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Ohio Rev Code § 1521.99 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1521 | Division of Water Resources|Section 1521.99 | Penalty.

Effective: September 30, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly|(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 management fund created in section 1521.22 of the Revised Code. (B) Whoever violates section 1521.06 or 1521.062 of the Revised Code shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars for each offense. Each day of violation constitutes a separate offense. All fines collected pursuant to this division shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the dam safety fund created in section 1521.06 of the Revised Code. (C) Whoever violates section 1521.22 of the Revised Code or the terms or conditions of a permit issued under that section shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars for each day of violation. All fines collected pursuant to this division shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the water management fund created in section 1521.22 of the Revised Code. (D) Whoever violates section 1521.23 of the Revised Code or the terms or conditions of a permit issued under section 1521.29 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 management fund created in section 1521.22 of the Revised Code. Last updated August 4, 2021 at 3:06 PM
Ohio Rev Code § 1522.02 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1522 | Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact|Section 1522.02 | Governor as State Administrator of Compact.

Effective: December 8, 2008|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 416 - 127th General Assembly|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 lakes-st. Lawrence river basin water resources council and voting on matters before the council in the governor's absence. The governor shall do all of the following as administrator:(A) Receive copies of all agreements that are entered into pursuant to the compact by this state or its political subdivisions and other states or their political subdivisions;(B) Consult with, advise, and aid this state, other states, and political subdivisions in the formulation of such agreements;(C) Make any recommendations to the general assembly, legislatures of other states, governmental agencies, and political subdivisions that the governor considers desirable in order to effectuate the purposes of the compact;(D) Consult with and cooperate with the compact administrators of other states that are parties to the compact.
Ohio Rev Code § 1522.03 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1522 | Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact|Section 1522.03 | Implementation and Enforcement of Compact.

Effective: January 1, 2016|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly|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 the great lakes-st. Lawrence river basin water resources compact and take appropriate actions to effectuate its purposes and intent;(C) Adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code for the development, implementation, administration, and enforcement of any permit program established under this chapter.Rules adopted under this section shall be no more stringent than the great lakes-st. Lawrence river basin water resources compact. The chief shall convene a working group consisting of parties with interests in Lake Erie, the Lake Erie watershed, and the great lakes-st. Lawrence river basin water resources compact. The working group shall consult with the chief regarding the adoption of rules under this section.
Ohio Rev Code § 1522.04 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1522 | Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact|Section 1522.04 | Legislative Authorization for Vote on Standard of Review.

Effective: December 8, 2008|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 416 - 127th General Assembly|(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 the general assembly for the vote. The governor or the governor's alternate shall obtain the authorization via a concurrent resolution adopted or bill enacted by the general assembly. The governor or the governor's alternate shall exercise the vote consistent with the terms of the general assembly's authorization. The procedures established in this section are material requirements for adoption of any such regulation in accordance with Section 3.1 of the compact and Ohio's respective statutory authority and procedures. (B) No regulation duly adopted as provided for in Section 3.1 of the compact that amends or revises the standard of review and decision as set forth in the compact may be adopted by the director of natural resources unless the regulation is first approved by the general assembly in the same manner as a statutory enactment.
Ohio Rev Code § 1522.05 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1522 | Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact|Section 1522.05 | Organization and Operation of Water Resources Council.

Effective: January 1, 2016|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly|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 of the compact. Agencies of the state are hereby authorized to cooperate with the council.The chief of the division of water resources shall adopt voluntary watershedwide goals, objectives, and standards for water conservation and efficiency consistent with Section 4.2 of the great lakes-st. Lawrence river basin water resources compact.
Ohio Rev Code § 1522.06 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1522 | Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact|Section 1522.06 | Incorporation of Water Into Product as Consumptive Use.

Effective: December 8, 2008|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 416 - 127th General Assembly|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 consumptive use and does not constitute a diversion for purposes of the great lakes-st. Lawrence river basin water resources compact. A proposal to withdraw water and remove it from the basin in a container greater than five and seven-tenths gallons in capacity shall be treated as a proposal for a diversion as provided under Section 4.12.10 of the great lakes-st. Lawrence river basin water resources compact.
Ohio Rev Code § 1522.08 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1522 | Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact|Section 1522.08 | Private Property Rights Not Abrogated by Compact.

Effective: December 8, 2008|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 416 - 127th General Assembly|(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 Revised Code or the common law of this state. In addition, it is the intent and understanding of the general assembly that the enactment of the great lakes-st. Lawrence river basin water resources compact does not confer or extend any public trust rights and does not confer any proprietary ownership rights to the state or any public entity over the ground water or surface water in the great lakes-st. Lawrence river basin in this state. (B) It is the intent and understanding of the general assembly that the great lakes-st. Lawrence river basin water resources compact does not create any cause of action that may be brought against any person beyond those causes of action that are specifically authorized under Section 7.3 of the compact.
Ohio Rev Code § 1522.101 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1522 | Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact|Section 1522.101 | References to Source Watershed or the Lake Erie Source Watershed.

Effective: October 17, 2019|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly|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 § 1522.11 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1522 | Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact|Section 1522.11 | Permit for New or Increased Diversion of Water Out of Lake Erie Watershed.

