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... Lawrence river basin water resources compact with respect to any regulation that amends or revises the standard of review and decision, the governor or the governor's alternate shall obtain authorization from the general assembly for the vote. The governor or the governor's alternate shall obtain the authorization via a concurrent resolution adopted or bill enacted by the general assembly. The governor or the ...

.... Lawrence 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, object...

... Lawrence 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.

... Lawrence river basin water resources compact and its implementation in this state do not and shall not in any manner abrogate any private property rights established under the Revised Code or the common law of this state. In addition, it is the intent and understanding of the general assembly that the enactment of the great lakes-st. Lawrence river basin water resources compact does not confer or extend any p...

... facility with a potential withdrawal from Lake Erie or a recognized navigational channel and the nonuse is not extended in accordance with division (B) of section 1522.16 of the Revised Code. (2) For a facility to which division (B)(1) of this section does not apply, the nonuse continues for thirty-six consecutive months and is not extended in accordance with division (B) of section 1522.16 of the Revised Code. ...

... 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.

... prescribes. An application shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of one thousand dollars, which shall be credited to the water management fund created in section 1521.22 of the Revised Code. (B) The chief shall approve a permit application submitted under this section only if the chief determines that it meets the criteria required to qualify as an exception to the prohibition against diversions established...

...ter segment or at a point beginning two times the length of the river, stream, or segment that has been designated as a high quality water, whichever is greater. (B) An owner or operator of a facility that is not otherwise exempt under section 1522.14 of the Revised Code and that is subject to a threshold specified in division (A) of this section shall not install or operate the facility or equipment that will resu...

...ssion for the proposed withdrawal that complies with section 1522.124 of the Revised Code; (D) Alternative water supply information that includes an analysis of the availability and suitability of alternative water supply sources that will be utilized to fulfill the water supply replacement provisions of section 1522.24 of the Revised Code.

...e and all other water sources used for domestic, agricultural, or industrial use within the proposed withdrawal area and hydrologic study area; (E) The location of any well, well field, reservoir, river, and water source not identified under division (D) of this section on or within the hydrologic study area that is used for a public water supply and any facility registered under section 1521.16 of the Revised Code...

...her parameter that may affect the occurrence, availability, movement, or quantity of potentially affected ground waters. The description must be based on information available to the applicant from test borings, core drillings, well logs, and geologic literature and practices. (B) Information related to the ground water hydrology for the proposed withdrawal and hydrologic study area including, at a minimum, all of ...

...ion of the static water level or potentiometric surface of each aquifer; (3) Whether each aquifer is confined or unconfined; (4) The pumping water level elevation at steady state conditions.

...ish 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, other water users in the hydrologic study area, or other ground water data available.

...drawal or consumptive use will be implemented so as to ensure that the withdrawal or consumptive use will result in no significant individual or cumulative adverse impacts on the quantity or quality of the waters and water dependent natural resources of the great lakes basin considered as a whole or of the Lake Erie source watershed considered as a whole. As part of the evaluation of a permit application under Sectio...

...t and may suspend such a permit, at any time, if the chief finds that its terms or conditions are being violated or that its terms and conditions are inadequate to avoid significant individual or cumulative adverse impacts on the quantity or quality of the waters and water dependent natural resources of the great lakes basin considered as a whole or the Lake Erie source watershed considered as a whole. (F) An experi...

...e following are exempt from the requirement to obtain a withdrawal and consumptive use permit: (A) A facility or proposed facility that has a withdrawal and consumptive use capacity or proposed capacity below the threshold amounts established in divisions (A)(1) to (3) of section 1522.12 of the Revised Code; (B) A facility that has a new or increased withdrawal capacity above an applicable threshold amount establ...

...es that the transfer will result in noncompliance with this chapter, rules adopted under it, or the terms and conditions of a withdrawal and consumptive use permit. (5) The chief shall remove a facility from the baseline report when the facility is subject to baseline facility abandonment. However, a baseline facility shall not be removed from the baseline report due to the transfer of the facility's baseline capac...

...ty, not later than sixty days after the time period specified in division (B)(1) or (2) or (I)(1) or (2) of section 1522.10 of the Revised Code, the owner or operator of the facility may request an extension 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, ...

...e as follows: (1) During the period of time after confidentiality is requested under division (C) of this section and until the chief makes a determination to approve or disapprove the request; (2) On and after the date on which the chief approves a request for confidentiality under division (C) of this section. Any portions of a facility water conservation plan that are kept confidential as provided in this divis...

... representative may enter at reasonable times on any private or public property to inspect and investigate 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.

...esources' investigation of any written complaint under section 1522.25 of the Revised Code indicate that the permittee's withdrawal caused the diminution or interruption of a person's water supply. (B) If so required under division (A) of this section, the permittee shall submit the revised ground water modeling using additional data that reflects the permittee's impact on ground water. Based upon the revised groun...

...the proposed order a reasonable date or time by which the permittee must comply. The chief shall state in the proposed order that the chief may issue a final order suspending or revoking the permit if the permittee fails to comply with the proposed order by that date or time. (D) If the chief, after making a determination under division (A)(2) or (3) of this section, issues an order under division (A) of this secti...

...roposed order indicating the chief's intent to issue a final order prior to issuing a final order that does one of the following: (1) Denies the issuance of a permit under this chapter; (2) Denies a transfer of a permit under section 1522.15 of the Revised Code; (3) Denies a petition to the chief under section 1522.16 of the Revised Code; (4) Denies a request for confidentiality under section 1522.17 of the R...

... a public water system's obligation to comply with Chapter 6109. of the Revised Code and the rules adopted under it.

... 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 the following apply: (1) The owner obtains all or part of the owner's water supply for domestic, agricultural, industrial, or other legitimate use from ground water. (2) There is a...