Village of Pleasant City v. Division of Reclamation

This case presents two issues: First, whether R.C. 1513.073(A)(2) requires the Chief of the Division of Reclamation and Reclamation Board of Review to consider the effect that mining could have on the water supply, aquifer and the aquifer recharge area not based solely on the level of current usage and, second, whether the court of appeals used the proper standard of review in reversing the finding of the Reclamation Board of Review and ordering that Pleasant City’s entire petition area be designated unsuitable for mining. For the reasons stated below, we hold that the Reclamation Board of…