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This presentation, given at the 2019 Ohio Stormwater Conference, covers the basics of ditch laws in Ohio.
Drainage Ditches. Ditch laws in the state of Ohio are complicated and often inadequate to address the needs of property owners in urban areas, especially in urban townships, where state law restricts what the township and county are able to do.
Ditches and Drainage in Ohio Is this a ditch, watercourse or stream? It depends upon whether: • It has defined bed and bank? • Is it on private property? • Has it been subject to an Ohio petition? • Is it tributary or adjacent to WOTUS? • Other case by case factors.
Aug 6, 2024 · This map displays all of the ditches in Lucas County, both inside and outside of incorporated areas, and what ditches are under petition, in the process of coming under petition and those that are not petitioned.
Ohio Drainage Law. Field drainage ditch buffered with grass filter strips. Ohio ‘drainage law’ consists of court precedent set through past civil litigation establishing doctrine for how court cases are decided. In general, one is obliged to pass along and receive water as it naturally flows.
A petition ditch is a ditch or a tile that has been placed on the county’s maintenance program after having gone through the ditch petition hearing process. The ditch or drainage structure then becomes the responsibility of the county engineer.
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A right-of-way includes “the roadway, shoulders or berm, ditch, and slopes extending to the right-of-way limits under the control of the state or local authority” (R.C. §4511.01(UU)(2)). Pursuant to R.C. §5571.02, townships are generally responsible for the maintenance of township roads, which includes ditches that drain the township road.
