Conservancy Districts (Ohio Revised Code: Title 61 Water Supply, Sanitation, And Ditches; Chapter 6101) Country/Territory United States of America Territorial subdivision Ohio Document type Legislation Date 2018 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil, Water Keyword Erosion Basic legislation Water conservation zone Freshwater resources management Flood Surface water Wetlands Irrigation Inland waters Water supply Sewerage Effluent waste water/discharge Pollution control Freshwater pollution Geographical area Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract This Chapter of the Ohio Revised Code concerns conservancy districts. It provides that any area or areas situated in one or more counties may be organized as a conservancy district in the manner and subject to the conditions provided by this chapter for any of the following purposes: (A) Preventing floods; (B) Regulating stream channels by changing, widening, and deepening the stream channels; (C) Reclaiming or filling wet and overflowed lands; (D) Providing for irrigation where it may be needed; (E) Regulating the flow of streams and conserving their waters; (F) Diverting or in whole or in part eliminating watercourses; (G) Providing a water supply for domestic, industrial, and public use; (H) Providing for the collection and disposal of sewage and other liquid wastes produced within the district; and (I) Arresting erosion along the Ohio shore line of Lake Erie. Full text English Website codes.ohio.gov