Effective: October 17, 2019
Latest Legislation: House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly
(A) Except as provided in divisions (D) and (E) of this section, no person shall allow a facility that the person owns or operates to withdraw waters of the state in an amount that would result in a new or increased consumptive use of more than an average of two million gallons of water per day in any thirty-day period without first obtaining a permit from the chief of the division of water resources under section 1521.29 of the Revised Code.
(B) Prior to developing a new or increased withdrawal or consumptive use capacity that would facilitate a withdrawal requiring a permit under section 1521.29 of the Revised Code, an owner or operator of a facility shall submit an application for a permit to the chief on a form the chief prescribes. The applicant shall declare and document all of the following in the application:
(1) The facility's current withdrawal capacity per day if the withdrawal is to occur at a facility already in operation;
(2) The total new or increased daily withdrawal capacity proposed for the facility;
(3) The locations and sources of water proposed to be withdrawn;
(4) The locations of proposed discharges or return flows;
(5) The locations and nature of proposed consumptive uses;
(6) The estimated average annual and monthly volumes and rates of withdrawal;
(7) The estimated average annual and monthly volumes and rates of consumptive use;
(8) The effects the withdrawal is anticipated to have with respect to existing uses of water resources;
(9) A description of other ways the applicant's need for water may be satisfied if the application is denied or modified;
(10) A description of the conservation practices the applicant intends to follow;
(11) All information required under sections 1521.24 to 1521.27 of the Revised Code if the sources of water for the proposed withdrawal are ground water;
(12) Any other information the chief may require by rule.
(C) Each application shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of one thousand dollars, which shall be credited to the water management fund created under section 1521.22 of the Revised Code.
(D) A major utility facility that is subject to regulation under Chapter 4906. of the Revised Code, a facility that is subject to regulation under Chapter 1514. of the Revised Code, or a facility that is required to obtain a permit under sections 1522.10 to 1522.30 of the Revised Code need not obtain a permit under section 1521.29 of the Revised Code.
(E) A public water system, as defined in section 6109.01 of the Revised Code, that withdraws waters of the state in an amount that would result in a new or increased consumptive use of more than two million gallons per day need not obtain a permit under section 1521.29 of the Revised Code if one of the following applies:
(1) The public water system was in operation on June 29, 1988, and no substantial changes in the design capacity are proposed for that system.
(2) A public water system that is proposed to be constructed or installed, or an existing system for which changes are proposed, encompasses only water distribution facilities.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources
Chapter 1521 | Division of Water Resources
Section 1521.01 | Definitions.
Section 1521.03 | Chief of Division - Powers and Duties.
Section 1521.04 | Use of Water Management Fund.
Section 1521.05 | Well Construction Logs - Well Sealing Reports.
Section 1521.06 | Construction Permits for Dams or Levees Required; Exceptions.
Section 1521.062 | Inspection of Dams and Levees.
Section 1521.063 | Annual Inspection Fee.
Section 1521.064 | Administrative Rules for Exemption From Inspections.
Section 1521.07 | Right of Entry.
Section 1521.09 | Reservoirs - Reduction of Assessed Valuation.
Section 1521.10 | Landowner to Submit Plans.
Section 1521.11 | Certification.
Section 1521.12 | Approval of Plans.
Section 1521.13 | Floodplain Management Activities.
Section 1521.14 | Action to Enforce National Flood Insurance Program Standards.
Section 1521.17 | Determination of Reasonableness of Use of Water.
Section 1521.18 | Floodplain Management Ordinance or Resolution.
Section 1521.20 | Duties of Director.
Section 1521.23 | Applying for Permit for Major Increase in Withdrawal of Waters of State.
Section 1521.24 | Form for Proposal to Withdraw Ground Water.
Section 1521.25 | Notations on Hydrologic Map.
Section 1521.26 | Accompanying Documentation With Hydrogeologic Description.
Section 1521.27 | Steady State Ground Water Model.
Section 1521.28 | Establishment of Geographic Area.
Section 1521.29 | Determinations for Application Approval.
Section 1521.30 | Annual Report.
Section 1521.31 | Submission of Revised Ground Water Model.
Section 1521.32 | Suspension of Permit.
Section 1521.33 | Revocation of Permit.
Section 1521.34 | Notice to Public Water System Permittee.
Section 1521.35 | Owners Within Geographic Area; Diminution or Interruption Water Supply; Complaint.
Section 1521.36 | Owners Outside Geographic Area; Complaint.