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Subject Area

No.

Title

Content Description

Revision Date

Conservation

1

Water Efficiency at Home

Household water saving devices and methods

Dec/18/06

Conservation

2

Water Efficiency in Your Own Back Yard

Yard, plants, and lawn watering methods

Jul/2/92

Dams

26

Dam Safety: Lake Drains

Definition, Types, Use, Maintenance of lake drains

July/28/99

Dams

27

Dam Safety: Rodent Control

Rodent damage to dams and control measures

Sept/17/08

Dams

28

Dam Safety: Trees and Brush

Damage to dams from trees and brush, proper maintenance

Feb/08/02

Dams

29

Dam Safety: Classification

Classification of dams in Ohio

July/06/04

Dams

30

Dam Safety: Failures

Cause of earthen dam failures

Jun/22/94

Dams

31

Dam Safety: Seepage

Detection, control, and monitoring of seepage through dams

Jun/22/94

Dams

32

Dam Safety: Concrete Repair Techniques

Techniques for repair of deteriorated concrete structures

July/28/99

Dams

33

Dam Safety: Inspection of Concrete Structures

Inspection of concrete structures for dams

July/28/99

Dams

34

Dam Safety: Construction Permits for Dams

What structures require permits and how to apply

Jun/22/94

Dams

37

Dam Safety: Probable Maximum Flood

Estimate methodology and implications of floods on dam design

April/7/95

Dams

38

Dam Safety: Design and Maintenance of Trashracks

Trashrack design considerations for pipe and riser spillways

July/20/95

Dams

39

Dam Safety: Annual Fee

How to calculate the annual dam safety fee

June/09/2010

Dams

48

Dam Safety: Construction Permits for Levees

Which levees require permits and how to apply

Dec/13/06

Dams

49

Dam Safety: Open Channel Spillways (Earth and Rock)

Design rules, materials, and maintenance issues

July/28/99

Dams

51

Dam Safety: Outlet Erosion Control Structures (Stilling Basins)

Methods of protecting spillway outlets from erosion

Feb/29/99

Dams

52

Dam Safety: Upstream Slope Protection

Methods of protecting the upstream slope of a dam from wave erosion

July/28/99

Dams

53

Dam Safety: Embankment Instabilities

Detection and repair of cracks, slides, and depressions

July/28/99

Dams

54

Dam Safety: Ground Cover

Establishing and maintaining proper vegetation on dams

July/28/99

Dams

55

Dam Safety: Spillway Conduit System Problems

Monitoring and repair of spillway conduit systems

July/28/99

Dams

56

Dam Safety: Problems with Concrete Materials

Monitoring of concrete structures

July/28/99

Dams

57

Dam Safety: Problems with Metal Materials

Monitoring and controlling corrosion of metals

March/24/01

Dams

58

Dam Safety: Problems with Plastic (Polymer) Materials

Inspection and monitoring of plastics

July/28/99

Dams

59

Dam Safety: Open Channel Spillways (Concrete Chutes and Weirs)

Design, maintenance, and monitoring of concrete chutes and weirs

July/28/99

Dams

60

Dam Safety: Critical Flood Design Criteria

Lowering Your Dam's Design Flood Using Critical Flood Analysis

Nov/04/99

Dams

61

Dam Safety: Inspection Exemption

Criteria, and Procedures to Apply for an Inspection Exemption

Jan/29/01

Dams

63

Dam Safety: Remediation Alternatives

Options for dam owners who failed to acquire construction permits or modify the dam to meet code.

