Ohio Admin. Code 1501:21-13-07 - Freeboard requirements for dams
Sufficient freeboard shall be provided to prevent overtopping
of the top of the dam due to passage of the design flood and other factors
including, but not limited to, ice and wave action. The chief may approve a
lower freeboard requirement if the dam is
armored against overtopping erosion.
(A) For class I and class II dams that are
upground reservoirs, the minimum elevation of the top of the dam shall be at
least five feet higher than the elevation of the designed maximum operating
pool level unless otherwise approved by the chief.
(B) For class III dams that are upground
reservoirs, the minimum elevation of the top of the dam shall be at least three
feet higher than the elevation of the designed maximum operating pool level
unless otherwise approved by the chief.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 1521.06
Rule Amplifies: 1521.06, 1521.061, 1521.062
Prior Effective Dates: 04/15/1972, 10/15/1981, 01/16/2005
State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compare.
No prior version found.