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Removal of Milldams (Ohio Revised Code: Title 61 Water Supply, Sanitation, And Ditches; Chapter 6155)

Country/Territory
United States of America
Territorial subdivision
Ohio
Document type
Legislation
Date
2018
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Freshwater resources management Waterworks Surface water Inland waters Procedural matters Financing
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

This Chapter of the Ohio Revised Code concerns removal of milldams. It provides that applications by the owners of lands adjoining or adjacent to a stream of living water for the removal of a milldam therein shall be made by filing with the county auditor a petition signed by at least two thirds of said owners, stating the necessity for such improvement and the removal of the milldam, with a sufficient bond with sureties to the acceptance of the auditor, conditioned to pay all expenses incurred in case the board of county commissioners refuses to grant the prayer of the petition.

Full text
English
Website
codes.ohio.gov