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OH Ohio 34

BOSC BOSC Lima Ottawa River · Lima, OH Building Under construction #1261 URB Urbana Mad River · Great Miami Live Investigating #1263 DEF Defiance Maumee mainstem Queued Investigating #1264 FIN Findlay Blanchard River Queued Investigating #1265 TOL Toledo Lucas Co WRRF Queued Investigating #1266 VWT Van Wert Town Creek · Little Auglaize Queued Investigating #1267 BRY Bryan Prairie Creek · Tiffin River Queued Investigating #1268 OTW Ottawa Blanchard River (lower) Queued Investigating #1269 SPR Springfield Mad River · Great Miami Queued Investigating #1270 XEN Xenia Little Miami Queued Investigating #1271 WPA Dayton · WPAFB Mad River · Great Miami Queued Investigating #1272 HAM Hamilton · Middletown Great Miami (lower) Queued Investigating #1273 TRP Troy · Piqua Great Miami (upper) Queued Investigating #1274 SID Sidney Great Miami · headwaters Queued Investigating #1275 GRV Greenville · Darke Co Stillwater · basin divide Queued Investigating #1276 WIL Wilmington Todd Fork · Little Miami Queued Investigating #1277 WUN West Union · Adams Co Ohio Brush Creek · Ohio River Queued Investigating #1278 NAL New Albany · Licking Scioto ↔ Muskingum divide Tracking Investigating #1279 COL Columbus Scioto · Olentangy Tracking Investigating #1280 CSH Coshocton Tuscarawas + Walhonding Tracking Investigating #1281 PIK Piketon Scioto River · PORTS Tracking Investigating #1282 SAN Sandusky · Perkins Twp Sandusky Bay · Lake Erie Tracking Investigating #1283 NWK Newark Licking River Tracking Investigating #1284 ZAN Zanesville Muskingum mainstem Tracking Investigating #1285 FRE Fremont · Clyde Lower Sandusky Tracking Investigating #1286 TIF Tiffin Sandusky (mid) Tracking Investigating #1287 BUC Bucyrus Sandusky headwaters Tracking Investigating #1288 CLE Cleveland Lower Cuyahoga Tracking Investigating #1289 AKR Akron Upper Cuyahoga · CVNP Tracking Investigating #1290 LRD Lordstown · Warren Upper Mahoning Tracking Investigating #1291 YNG Youngstown Mahoning mainstem Tracking Investigating #1292 LAN Lancaster Upper Hocking Tracking Investigating #1293 ATH Athens Lower Hocking Tracking Investigating #1294 LOG Logan Hocking Hills Tracking Investigating #1295

IN Indiana 1

GCP GCP Fort Wayne Maumee headwaters Live Operational #1262 ✓

MAU Maumee Basin 8 sites

MAU Maumee 8

BOSC BOSC Lima Ottawa River · Lima, OH Building Under construction #1261 GCP GCP Fort Wayne Maumee headwaters Live Operational #1262 ✓ DEF Defiance Maumee mainstem Queued Investigating #1264 FIN Findlay Blanchard River Queued Investigating #1265 TOL Toledo Lucas Co WRRF Queued Investigating #1266 VWT Van Wert Town Creek · Little Auglaize Queued Investigating #1267 BRY Bryan Prairie Creek · Tiffin River Queued Investigating #1268 OTW Ottawa Blanchard River (lower) Queued Investigating #1269

2MI The Two Miamis 9 sites

GMI Great Miami 7

URB Urbana Mad River · Great Miami Live Investigating #1263 SPR Springfield Mad River · Great Miami Queued Investigating #1270 WPA Dayton · WPAFB Mad River · Great Miami Queued Investigating #1272 HAM Hamilton · Middletown Great Miami (lower) Queued Investigating #1273 TRP Troy · Piqua Great Miami (upper) Queued Investigating #1274 SID Sidney Great Miami · headwaters Queued Investigating #1275 GRV Greenville · Darke Co Stillwater · basin divide Queued Investigating #1276

