground water model that defines the projected cone of depression for the proposed withdrawal that complies with section 1521.27 of the Revised Code;  (D) Alternative water supply information that includes an analysis of the availability and suitability of alternative water supply sources that will be utilized to fulfill the water supply replacement provisions of section 1521.35 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 1521.25 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1521 | Division of Water Resources|Section 1521.25 | Notations on Hydrologic Map.

Effective: October 17, 2019|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly|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 division (E) of section 1521.26 of the Revised Code; (D) The location of and assigned identification number for the selected water supply wells identified in division (D) of section 1521.26 of the Revised Code and all other water sources used for domestic, agricultural, or industrial use within the proposed withdrawal area and hydrologic study area; (E) The location of any well, well field, reservoir, river, and water source not identified under division (D) of this section on or within the hydrologic study area that is used for a public water supply and the location of any facility registered under section 1521.16 of the Revised Code on or within the hydrologic study area;  (F) Any additional information that the chief of the division of water resources may require based on site-specific conditions.
Ohio Rev Code § 1521.27 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1521 | Division of Water Resources|Section 1521.27 | Steady State Ground Water Model.

Effective: October 17, 2019|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly|(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 consistent with American society for testing and materials international standards. (2) It is in the form of a three-dimensional ground water flow model utilizing finite difference modeling software or other modeling software acceptable to the chief of the division of water resources. (B) The applicant shall submit the model results in a format prescribed by the chief. The applicant shall include detailed explanations of the hydrologic and geologic parameters used to construct the model, including all of the following: (1) The saturated thickness of each aquifer; (2) The elevation of the static water level or potentiometric surface of each aquifer; (3) Whether each aquifer is confined or unconfined; (4) The pumping water level elevation at steady state conditions.
Ohio Rev Code § 1521.28 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1521 | Division of Water Resources|Section 1521.28 | Establishment of Geographic Area.

Effective: October 17, 2019|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly|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 withdrawal of ground water. However, the chief may designate a different contour line based upon water resource availability, seasonal variations, other water users in the hydrologic study area, or other ground water data available.
Ohio Rev Code § 1521.30 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1521 | Division of Water Resources|Section 1521.30 | Annual Report.

Effective: October 17, 2019|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly|(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 issued under section 1521.29 of the Revised Code withdraws ground water, the chief may require the continued monitoring and reporting of water levels in each aquifer via existing wells or new monitoring wells drilled by the permittee. (C) With regard to a permit issued under section 1521.29 of the Revised Code, the permittee, at least once every five years, shall certify to the chief that the facility for which the permit has been issued is in compliance with the permit.  (D) The chief shall adopt rules for the transfer of permits issued under section 1521.29 of the Revised Code. The chief may allow a permit to be transferred on the condition that the quantity of water withdrawn not be increased and that the purposes of the withdrawal not be changed.
Ohio Rev Code § 1521.31 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1521 | Division of Water Resources|Section 1521.31 | Submission of Revised Ground Water Model.

Effective: October 17, 2019|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly|(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 applies: (1) The permittee's reported ground water monitoring data conflicts with the permittee's ground water model. (2) The results of the division of water resources' investigation of any written complaint under section 1521.36 of the Revised Code indicate that the permittee's withdrawal caused the diminution or interruption of a person's water supply. (B) If so required under division (A) of this section, the permittee shall submit the revised ground water modeling using additional data that reflects the permittee's impact on ground water. Based upon the revised ground water modeling and additional data, the chief may amend the permit to decrease the withdrawal or establish a revised projected cone of depression.  (C) A permittee may request the chief to amend a permit issued under section 1521.29 of the Revised Code when another ground water user affects or has the potential to affect the projected cone of depression. The permittee shall submit with the request a revised ground water model using additional data that reflects the other ground water user's impact on ground water. Based on the revised ground water model and additional data, the chief may establish a revised projected cone of depression and amend the permit accordingly.
Ohio Rev Code § 1521.32 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1521 | Division of Water Resources|Section 1521.32 | Suspension of Permit.

