1501:21-13-06 Requirements for drains and other pipe conduits.

(A) Dams in class I, class II, and class III shall include a device to permit draining the reservoir within a reasonable period of time as approved by the chief. Pipe conduits used for lake drains shall have a minimum inside diameter of not less than four inches.

(B) Valves or sluice gates in pipe conduits shall be installed upstream from the centerline of the dam unless otherwise approved by the chief.

(C) All pipe conduits used as drains, water supply lines, or other pressure-flow conduits, regardless of classification of the dam, shall meet the requirements of paragraphs (A), (B), (C), and (E) of rule 1501:21-13-04 of the Administrative Code and paragraphs (A), (C), and (D) of rule 1501:21-13-05 of the Administrative Code.

(D) When the drain outlets into a pipe-conduit upstream from the centerline of the dam, seepage control devices may be omitted from the drain.

HISTORY: Eff 4-15-72; 10-15-81; 12-9-99; 1-16-05

Rule promulgated under: RC 119.03

Rule authorized by: RC 1521.06

Rule amplifies: RC 1521.06, 1521.061

Replaces: former 1501: 21-13-06

R.C. 119.032 review dates: 12-9-99, 9-1-04, 1-16-10