LMI Little Miami 2

XEN Xenia Little Miami Queued Investigating #1271 WIL Wilmington Todd Fork · Little Miami Queued Investigating #1277

SE Southeastern Basins 10 sites

SCI Scioto 3

NAL New Albany · Licking Scioto ↔ Muskingum divide Tracking Investigating #1279 COL Columbus Scioto · Olentangy Tracking Investigating #1280 PIK Piketon Scioto River · PORTS Tracking Investigating #1282

MUS Muskingum 3

CSH Coshocton Tuscarawas + Walhonding Tracking Investigating #1281 NWK Newark Licking River Tracking Investigating #1284 ZAN Zanesville Muskingum mainstem Tracking Investigating #1285

HOC Hocking 3

LAN Lancaster Upper Hocking Tracking Investigating #1293 ATH Athens Lower Hocking Tracking Investigating #1294 LOG Logan Hocking Hills Tracking Investigating #1295

OBC Ohio Brush Creek 1

WUN West Union · Adams Co Ohio Brush Creek · Ohio River Queued Investigating #1278

NE Northeast Basins 8 sites

SAN Sandusky 4

SAN Sandusky · Perkins Twp Sandusky Bay · Lake Erie Tracking Investigating #1283 FRE Fremont · Clyde Lower Sandusky Tracking Investigating #1286 TIF Tiffin Sandusky (mid) Tracking Investigating #1287 BUC Bucyrus Sandusky headwaters Tracking Investigating #1288

CUY Cuyahoga 2

CLE Cleveland Lower Cuyahoga Tracking Investigating #1289 AKR Akron Upper Cuyahoga · CVNP Tracking Investigating #1290

MAH Mahoning 2

LRD Lordstown · Warren Upper Mahoning Tracking Investigating #1291 YNG Youngstown Mahoning mainstem Tracking Investigating #1292

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OH Ohio 34

BOSC BOSC Lima Ottawa River · Lima, OH Draft→ Under construction #1261 URB Urbana Mad River · Great Miami Open→ Investigating #1263 DEF Defiance Maumee mainstem Queued→ Investigating #1264 FIN Findlay Blanchard River Queued→ Investigating #1265 TOL Toledo Lucas Co WRRF Queued→ Investigating #1266 VWT Van Wert Town Creek · Little Auglaize Queued→ Investigating #1267 BRY Bryan Prairie Creek · Tiffin River Queued→ Investigating #1268 OTW Ottawa Blanchard River (lower) Queued→ Investigating #1269 SPR Springfield Mad River · Great Miami Queued→ Investigating #1270 XEN Xenia Little Miami Queued→ Investigating #1271 WPA Dayton · WPAFB Mad River · Great Miami Queued→ Investigating #1272 HAM Hamilton · Middletown Great Miami (lower) Queued→ Investigating #1273 TRP Troy · Piqua Great Miami (upper) Queued→ Investigating #1274 SID Sidney Great Miami · headwaters Queued→ Investigating #1275 GRV Greenville · Darke Co Stillwater · basin divide Queued→ Investigating #1276 WIL Wilmington Todd Fork · Little Miami Queued→ Investigating #1277 WUN West Union · Adams Co Ohio Brush Creek · Ohio River Queued→ Investigating #1278 NAL New Albany · Licking Scioto ↔ Muskingum divide Watching→ Investigating #1279 COL Columbus Scioto · Olentangy Watching→ Investigating #1280 CSH Coshocton Tuscarawas + Walhonding Watching→ Investigating #1281 PIK Piketon Scioto River · PORTS Watching→ Investigating #1282 SAN Sandusky · Perkins Twp Sandusky Bay · Lake Erie Watching→ Investigating #1283 NWK Newark Licking River Watching→ Investigating #1284 ZAN Zanesville Muskingum mainstem Watching→ Investigating #1285 FRE Fremont · Clyde Lower Sandusky Watching→ Investigating #1286 TIF Tiffin Sandusky (mid) Watching→ Investigating #1287 BUC Bucyrus Sandusky headwaters Watching→ Investigating #1288 CLE Cleveland Lower Cuyahoga Watching→ Investigating #1289 AKR Akron Upper Cuyahoga · CVNP Watching→ Investigating #1290 LRD Lordstown · Warren Upper Mahoning Watching→ Investigating #1291 YNG Youngstown Mahoning mainstem Watching→ Investigating #1292 LAN Lancaster Upper Hocking Watching→ Investigating #1293 ATH Athens Lower Hocking Watching→ Investigating #1294 LOG Logan Hocking Hills Watching→ Investigating #1295

