Ohio Code § 1521.32

§ 1521.32.

(A) The chief may suspend a permit issued under section 1521.29 of the Revised Code pursuant to an adjudication conducted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised

Code if the chief determines one of the following: (1) That the continued withdrawal or consumptive use of water under the permit will endanger

the public health, safety, or welfare; (2) That the withdrawal or consumptive use of water will result in a significant lowering

of the water level within an aquifer, the overdrafting of an aquifer, or the imminent

threat of irreparable material damage to an aquifer such that the aquifer will no

longer yield the amount of water it did before the withdrawal or consumptive use. (B) Before suspending a permit, the chief shall make a reasonable attempt to notify the

permittee that the chief intends to suspend the permit.  If the attempt fails, notification shall be given as soon as practicable following

the suspension. (C) Within five days after the suspension, the chief shall provide the permittee an opportunity

for a hearing.  At the hearing the permittee may present evidence that the continued withdrawal

or consumptive use of water is warranted because the reasons for suspension specified

in division (A) of this section do not apply. (D) Prior to the expiration of a suspended permit, a permittee may request the chief

to amend the suspended permit.  The chief may amend the permit and allow the withdrawal or consumptive use of water

under it to be resumed if the chief determines that, under the amended permit, the

reasons for suspension specified in division (A) of this section will no longer apply. (E)(1) Any six or more residents of this state may petition the chief for an investigation

of a withdrawal of water resources that they allege is in violation of a permit issued

under section 1521.29 of the Revised Code . (2) In the petition, the petitioners shall identify the permittee and detail the reasons

why the petitioners believe that grounds exist for the suspension of the permit under

this section or the revocation of the permit under section 1521.33 of the Revised Code . (3) Upon receipt of the petition, the chief shall send a copy to the permittee and, within

sixty days, make a determination whether grounds exist for suspension of the permit

under this section or revocation of the permit under section 1521.33 of the Revised Code .