# Ohio Rev. Code § 6101.04: Purpose and organization of conservancy districts

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## Section

- **Citation:** Ohio Rev. Code § 6101.04
- **Heading:** Purpose and organization of conservancy districts
- **Jurisdiction:** Ohio
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Ohio Revised Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6101 / § 6101.04

## Text

September 21, 2000 House Bill 617 - 123rd General Assembly Any area or areas situated in one or more counties may be organized as a conservancy district in the manner and subject to the conditions provided by this chapter for any of the following purposes: (A) Preventing floods; (B) Regulating stream channels by changing, widening, and deepening the stream channels; (C) Reclaiming or filling wet and overflowed lands; (D) Providing for irrigation where it may be needed; (E) Regulating the flow of streams and conserving their waters; (F) Diverting or in whole or in part eliminating watercourses; (G) Providing a water supply for domestic, industrial, and public use; (H) Providing for the collection and disposal of sewage and other liquid wastes produced within the district; (I) Arresting erosion along the Ohio shore line of Lake Erie. This section does not terminate the existence of any district organized prior to July 19, 1937, entirely within a single county. The purposes of a district may be altered by the same procedure as provided for the establishment of the district.

## Nearby sections

- [Ohio Rev. Code § 6101.01 § 6101.01. Conservancy district definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T61_C6101_S6101.01.md)
- [Ohio Rev. Code § 6101.02 § 6101.02. Conservancy bonds and records](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T61_C6101_S6101.02.md)
- [Ohio Rev. Code § 6101.03 § 6101.03. Evidence and forms](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T61_C6101_S6101.03.md)
- [Ohio Rev. Code § 6101.04 § 6101.04. Purpose and organization of conservancy districts](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T61_C6101_S6101.04.md)
- [Ohio Rev. Code § 6101.05 § 6101.05. Proceedings for establishment of a conservancy district](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T61_C6101_S6101.05.md)
- [Ohio Rev. Code § 6101.06 § 6101.06. Petitioners' bond](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T61_C6101_S6101.06.md)
- [Ohio Rev. Code § 6101.07 § 6101.07. Composition of court for hearing on petition](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T61_C6101_S6101.07.md)
- [Ohio Rev. Code § 6101.08 § 6101.08. Hearing on petition](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T61_C6101_S6101.08.md)
- [Ohio Rev. Code § 6101.09 § 6101.09. Findings and decree of court incorporating conservancy district](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T61_C6101_S6101.09.md)
- [Ohio Rev. Code § 6101.10 § 6101.10. Appointment of directors of conservancy district](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T61_C6101_S6101.10.md)
- [Ohio Rev. Code § 6101.11 § 6101.11. Organization, records of conservancy district](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T61_C6101_S6101.11.md)
- [Ohio Rev. Code § 6101.12 § 6101.12. Secretary, employees](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T61_C6101_S6101.12.md)
- [Ohio Rev. Code § 6101.13 § 6101.13. Plan for improvements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T61_C6101_S6101.13.md)
- [Ohio Rev. Code § 6101.14 § 6101.14. Right of entry](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T61_C6101_S6101.14.md)

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