Effective: October 17, 2019|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly|(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 application for such a permit shall be submitted to the chief on a form that the chief prescribes. An application shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of one thousand dollars, which shall be credited to the water management fund created in section 1521.22 of the Revised Code.  (B) The chief shall approve a permit application submitted under this section only if the chief determines that it meets the criteria required to qualify as an exception to the prohibition against diversions established in Section 4.9 of the compact. The chief shall issue or deny a permit through issuance of an order.
Ohio Rev Code § 1522.121 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1522 | Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact|Section 1522.121 | Submission for Withdrawing Ground Water.

Effective: October 17, 2019|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly|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 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 1521.122 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 1522.123 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 1522.124 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 1522.24 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 1522.122 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1522 | Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact|Section 1522.122 | 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 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 division (E) of section 1522.123 of the Revised Code; (D) The location of and assigned identification number for the selected water supply wells identified in division (D) of section 1522.123 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 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 § 1522.124 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1522 | Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact|Section 1522.124 | 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 1522.121 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 § 1522.125 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1522 | Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact|Section 1522.125 | 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 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 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 § 1522.13 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1522 | Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact|Section 1522.13 | Issuance of Withdrawal and Consumptive Use Permit; Requirements.

Effective: October 17, 2019|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly|(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 decision-making standard established in Section 4.11.2 of the compact, the chief shall require that a withdrawal or consumptive use will be implemented so as to ensure that the withdrawal or consumptive use will result in no significant individual or cumulative adverse impacts on the quantity or quality of the waters and water dependent natural resources of the great lakes basin considered as a whole or of the Lake Erie source watershed considered as a whole. As part of the evaluation of a permit application under Section 4.11.2 of the compact, the chief shall do all of the following: (1) Rely on the best generally accepted scientific methods appropriate for this state derived from professionally accepted resources and practices; (2) Consider the long-term mean annual inflow and outflow of the Lake Erie source watershed; (3) Consider the withdrawal and the portion of the withdrawal that is not returned to the Lake Erie source watershed. (C) Impacts of a withdrawal or consumptive use on the quantity or quality of waters and water dependent natural resources of more localized areas that affect less than the great lakes basin considered as a whole or the Lake Erie source watershed considered as a whole shall be considered as a part of the evaluation of whether a proposed withdrawal or consumptive use is reasonable as provided in Section 4.11.5 of the compact. (D) The chief shall not submit an application for a withdrawal and consumptive use permit for regional review under Section 4.5.2(c)(ii) of the compact to the regional body as defined in Section 1.2 of the compact unless regional review is agreed to by the applicant. (E) Nothing in sections 1522.10 to 1522.30 of the Revised Code shall be construed to affect, limit, diminish, or impair any rights validly established and existing under the laws of this state as of December 8, 2008, including, but not limited to, sections 1506.10 and 1521.17 of the Revised Code, or to limit a person's right to the reasonable use of ground water, water in a lake, or any other watercourse in contravention of Section 19b of Article I, Ohio Constitution.
Ohio Rev Code § 1522.131 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1522 | Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact|Section 1522.131 | Experimental Use Permits.

Effective: January 1, 2016|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly|(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 economic growth and job creation, the chief of the division of water resources, with the approval of the director of natural resources, may issue experimental use permits. An experimental use permit may be issued in lieu of a withdrawal and consumptive use permit as determined appropriate by the chief.(B) An experimental use permit may be issued if all of the following apply:(1) The experimental use is reasonable based on a consideration of the factors specified in Section 4.11.5 of the compact.(2) The experimental use will use no more water than is necessary to determine the effectiveness and economic feasibility of the experimental use.(3) The experimental use does not reduce the protection afforded the waters and water dependent natural resources of the source watershed as defined in the compact below what is provided in this chapter and rules adopted under it.(C) The chief may refuse to issue an experimental use permit if the chief determines that the proposed use will result in significant individual or cumulative adverse impacts on the quantity or quality of the waters and water dependent natural resources of the great lakes basin considered as a whole or the Lake Erie source watershed considered as a whole.(D) The chief shall issue or deny a permit under this section through issuance of an order.(E) The chief shall establish the terms and conditions of an experimental use permit and may suspend such a permit, at any time, if the chief finds that its terms or conditions are being violated or that its terms and conditions are inadequate to avoid significant individual or cumulative adverse impacts on the quantity or quality of the waters and water dependent natural resources of the great lakes basin considered as a whole or the Lake Erie source watershed considered as a whole.(F) An experimental use permit issued under this section shall expire not later than twenty-four months after the date of issuance of the permit.
Ohio Rev Code § 1522.16 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1522 | Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact|Section 1522.16 | Petitions Regarding Baseline Reports.

Effective: January 1, 2016|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly|(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 of the amount of a withdrawal and consumptive use or other information included in the baseline report regarding the facility if the owner or operator believes that the information is incorrect.(2) The chief shall issue an order either approving or disapproving a petition submitted under this section. The chief shall issue the order based on a thorough examination of the circumstances concerning the petition.(3) The chief shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that establish procedures for the submission of petitions under this division.(B) With regard to the nonuse of a baseline facility's or a facility's withdrawal and consumptive use capacity, not later than sixty days after the time period specified in division (B)(1) or (2) or (I)(1) or (2) of section 1522.10 of the Revised Code, the owner or operator of the facility may request an extension from the chief to retain the facility's active status. The request shall be made in a manner prescribed by the chief. The chief shall determine the appropriate terms and conditions of the extension, if approved, based on information submitted by the owner or operator. The chief shall issue an order approving or disapproving the request and shall do so in a manner prescribed by the chief.