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...ent of new or existing pollution of the waters of the state; (B) Advise, consult, and cooperate with other agencies of the state, the federal government, other states, and interstate agencies and with affected groups, political subdivisions, and industries in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter. Before adopting, amending, or rescinding a standard or rule pursuant to division (G) of this section or section 6...

... more or any combination thereof. (D) "Waters of the state" means all streams, lakes, ponds, marshes, watercourses, waterways, wells, springs, irrigation systems, drainage systems, and other bodies or accumulations of water, surface and underground, natural or artificial, that are situated wholly or partly within, or border upon, this state or are within its jurisdiction, except those private waters that do not comb...

...(A) Every powercraft operated on the waters in this state shall be equipped at all times with a muffler or a muffler system that is in good working order, in constant operation, and effectively installed to prevent excessive or unusual noise. (B)(1) No person shall operate or give permission for the operation of a powercraft on the waters in this state in such a manner as to exceed a noise level of ninety decibels...

...(A) No person shall operate or be in physical control of any vessel underway or shall manipulate any water skis, aquaplane, or similar device on the waters in this state if, at the time of the operation, control, or manipulation, any of the following applies: (1) The person is under the influence of alcohol, a drug of abuse, or a combination of them. (2) The person has a concentration of eight-hundredths of one ...

...(A) The director of environmental protection may impose all of the following mitigation reporting and monitoring requirements on any person performing mitigation as required under division (B)(1)(a) of section 6111.313 of the Revised Code: (1) A requirement that all mitigation for an ephemeral feature that is a water of the state be monitored for up to two years following the completion of mitigation construction a...

... wildlife, and recreational uses. (E) "Waters of the state" means all streams, lakes, ponds, marshes, watercourses, waterways, wells, springs, irrigation systems, drainage systems, and all other bodies or accumulations of water, surface and underground, natural or artificial, that are situated wholly or partly within, or border upon, this state, or are within its jurisdiction, except those private water...

...(A) For the purposes of division (B)(1) of this section, the AMIT and VMIT shall be calculated as follows: (1) First, calculate the area of the streamway (ASW). The ASW is the WSW multiplied by the LV. (2) Next, calculate the AMIT as follows: (a) For streams with a slope that is less than or equal to two per cent, the AMIT is equal to the ASW divided by two. (b) For streams with a slope that is greater than t...

...(A) If the source or sources of a pollutant causing an impairment of a water of the state are unknown, the water of the state may be identified and listed under section 303(d) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. However, the director of environmental protection shall continue to monitor the water of the state to determine the source or sources of the impairment before a total maximum daily load is established...

...(A)(1) Except as provided in division (A)(2) or (B) of this section, no person shall operate or give permission for the operation of any watercraft on the waters in this state unless the watercraft is registered in the name of the current owner in accordance with section 1547.54 of the Revised Code, and the registration is valid and in effect. (2) On and after January 1, 1999, if a watercraft that is required to be ...

...Every watercraft operated on the waters in this state shall be numbered by this state in accordance with federal law or a federally approved numbering system of another state. A watercraft numbered by this state shall display the number on the watercraft as provided in section 1547.57 of the Revised Code. Watercraft exempt from numbering by the state are: (A) Those currently documented by the United States coast gua...

...ation where they cause pollution of any waters of the state. (2) Such an action prohibited under division (A)(1) of this section is hereby declared to be a public nuisance. Divisions (A)(1) and (2) of this section do not apply if the person causing pollution or placing or causing to be placed wastes in a location in which they cause pollution of any waters of the state holds a valid, unexpired permit, or renewal of...

...ing or causing to be placed in any waters of the state, in stream beds on or off the land described in an application for a coal mining permit, or upon other lands any organic or inorganic matter that settles or is capable of settling to the bottom of the waters and onto the beds or lands. (E) "Imminent danger to the health and safety of the public" means the existence of any condition ...

...As used in this chapter and Chapter 1547. of the Revised Code: "Canoe" means a paddlecraft that is normally an open, narrow vessel of shallow draft, typically pointed at both ends and propelled by its occupants through the use of paddles while kneeling or sitting on a raised seat, including a flat-backed canoe and a racing canoe. "Coast guard approved" means bearing an approval number assigned by the United State...

...(A) Except as otherwise provided in this division, no person under sixteen years of age shall operate a personal watercraft on the waters in this state. A person who is not less than twelve, nor more than fifteen years of age may operate a personal watercraft if a supervising person eighteen years of age or older is aboard the personal watercraft and, in the case of a supervising person born on or after January 1, 19...

...The operation by a nonresident of a vessel upon the waters in this state, or the operation on the waters in this state of a vessel owned by a nonresident if operated with nonresident's consent, express or implied, shall be deemed equivalent to an appointment by the nonresident of the secretary of state to be nonresident's true and lawful attorney, upon whom may be served the summons in any action against the nonresid...

...ndustrial waste, or other wastes in any waters of the state. (B) "Sewage" means any liquid waste containing sludge, sludge materials, or animal or vegetable matter in suspension or solution, and may include household wastes as commonly discharged from residences and from commercial, institutional, or similar facilities. (C) "Industrial waste" means any liquid, gaseous, or solid waste substance resulting from any ...

... structures that come into contact with waters of the state. (P) At the completion of construction activities, all temporary fill material shall be removed to an area that has no waters of the state and the ephemeral feature that is a water of the state shall be restored and replanted with native seed mixes to the maximum extent practicable.

...(A) Before establishing a final TMDL and plans and actions necessary for TMDL implementation, the director of environmental protection shall prepare an official draft TMDL. The official draft TMDL shall include, at a minimum, both of the following: (1) An estimate of the total amount of each pollutant that causes water quality impairment from all sources; (2) An estimate of the total amount of pollutants that may b...

...n beings or animals, which pollutes the waters of the state. (B) "Industrial waste" means any liquid, gaseous, or solid waste substance resulting from any process of industry, manufacture, trade, or business, or from the development, processing, or recovery of any natural resource, together with such sewage as is present, which pollutes the waters of the state. (C) "Other wastes" means garbage, refuse, decayed wood...

...ult from agricultural practices, in the waters of the state. "Agricultural water project" includes a project involving research, technology, design, construction, best management practices, conservation, testing, or education. (2) "Community water project" means a project involving a public water system operated by a political subdivision that will improve water quality by reducing or aiding in the reduction of lev...

...soil or to abate the degradation of the waters of the state by soil sediment, including attached substances, from silvicultural operations. (C) "Pollution abatement practice" means any erosion control practice or timber harvest best management practice or procedure and the operation and management associated with it as contained in a timber harvest plan. (D) "Soil and water conservation district" has the same meani...

...ility that has the capacity to withdraw waters of the state in an amount greater than one hundred thousand gallons per day from all sources and whose construction is completed before January 1, 1990, shall register the facility by January 1, 1991, with the chief of the division of water resources, and any person who owns a facility that has the capacity to withdraw waters of the state in such an amount and whose cons...

...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 entered into by this state as a party to it as follows: AGREEMENT Section 1. The states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minneso...

...Unless otherwise provided, this chapter applies to all vessels operating on the waters in this state. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed in contravention of any valid federal act or regulation, but is in addition to the act or regulation where not inconsistent. The state reserves to itself the exclusive right to regulate the minimum equipment requirements of watercraft and vessels operated on the wate...

...(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, no person born on or after January 1, 1982, shall operate on the waters in this state a powercraft powered by more than ten horsepower, unless the operator successfully has completed either a safe boater course approved by the national association of state boating law administrators or a proctored or nonproctored proficiency examination that tests knowledge of i...