Effective: December 8, 2008 Latest Legislation: House Bill 416 – 127th General Assembly The “great lakes-st. Lawrence river basin water resources compact,” which has been negotiated by representatives of this state and the states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, and Wisconsin and the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is hereby ratified, enacted into law, and […]
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 […]
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; […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
Effective: October 17, 2019 Latest Legislation: House Bill 166 – 133rd General Assembly As used in sections 1522.10 to 1522.30 of the Revised Code: (A) “Baseline facility” means a facility identified in the baseline report or a facility added to the baseline report under section 1522.16 of the Revised Code. (B) “Baseline facility abandonment” means […]
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.
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 […]
Effective: October 17, 2019 Latest Legislation: House Bill 166 – 133rd General Assembly (A) For purposes of the compact, the owner or operator of a facility within the Lake Erie watershed that is not otherwise exempt under section 1522.14 of the Revised Code shall obtain a withdrawal and consumptive use permit from the chief of […]
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 […]
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 […]
Effective: October 17, 2019 Latest Legislation: House Bill 166 – 133rd General Assembly An applicant shall include all of the following with the hydrogeologic description required under division (B) of section 1522.121 of the Revised Code: (A) A detailed description of the geology within the proposed withdrawal and hydrologic study area down to the lowest […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Effective: October 17, 2019 Latest Legislation: House Bill 166 – 133rd General Assembly The following are exempt from the requirement to obtain a withdrawal and consumptive use permit: (A) A facility or proposed facility that has a withdrawal and consumptive use capacity or proposed capacity below the threshold amounts established in divisions (A)(1) to (3) […]
Effective: October 17, 2019 Latest Legislation: House Bill 166 – 133rd General Assembly (A)(1) Transfer of a withdrawal and consumptive use permit upon the sale or transfer of a facility may occur so long as the location of the facility, the source of water, and the withdrawal and consumptive use capacities do not change. Transfer […]