IN Indiana 1

GCP GCP Fort Wayne Maumee headwaters Open→ Operational #1262 ✓

MAU Maumee Basin 8 sites

MAU Maumee 8

BOSC BOSC Lima Ottawa River · Lima, OH Draft→ Under construction #1261 GCP GCP Fort Wayne Maumee headwaters Open→ Operational #1262 ✓ DEF Defiance Maumee mainstem Queued→ Investigating #1264 FIN Findlay Blanchard River Queued→ Investigating #1265 TOL Toledo Lucas Co WRRF Queued→ Investigating #1266 VWT Van Wert Town Creek · Little Auglaize Queued→ Investigating #1267 BRY Bryan Prairie Creek · Tiffin River Queued→ Investigating #1268 OTW Ottawa Blanchard River (lower) Queued→ Investigating #1269

2MI The Two Miamis 9 sites

GMI Great Miami 7

URB Urbana Mad River · Great Miami Open→ Investigating #1263 SPR Springfield Mad River · Great Miami Queued→ Investigating #1270 WPA Dayton · WPAFB Mad River · Great Miami Queued→ Investigating #1272 HAM Hamilton · Middletown Great Miami (lower) Queued→ Investigating #1273 TRP Troy · Piqua Great Miami (upper) Queued→ Investigating #1274 SID Sidney Great Miami · headwaters Queued→ Investigating #1275 GRV Greenville · Darke Co Stillwater · basin divide Queued→ Investigating #1276

LMI Little Miami 2

XEN Xenia Little Miami Queued→ Investigating #1271 WIL Wilmington Todd Fork · Little Miami Queued→ Investigating #1277

SE Southeastern Basins 10 sites

SCI Scioto 3

NAL New Albany · Licking Scioto ↔ Muskingum divide Watching→ Investigating #1279 COL Columbus Scioto · Olentangy Watching→ Investigating #1280 PIK Piketon Scioto River · PORTS Watching→ Investigating #1282

MUS Muskingum 3

CSH Coshocton Tuscarawas + Walhonding Watching→ Investigating #1281 NWK Newark Licking River Watching→ Investigating #1284 ZAN Zanesville Muskingum mainstem Watching→ Investigating #1285

HOC Hocking 3

LAN Lancaster Upper Hocking Watching→ Investigating #1293 ATH Athens Lower Hocking Watching→ Investigating #1294 LOG Logan Hocking Hills Watching→ Investigating #1295

OBC Ohio Brush Creek 1

WUN West Union · Adams Co Ohio Brush Creek · Ohio River Queued→ Investigating #1278

NE Northeast Basins 8 sites

SAN Sandusky 4

SAN Sandusky · Perkins Twp Sandusky Bay · Lake Erie Watching→ Investigating #1283 FRE Fremont · Clyde Lower Sandusky Watching→ Investigating #1286 TIF Tiffin Sandusky (mid) Watching→ Investigating #1287 BUC Bucyrus Sandusky headwaters Watching→ Investigating #1288

CUY Cuyahoga 2

CLE Cleveland Lower Cuyahoga Watching→ Investigating #1289 AKR Akron Upper Cuyahoga · CVNP Watching→ Investigating #1290

MAH Mahoning 2

LRD Lordstown · Warren Upper Mahoning Watching→ Investigating #1291 YNG Youngstown Mahoning mainstem Watching→ Investigating #1292

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