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    Fact Sheets

    01 Water Efficiency at Home
    (as 42k PDF file or Web Page)
    (Household water saving devices and methods), by Tom Lagucki, 1992; 2 pages.)

    02 Water Efficiency in Your Own Back Yard
    (as 42k PDF file or Web Page)
    (Yard, plants, and lawn watering methods), by Tom Lagucki, 1992; 2 pages.)

    22 Community Water Supply Planning in Ohio
    (PDF File 77k) or (Web Page)

    25 Ohio's Conservancy Districts
    (PDF File 176k) or (Web Page)
    (District directory, history, functions), by Margo Fulmer, 1993; 2 pages).

    Reports, Bulletins, Booklets, Maps and References

    Inventory of Ohio's Lakes; Ohio Water Inventory Report No. 26, 1980  ( 7.5 Meg PDF )
    This 260 page report, lists by county, all of Ohio's known water impoundments that are 5 acres or greater in size. Also included is an alphabetical index of lakes by name showing county and page number.

    Natural Lakes in Ohio; (Larger Than Five Acres) Open File Report No 5 ( 110K PDF )
    by Leonard Black, 1991; 11 pages; photocopies are $2.75 plus sales tax and shipping charges (listed as OFPR 5).

    Ground Water for Industry in the Scioto River Valley:
    Buried Valley Investigation No. 1 1965  ( 15 Meg PDF )
    This thirty eight page report contains, several map plates, cross sections, pumping tests, seismic data, and test drilling logs. 

    List of Regional and Community Water Supply Analyses Reports

    Water Rights--An Overview of Ohio Water Withdrawal Law, 2nd Edition, On-line
     by James Hanson, Arthur Woldorf, and Leonard Black, 1991 (Brochure).

    Bulletin 47; Basin Descriptions and Flow Characteristics of Ohio Streams
     By Michael C. Schiefer; 169 pages

    Principal Streams and Their Drainage Areas,
    by C. E. Sherman, 1996;1 map; no charge. Large map of Ohio showing streams, watershed boundaries, and watershed drainage areas.

    Principles of Water Rights Law in Ohio, 1979  (4.4 Meg PDF)
     by James R. Hanson, 1979; 48 pages; out of print; photocopies are $12.00 plus sales tax and shipping charges (listed as WMR 17).

    Surface Area of Water Bodies Larger
    Than Five Acres by County    ,
    by Leonard Black, 1995; 9 pages; photocopies are $2.25 plus sales tax and shipping charges (listed as OFPR 21).

    Principles of Water Rights Law in Ohio,
    by James R. Hanson, 1979; 48 pages; out of print; photocopies are $12.00 plus sales tax and shipping charges (listed as WMR 17).

    Drainage Area of Ohio Streams,
    Supplement to the Gazetteer of Ohio Streams, by William P. Cross, 1967; 61 pages; out of print; photocopies are $15.25 plus sales tax and shipping charges (listed as WIR 12A).

    Water Conservation Works!, (88k PDF)
    1989; tri-fold; out of print; no charge for single photocopies, additional photocopies are $.50 each plus sales tax and shipping charges. Brochure covering basic water conservation strategies.