Ohio Code § 1521.16

§ 1521.16.

(A) Any person who owns a facility 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 construction is completed on or after January 1, 1990, shall register

the facility with the chief within three months after the facility is completed.  The person shall register the facility using a form prescribed by the chief that

shall include, without limitation, the name and address of the registrant and date

of registration;  the locations and sources of the facility's water supply;  the facility's

withdrawal capacity per day and the amount withdrawn from each source;  the uses made

of the water, places of use, and places of discharge;  and such other information

as the chief may require by rule. The registration date of any facility whose construction was completed prior to January

1, 1990, and that is registered under this division prior to January 1, 1991, shall

be January 1, 1990.  The registration date of any facility whose construction was completed prior to

January 1, 1990, and that is required to register under this division prior to January

1, 1991, but that is not registered prior to that date, and the registration date

of any facility whose construction was completed after January 1, 1990, and that is

required to register under this division shall be the date on which the registration

is received by the chief. (B) In accordance with division (D) of this section, the chief shall adopt rules establishing

standards and criteria for determining when an area of ground water is a ground water

stress area, the geographic limits of such an area, and a threshold withdrawal capacity

for the area below which registration under this division shall not be required.  At any time following the adoption of those rules, the chief may by order designate

an area of ground water as a ground water stress area and shall establish in any such

order a threshold withdrawal capacity for the area below which registration under

this division shall not be required. Following the designation of a ground water stress area, the chief immediately shall

give notice by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the designated

area that shall include a map delineating the designated ground water stress area

and a statement of the threshold withdrawal capacity established for the area below

which registration under this division shall not be required.  The notice shall not appear in the legal notices section of the newspaper.  Any person who owns a facility in the designated ground water stress area that is

not registered under division (A) of this section and that has the capacity to withdraw

waters of the state in an amount greater than the threshold withdrawal capacity for

the area from all sources shall register the facility with the chief not later than

thirty days after publication of the notice.  A person registering a facility under this division shall do so using a form prescribed

by the chief.  The form shall include the information specified in division (A) of this section. (C) Any person who owns a facility registered under division (A) or (B) of this section

shall file a report annually with the chief listing the amount of water withdrawn

per day by the facility, the return flow per day, and any other information the chief

may require by rule. (D) The chief shall adopt, and may amend or rescind, rules in accordance with Chapter

119. of the Revised Code to carry out this section. (E)(1) No person knowingly shall fail to register a facility or file a report as required

under this section. (2) No person shall file a false registration or report under this section.  Violation of division (E)(2) of this section is falsification under section 2921.13 of the Revised Code .