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Ohio River Sanitation Compact (Ohio Revised Code: Title 61 Water Supply, Sanitation, And Ditches; Chapter 6113)

Country/Territory
United States of America
Territorial subdivision
Ohio
Document type
Legislation
Date
2018
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Sub-national agreement Pollution control Freshwater pollution Water quality standards Surface water Inland waters Basin/catchment/watershed Industrial water use
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

This Chapter of the Ohio Revised Code adopts the Ohio River Sanitation Compact entered into among the states of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and West Virginia. It provides the each of the signatory states pledges to each of the other signatory states faithful cooperation in the control of future pollution in and abatement of existing pollution from the rivers, streams and waters in the Ohio river basin which flow through, into or border upon any of such signatory states, and in order to effect such object, agrees to enact any necessary legislation to enable each such state to place and maintain the waters of said basin in a satisfactory sanitary condition, available for safe and satisfactory use as public and industrial water supplies after reasonable treatment, suitable for recreational usage, capable of maintaining fish and other aquatic life, free from unsightly or malodorous nuisances due to floating solids or sludge deposits, and adaptable to such other uses as may be legitimate.

Full text
English
Website
codes.ohio.gov