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• 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
• Water Wells
• Water Supply Planning and
  Conservation Districts

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)
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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) 

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
  (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 (Retired)
  
• 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
  (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
  (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 Fact Sheets

• 17 Services of the Water Resources Section (In Revision)

Stream Management Guide Fact Sheets

• These guides are a joint effort of several Divisions and are
  maintained by this Division.
  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)
• 68 Water Withdrawal Regulations for Oil and Gas Drilling (NEW 3/27/2012)
  (PDF File 156k) or (Web Page)

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