Ohio Administrative Code
Title 3745 - Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Chapter 3745-81 - Primary Drinking Water Rules
Section 3745-81-03 - Siting requirements
Current through all regulations passed and filed through March 18, 2024
Before a person may enter into a financial commitment for or initiate construction of a new public water system or increase the capacity of an existing public water system, he shall notify the director and, to the extent practicable, avoid locating part or all of the new or expanded facility at a site which:
(A) Is subject to a significant risk from earthquakes, floods, fires or other disasters which could cause a breakdown of the public water system or a portion thereof; or
(B) Except for intake structures, is within the floodplain of a one-hundred-year flood or is lower than any recorded high tide where appropriate records exist.