Effective: October 17, 2019|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly|(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 water under the permit will endanger the public health, safety, or welfare; (2) That the withdrawal or consumptive use of water will result in a significant lowering of the water level within an aquifer, the overdrafting of an aquifer, or the imminent threat of irreparable material damage to an aquifer such that the aquifer will no longer yield the amount of water it did before the withdrawal or consumptive use. (B) Before suspending a permit, the chief shall make a reasonable attempt to notify the permittee that the chief intends to suspend the permit. If the attempt fails, notification shall be given as soon as practicable following the suspension. (C) Within five days after the suspension, the chief shall provide the permittee an opportunity for a hearing. At the hearing the permittee may present evidence that the continued withdrawal or consumptive use of water is warranted because the reasons for suspension specified in division (A) of this section do not apply. (D) Prior to the expiration of a suspended permit, a permittee may request the chief to amend the suspended permit. The chief may amend the permit and allow the withdrawal or consumptive use of water under it to be resumed if the chief determines that, under the amended permit, the reasons for suspension specified in division (A) of this section will no longer apply. (E)(1) Any six or more residents of this state may petition the chief for an investigation of a withdrawal of water resources that they allege is in violation of a permit issued under section 1521.29 of the Revised Code. (2) In the petition, the petitioners shall identify the permittee and detail the reasons why the petitioners believe that grounds exist for the suspension of the permit under this section or the revocation of the permit under section 1521.33 of the Revised Code.  (3) Upon receipt of the petition, the chief shall send a copy to the permittee and, within sixty days, make a determination whether grounds exist for suspension of the permit under this section or revocation of the permit under section 1521.33 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 1521.33 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1521 | Division of Water Resources|Section 1521.33 | Revocation of Permit.

Effective: October 17, 2019|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly|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 endanger the public health, safety, or welfare. (B) The withdrawal or consumptive use of water will result in a significant lowering of the water level within an aquifer, the overdrafting of an aquifer, or the imminent threat of irreparable material damage to an aquifer such that the aquifer will no longer yield the amount of water it did before the withdrawal or consumptive use.  (C) The permittee has violated, is violating, or is threatening to violate any provision in sections 1521.23 to 1521.36 of the Revised Code, rules adopted under those sections, or a permit or order issued under those sections.
Ohio Rev Code § 1521.34 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1521 | Division of Water Resources|Section 1521.34 | Notice to Public Water System Permittee.

Effective: October 17, 2019|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly|(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 permittee that is a public water system to decrease its withdrawal, or prior to revoking, suspending, or amending the public water system's permit issued under section 1521.29 of the Revised Code. Nothing in this section affects a public water system's obligation to comply with Chapter 6109. of the Revised Code and the rules adopted under it.
Ohio Rev Code § 1521.36 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1521 | Division of Water Resources|Section 1521.36 | Owners Outside Geographic Area; Complaint.

Effective: October 17, 2019|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly|(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 division of water resources if both of the following apply: (1) The owner obtains all or part of the owner's water supply for domestic, agricultural, industrial, or other legitimate use from ground water. (2) There is a diminution or interruption of that water supply. The owner shall include in the complaint the owner's name, address, and telephone number. (B) If the chief receives the written complaint submitted under division (A) of this section, upon receipt the chief shall send the permittee a copy of the complaint. If the permittee receives the written complaint, upon receipt the permittee shall send the chief a copy of the complaint. (C) The chief shall investigate the complaint. Upon completion of the investigation, the chief shall send the results of the investigation to the permittee and to the owner that submitted the complaint.  (D) The owner that submitted the complaint may resolve the diminution or interruption of the owner's water supply with the permittee or may commence a civil action for that purpose.
Ohio Rev Code § 1521.40 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1521 | Division of Water Resources|Section 1521.40 | Violation; Remedies.

Effective: September 30, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly|(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 an injunction or other appropriate legal or equitable action against any person who has violated, is violating, or is threatening to 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. (C) A person who violates 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 is liable to the chief for any costs incurred by the division of water resources in investigating, mitigating, minimizing, removing, or abating the violation and conditions caused by it. The chief also may assess a civil penalty of not more than five thousand dollars per day for each day a violation occurs of 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. (D) Upon the request of the chief, the attorney general shall bring a civil action against the responsible person to recover those costs and civil penalties in the court of common pleas of Franklin county. Money recovered under this division for violations of sections 1521.06 to 1521.063 of the Revised Code, any rule or order adopted or issued under those sections, or any term or condition of a permit issued under those sections shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the dam safety fund created in section 1521.06 of the Revised Code. Money recovered under this division for violations of sections 1521.16 and 1521.22 to 1521.35 of the Revised Code, any rule or order adopted or issued under those sections, or any term or condition of a permit issued under those sections shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the water management fund created in section 1521.22 of the Revised Code. Last updated August 4, 2021 at 3:03 PM