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Last Updated 08-02-05

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Canal Lands
Conservation of Water
Dams and Dam Safety
Floods, Flooding and Flood Insurance
Ground Water and Hydrogeology
Mapping Programs
Precipitation,
Water Inventory, and
Water Cycle
Stream Management Guide Fact Sheets
Services of the Division of Water
Water Wells
Water Supply Planning and
Conservation Districts

Canal Systems Related Fact Sheets

4 Canal Lands
(PDF File 68k) or (Web Page)
41 Ohio & Erie Canal/Hydraulic Operations
(PDF File 315k) or (Web Page)

Conservation Related Fact Sheets

Conservation 1 Water Efficiency at Home
(PDF File 43k) or (Web Page)
Conservation 2 Water Efficiency in Your Own Back Yard
(PDF File 43k) or (Web Page)
Conservation 3 Water Efficiency for Private Well Owners
(PDF File 43k) or (Web Page)

Dam Safety Related Fact Sheets

26 Dam Safety: Lake Drains
(PDF File 43k) or (Web Page)
27 Dam Safety: Rodent Control
(PDF File 77k) or (Web Page)
28 Dam Safety: Trees and Brush
(PDF File 43k) or (Web Page)
29 Dam Safety: Classification of Structures
(PDF File 94k) or (Web Page)
30 Dam Safety: Earth Dam Failures
(PDF File 43k) or (Web Page)
31 Dam Safety: Seepage Through Earthen Dams
(PDF File43k) or (Web Page)
32 Dam Safety: Concrete Repair Techniques
(PDF File51k) or (Web Page)
33 Dam Safety: Inspection of Concrete Structures
(PDF File 43k) or (Web Page)
34 Dam Safety: Construction Permits for Dams
(PDF File 51k) or (Web Page)
38 Dam Safety: Design and Maintenance of Trashracks
(PDF File 60k) or (Web Page)
37 Dam Safety: Probable Maximum Flood
(PDF File 77k) or (Web Page)
39 Dam Safety: Annual Fee
(PDF file 40k) or (Web Page)
48 Dam Safety: Construction Permits for Levees
(PDF file 88k) or (Web Page)
49 Dam Safety: Open Channel Spillways (Earth and Rock)
(PDF file 128k) or (Web Page)
51 Dam Safety: Outlet Erosion Control Structures (Stilling Basins)
(PDF file 92k) or (Web Page)
52 Dam Safety: Upstream Slope Protection
(PDF file 64k) or (Web Page)
53 Dam Safety: Embankment Instabilities
(PDF file 50k) or (Web Page)
54 Dam Safety: Ground Cover
(PDF file 53k) or (Web Page)
55 Dam Safety: Spillway Conduit System Problems
(PDF file 36k) or (Web Page)
56 Dam Safety: Problems with Concrete Materials
(PDF file 37k) or (Web Page)
57 Dam Safety: Problems with Metal Materials
(PDF file 43k) or (Web Page)
58 Dam Safety: Problems with Plastic (Polymer) Materials
(PDF file 35k) or (Web Page)
59 Dam Safety: Open Channel Spillways
(Concrete Chutes and Weirs)
(PDF file 37k) or (Web Page)
60 Dam Safety: Critical Flood Design Criteria
(PDF file 36k) or (Web Page)
61 Dam Safety: Inspection Exemption
(PDF file 36k) or (Web Page)
63 Dam Safety: Remediation Alternatives
(PDF file 28k) or (Web Page)

Floodplain Related Fact Sheets

12 Floods and Flood Damage Prevention
(PDF File 60k) or (Web Page)
13 Facts About Flood Insurance
(PDF File 43k) or (Web Page)
21 How to Obtain Flood Maps
(PDF File 43k) or (Web Page)
36 Facts About Floodproofing
(NOT AVAILABLE)
40 Post Disaster Floodplain Management
(PDF File 77k) or (Web Page)
42 Community Rating System and Flood Hazard Mitigation
(PDF File 50k) or (Web Page)
50 Natural Benefits of Floodplains
(PDF File 21k) or (Web Page)
66 Understanding Your Flood Risk
(PDF File 496k) or (Web Page) NEW 02-25-08

