Ohio § 1521.15

Full text of Ohio Ohio Revised Code § 1521.15, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 1521.15.

(A) The chief of the division of water resources shall develop and maintain, in cooperation

with local, state, federal, and private agencies and entities, a water resources inventory

for the collection, interpretation, storage, retrieval, exchange, and dissemination

of information concerning the water resources of this state, including, but not limited

to, information on the location, type, quantity, and use of those resources and the

location, type, and quantity of consumptive use and diversion of the water resources.  The water resources inventory also shall include, without limitation, information

to assist in determining the reasonableness of water use and sharing under common

law, promoting reasonable use and development of water resources, and resolving water

use conflicts. All agencies of the state shall cooperate with the chief in the development and maintenance

of the inventory. (B) The chief shall cooperate with the other great lakes states and provinces to develop

a common base of data regarding the management of the water resources of the Lake

Erie drainage basin and to establish systematic arrangements for the exchange of those

data.

Frequently Asked Questions About Ohio § 1521.15

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