Ohio Admin. Code 3745-1-20

Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024

Section 3745-1-20 - Rocky river drainage basin

(A) The water bodies listed in table 20-1 of this rule are ordered from downstream to upstream. Tributaries of a water body are indented. The aquatic life habitat, water supply and recreation use designations are defined in rule 3745-1-07 of the Administrative Code. The state resource water use designation is defined in rule 3745-1-05 of the Administrative Code. The most stringent criteria associated with any one of the use designations assigned to a water body will apply to that water body.

(B) Figure 1 of the appendix to this rule is a generalized map of the Rocky river drainage basin. A generalized map of Ohio outlining the twenty-three major drainage basins and listing associated rule numbers in this chapter is in figure 1 of the appendix to rule 3745-1-08 of the Administrative Code.

(C) RM, as used in this rule, stands for river mile and refers to the method used by the Ohio environmental protection agency to identify locations along a water body. Mileage is defined as the lineal distance from the downstream terminus (i.e., mouth) and moving in an upstream direction.

(D) The following symbols are used throughout this rule:

* Designated use based on the 1978 water quality standards.

+ Designated use based on the results of a biological field assessment performed by the Ohio environmental protection agency.

o Designated use based on justification other than the results of a biological field assessment performed by the Ohio environmental protection agency.

Table 20-1. Use designations for water bodies in the Rocky river drainage basin.

Water Body Segment

Use Designations

Comments

Aquatic Life Habitat

Water Supply

Recreation

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Porter creek

Cahoon creek

Rocky river - st. rte. 10 (RM 6.4) to the mouth

- confluence of East and West branches (RM 12.1) to st. rte. 10

Abram creek

East branch - upstream boundaries of Rocky river reservation (RM 15.15) to West branch

- at RM 5.06

PWS intake - Berea

- within the boundaries of Hinckley reservation

- headwaters to Hinckley reservation

- all other segments

Baldwin creek - at RM 0.48

PWS intake - Berea

- all other segments

Big brook

Unnamed tributary (East branch RM 12.1)

North Royalton "A" tributary

Healey creek

Allard creek

West branch

PWS intake - Medina (formerly)

Plum creek

Blodgett creek (Strongsville "A" tributary) (West branch RM 4.54)

Baker creek

Cossett creek

Mallet creek

Bradway creek

North branch

Plum creek

Remson creek

Granger ditch

Champion creek (West branch RM 31.47)

SRW = state resource water; WWH = warmwater habitat; EWH = exceptional warmwater habitat; MWH = modified warmwater habitat; SSH = seasonal salmonid habitat;

CWH = coldwater habitat; LRW = limited resource water; PWS = public water supply; AWS = agricultural water supply; IWS = industrial water supply; BW = bathing water;

PCR = primary contact recreation; SCR = secondary contact recreation.

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Ohio Admin. Code 3745-1-20

Effective: 3/20/2024
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 8/21/2023 and 03/06/2028
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 6111.041
Rule Amplifies: 6111.041
Prior Effective Dates: 04/04/1985, 08/19/1985, 03/29/2001, 07/21/2002, 04/23/2008, 01/02/2017