Ohio
For Ohio, hazard classification is Class II; classification criteria is health hazard, flood water damage to homes, businesses, industrial structures (no loss of life envisioned), damage to state and interstate highways, loss of public utilities, railroads, downstream dams, only access to residential areas; inspection frequency is periodic; mandatory is yes; inspector qualification is Chief of the Division of Water Resources, recorded from its source on 2026-08-18.
- State
- Ohio verified
- Hazard classification
- Class II verified
- Classification criteria
- health hazard, flood water damage to homes, businesses, industrial structures (no loss of life envisioned), damage to state and interstate highways, loss of public utilities, railroads, downstream dams, only access to residential areas verified
- Inspection frequency
- periodic verified
- Mandatory
- yes our reading
- Inspector qualification
- Chief of the Division of Water Resources verified
- Statute
- 1501:21-13 verified
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
Class II — health hazard, flood water damage to homes, businesses, industrial structures (no loss of life envisioned), damage to state and interstate highways, loss of public utilities, railroads, downstream dams, only access to residential areas
— ohiodnr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-18
Sources
- ohiodnr.govhttps://ohiodnr.gov/rules-and-regulations/rules-and-regulations-by-division/water-resources/dam-levee-classification
- codes.ohio.govhttps://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-administrative-code/rule-1501:21-21-01