Effective: November 26, 1997
Latest Legislation: House Bill 321 - 122nd General Assembly
To the extent required by the Safe Drinking Water Act, the director of environmental protection may adopt, amend, and rescind rules pursuant to section 6109.04 of the Revised Code providing for the administrative assessment and collection of monetary penalties for failure to comply with this chapter or rules adopted under it. For public water systems serving populations of more than ten thousand, a monetary penalty assessed under this section shall be not less than one thousand dollars for each day of each violation, but in no case shall the total amount of monetary penalty exceed ten thousand dollars per violation. For public water systems serving populations of ten thousand or fewer, the rules adopted under this section shall establish a methodology for calculating the monetary penalty based on the size of the system, the threat to public health presented by the failure to comply, and other factors that may be necessary to ensure compliance with this chapter and rules adopted under it, but in no case shall the total amount of monetary penalty exceed two thousand five hundred dollars per violation. For the purposes of this section, the director may require the submission of compliance schedules and related information.
Any orders, payments, sanctions, or other requirements imposed pursuant to rules adopted under this section are in addition to any other orders, payments, sanctions, or requirements issued or imposed under this chapter and rules adopted under it and shall not affect any civil or criminal enforcement proceedings brought under this chapter, rules adopted under it, or any other state or local law. Moneys collected pursuant to this section shall be credited to the drinking water protection fund created in section 6109.30 of the Revised Code.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 61 | Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches
Chapter 6109 | Safe Drinking Water
Section 6109.01 | Safe Drinking Water Definitions.
Section 6109.02 | Public Water System Exemptions.
Section 6109.03 | Purpose of Safe Drinking Water Statutes.
Section 6109.04 | Director of Environmental Protection to Administer and Enforce.
Section 6109.05 | Plan for the Provision of Safe Drinking Water in Emergencies.
Section 6109.06 | Water Use Advisory.
Section 6109.07 | Construction, Installation or Change of Public Water System.
Section 6109.071 | Decrease in Public Water System Pumping Rates.
Section 6109.072 | Well Siting Application.
Section 6109.08 | Owner or Operator to Provide Financial Assurance.
Section 6109.10 | Prevention of Lead Contamination.
Section 6109.11 | Investigation of Complaints of Impure Water.
Section 6109.12 | Public Water System Analyses.
Section 6109.121 | Adoption of Rules Relating to Water System Testing.
Section 6109.13 | Approval of Connections to Public Water System.
Section 6109.14 | Notification of Danger of Contamination - Hearing.
Section 6109.15 | Improvements, Corrections, and Changes to Prevent Contamination.
Section 6109.16 | Writ of Mandamus.
Section 6109.17 | Funds for Safe Drinking Water Systems.
Section 6109.18 | Emergency Bonds to Fund Safe Drinking Water Improvements.
Section 6109.19 | Additional Charges for Water Supply to Pay for Improvements.
Section 6109.20 | Maintaining Fluoride Content of Public Water Supply.
Section 6109.21 | License to Operate Public Water System.
Section 6109.22 | Rules for Administrative Assessment and Collection of Monetary Penalties.
Section 6109.25 | Appointment of Receiver; Petition.
Section 6109.30 | Drinking Water Protection Fund.
Section 6109.31 | Violations - Noncompliance.
Section 6109.32 | Investigations - Enforcement by Attorney General.
Section 6109.33 | Civil Penalty.
Section 6109.34 | Right of Entry.