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...ce with Section 3.1 of the compact and Ohio's respective statutory authority and procedures. (B) No regulation duly adopted as provided for in Section 3.1 of the compact that amends or revises the standard of review and decision as set forth in the compact may be adopted by the director of natural resources unless the regulation is first approved by the general assembly in the same manner as a statutory enact...

...awrence 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 2.1 of the compact. Agencies of the state are hereby authorized to cooperate with the council. The chief of the division of water resources shall adopt voluntary watershedwide goals, objective...

...wrence river basin water resources compact. A proposal to withdraw water and remove it from the basin in a container greater than five and seven-tenths gallons in capacity shall be treated as a proposal for a diversion as provided under Section 4.12.10 of the great lakes-st. Lawrence river basin water resources compact.

...s compact does not confer or extend any public trust rights and does not confer any proprietary ownership rights to the state or any public entity over the ground water or surface water in the great lakes-st. Lawrence river basin in this state. (B) It is the intent and understanding of the general assembly that the great lakes-st. Lawrence river basin water resources compact does not create any cause of action...

...llation, building, or service area of a public water system at or within which water withdrawal and consumptive use activities take place. (I) "Facility abandonment" means the voluntary and affirmative termination of a facility's withdrawal and consumptive use capacity as listed in a withdrawal and consumptive use permit issued under section 1522.12 of the Revised Code. "Facility abandonment" does not include the n...

...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.

...s established in Section 4.9 of the compact. The chief shall issue or deny a permit through issuance of an order.

...(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 the division of water resources if the facility meets any of the following threshold criteria: (1) The facility has a new or increased capacity for withdrawals or consumptive u...

...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 of the following: (A) A hydrologic map consisting of a single map using the most recent USGS 7.5 minute topographic maps at a scale of 1:24,000 as a base or other approv...

...ydrologic study area that is used for a public water supply and any facility registered under section 1521.16 of the Revised Code on or within the hydrologic study area; (F) Any additional information that the chief of the division of water resources may require based on site-specific conditions.

...listing of the location and type of any public water supply sources within the withdrawal and hydrologic study area; (4) A copy of the division of water resources well logs for the wells listed in division (D) of this section. Prior to submission of an application, an applicant may submit a request in writing to the chief to reduce the number or extent of the submittals required in division (D) of this section. T...

...(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 study area and is consistent with American society for testing and materials international standards. (2) It is in the form of a three-dimensional ground ...

...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 application for the withdrawal of ground water. However, the chief may designate a different contour line based upon water resource availability, seasonal variations, ...

...travention of Section 19b of Article I, Ohio Constitution.

...mmercial, residential, agricultural, or public purposes, including recreational and cultural resources, as a means to facilitate sustainable economic growth and job creation, the chief of the division of water resources, with the approval of the director of natural resources, may issue experimental use permits. An experimental use permit may be issued in lieu of a withdrawal and consumptive use permit as determined a...

...tive use for industrial purposes or for public water supply purposes. (F) A facility that must temporarily establish a new or increased withdrawal and consumptive use capacity as a result of an emergency for the duration of that emergency that, without the new or increased withdrawal and consumptive use capacity, will result in imminent harm to human health or property; (G) A facility that is establishing a new o...

...(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 of the baseline withdrawal and consumptive use capacity of a baseline facility upon the sale or transfer of the baseline facility may occur so long as the location of the faci...

...from the chief to retain the facility's active status. The request shall be made in a manner prescribed by the chief. The chief shall determine the appropriate terms and conditions of the extension, if approved, based on information submitted by the owner or operator. The chief shall issue an order approving or disapproving the request and shall do so in a manner prescribed by the chief.

...titute a waiver of the right to prevent public disclosure of the information. A request for confidentiality shall be accompanied by documents that support the request. The documents shall describe the measures that the requestor has taken to safeguard the confidentiality of the information and indicate whether or not others are bound by a confidentiality agreement related to the information. (2) The chief, by order,...

...conditions relating to any such alleged act of noncompliance and, if necessary, may apply to the court of common pleas having jurisdiction for a warrant permitting the entrance and inspection.

...l data that reflects the permittee's impact on ground water. Based upon the revised ground water modeling and additional data, the chief may amend the permit to decrease the withdrawal or establish a revised projected cone of depression and amend the permit accordingly. (C) A permittee may request the chief to amend a permit issued under section 1522.12 of the Revised Code when another ground water user affects or...

...e order applies; (2) The findings of fact and specific circumstances that led to the issuance of the order; (3) The actions that the owner or operator of the facility must take to comply with the order. The chief shall fix and specify in the order a reasonable date by which the owner or operator must comply with the order. (C)(1) If a person that is issued an order of compliance under division (A) of this sec...

...(A) As used in this section, "person who is or will be aggrieved or adversely affected" means a person with a direct economic or property interest that is or will be adversely affected by an order or rule issued or adopted by the chief of the division of water resources under this chapter. (B) The chief shall issue a proposed order indicating the chief's intent to issue a final order prior to issuing a final order ...

...rior to requiring a permittee that is a public water system to decrease its withdrawal, or prior to revoking, suspending, or amending the public water system's permit under this chapter. Nothing in this section affects a public water system's obligation to comply with Chapter 6109. of the Revised Code and the rules adopted under it.

...(A) An owner of real property that is located within the geographic area established under section 1522.125 of the Revised Code with respect to a permit issued under section 1522.12 of the Revised Code may submit a written complaint to the permittee or to the chief of the division of water resources informing the permittee or the chief that there is a diminution or interruption of the owner's water supply if both of ...