May/20/02

Flood

12

Floods and Flood Damage Prevention

Ohio flood history, regulatory goals, floodplain definitions

July/02/02

Flood

13

Facts About Flood Insurance

National Flood Insurance Program benefits/participation

July/02/02

Flood

21

How to Obtain Flood Maps

Producer, distributors, types of, IDs of, costs, how to pay

July/08/02

Flood

36

Facts About Floodproofing (NOT AVAILABLE)

Damage costs, methods, structures, national insurance standards

N/A

Flood

40

Post?Disaster Floodplain Management

Post flood preventive and recovery issues for floodplain managers

July/08/02

Flood

42

Community Rating System and Flood Hazard Mitigation

Reduce flood insurance rates through CRS qualifying activities

Oct/14/97

Flood

50

Natural Benefits of Floodplains

Why floodplains are valuable...

April/11/05

Flood

66

Understanding Your Flood Risk

How to interpret risk in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Feb/15/08

Ground Water

9

Evaluating Ground Water Pollution Potential in Ohio

GWPP mapping program, methods, uses, status map

Jan/12/04

Ground Water

10

Ground Water Resources Mapping in Ohio

GWR mapping methods, uses, description of program, status

Jan/12/04

Ground Water

20

Ground Water Level Monitoring in Ohio

Well network history, uses annual cycles, influences on

Jan/8/93

Ground Water

24

What's Ground Water?

Terms defined, GW occurrence, aquifer differences in Ohio

Oct/20/93

Ground Water

43

Surface Water and Ground Water Interaction

Relationships between surface and ground waters

June1/95

Ground Water

44

What is Nonpoint Source Pollution

Defines terms, problems, and processes of NPS pollution

June1/95

Ground Water

45

Individual Practices to Protect Ground Water Quality

How you can help protect your water quality

June1/95

Ground Water

47

Ground Water Quality

Water quality of naturally occurring aquifers

June1/95

Ground Water

65

Potentiometric Surface Mapping in Ohio

Defines P-Surface Maps, their Production and Use

July 1/05

Planning

22

Community Water Supply Planning in Ohio

Past, future, current study plans, need for ongoing planning

Oct/15/93

Planning

25

Ohio's Conservancy Districts

Ohio district addresses, history, functions

March/07/07

Planning 68 Water Withdrawal Regulations for Oil and Gas Drilling Water Withdrawal Regulations for Oil and Gas Drilling March/21/2012

Services of

17

Services of the Ground Water Resources Section

Description of publications and technical assistance

Jan/8/93

Water Cycle

18

The Hydrologic Cycle

Earth's water movement through sea, land & air

Sep/2/93

Water Cycle

11

Precipitation in Ohio

Annual and Long Term Precipitation Trends

Oct/15/92

Wells

3

Water Efficiency for Private Well Owners

Private well construction/management/maintenance

July/2/92

Wells

5

Well Abandonment Regulations

ODH and Ohio EPA Well abandonment regulations

July/22/02

Wells

6

Properly Sealing Unused Wells

Well sealing benefits and methods

Dec/16/92

Wells

7

What is a Well Screen?

Well screen defined, use, benefits, selection

Jan/8/93

Wells

8

Well Log Computerization

Electronic storage & retrieval of well log data & images

Sep/5/92

Wells

14

Well Construction Materials and Techniques

Casing types, depth, regulations, geologic considerations

Dec/16/92

Wells

15

Before You Have a Well Drilled

Geologic, construction & contractor considerations

Dec/16/92

Wells

16

How to Read Well Log and Drilling Reports

Detailed explanation of well log elements

Dec/31/93

Wells

19

Dry Driven Grout Method

Methods of grouting cable tool drilled wells

Nov/23/93

Wells

23

When Does a Well Log Need to be Filed?

Well defined, types of wells, info required, laws, penalties

Oct/1/93

Wells

35

Low Yielding Wells

Household water needs & how to meet them w/low yield well

Jan/9/95

Wells

46

Well Construction in a Buried Valley

Well construction techniques for buried valley aquifers

June1/95

Wells

62

Understanding Your Water Well

Terms and procedures regarding construction, use and maintenance

July/03/01

Wells

64

Using GPS for Well Location on Well Logs

How to fill in the Geographic Coordinates on a Well Log and Drilling Report from GPS readings

Feb/03/03