(A) The exclusion of certain ephemeral features from the definition of waters of the state under section 6111.01 of the Revised Code does not affect the director of environmental protection's authority to do all of the following:
(1) Administer and enforce Chapter 3734. of the Revised Code with regard to any discharge, deposit, dumping, or placement of wastes regulated under that chapter in an ephemeral feature;
(2) Administer and enforce Chapter 3714. of the Revised Code with regard to any discharge, deposit, dumping, or placement of construction and demolition debris in an ephemeral feature;
(3) Take any other authorized actions under the Revised Code, other than Chapter 6111. of the Revised Code, that apply to the discharge, deposit, dumping, or placement of waste, debris, or other materials in an ephemeral feature.
(B) The exclusion of certain ephemeral features from the definition of waters of the state under section 6111.01 of the Revised Code does not affect the authority of any state agency, other than the environmental protection agency, to take any authorized actions under the Revised Code, other than Chapter 6111. of the Revised Code, that apply to the discharge, deposit, dumping, or placement of waste, debris, or other materials in an ephemeral feature.
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