Ground Water Related Fact Sheets

9 Evaluating Ground Water Pollution Potential in Ohio
(PDF File 94k) or (Web Page)
10 Ground Water Resources Mapping in Ohio
(PDF File 65k) or (Web Page)
20 Ground Water Level Monitoring in Ohio
(PDF File 85k) or (Web Page)
24 What's Ground Water?
(PDF File 119k) or (Web Page)
44 What is Nonpoint Source Pollution
(PDF File 43k) or (Web Page)
45 Individual Practices to Protect Ground Water Quality
(PDF File 43k) or (Web Page)
46 Well Construction in a Buried Valley
(PDF File 43k) or (Web Page)
47 Ground Water Quality
(PDF File 49k) or (Web Page)
65 Potentiometric Surface Mapping in Ohio NEW 08-02-05
(PDF File 575k) or (Web Page)

Water Well Related Fact Sheets

3 Water Efficiency for Private Well Owners
(PDF File 43k) or (Web Page)
5 Well Abandonment Regulations ODH and Ohio EPA
(PDF File 43k) or (Web Page)
6 Properly Sealing Unused Wells
(PDF File 43k) or (Web Page) See Also...
Well Abandonment/Sealing Guidelines (PDF File 1.2 megs)
7 What is a Well Screen?
(PDF File 85k) or (Web Page)
8 Well Log Computerization
(PDF File 60k) or (Web Page)
9 Evaluating Ground Water Pollution Potential in Ohio
(PDF File 94k) or (Web Page)
10 Ground Water Resources Mapping in Ohio
(PDF File 65k) or (Web Page)
14 Well Construction Materials and Techniques
(PDF File 85k) or (Web Page)
15 Before You Have a Well Drilled
(PDF File 43k) or (Web Page)
16 How to Read Well Log and Drilling Reports
(PDF File 85k) or (Web Page)
19 Dry Driven Grout Method
(PDF File 170k) or (Web Page)
23 When Does a Well Log Need to be Filed?
(PDF File 51k) or (Web Page)
35 Low Yielding Wells
(PDF File 43k) or (Web Page)
43 Surface and Ground Water Interaction
(PDF File 42k) or (Web Page)
62 Understanding Your Water Well
(PDF File 50k) or (Web Page)
64 Use of Global Positioning Systems (GPS)
to Determine Well Location for Ohio's Water
Well Log and Drilling Report Understanding Your Water Well
(PDF File 32k) or (Web Page)
65 Potentiometric Surface Mapping in Ohio NEW 08-02-05
(PDF File 575k) or (Web Page)

Mapping Program Related Fact Sheets

9 Evaluating Ground Water Pollution Potential in Ohio
(PDF File 94k) or (Web Page)
10 Ground Water Resources Mapping in Ohio
(PDF File 65k) or (Web Page)
65 Potentiometric Surface Mapping in Ohio NEW 08-02-05
(PDF File 575k) or (Web Page)

Precipitation/Water Cycle Related Fact Sheets

11 Precipitation in Ohio
(PDF File 94k) or (Web Page)
18 The Hydrologic Cycle
(PDF File 153k) or (Web Page)

Services of the Division of Water Fact Sheets

17 Services of the Water Resources Section
(PDF File 43k) or (Web Page)

Stream Management Guide Fact Sheets

These guides are a joint effort of several Divisions and are
maintained separately from those of the Division of Water.
Please click here to go to the Stream Guide main page.

Water Planning Related Fact Sheets

25 Ohio's Conservancy Districts
(PDF File 176k) or (Web Page)
22 Community Water Supply Planning in Ohio
(PDF File 77k) or (Web Page)

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