There are more than 2,600 dams in the State of Ohio. Nearly 70% of Ohio dams are
privately owned. There were 1,597 state-regulated dams in Ohio in 2007. Of the
state-regulated dams, 33% are deficient. It is estimated that the repair cost for Ohio’s
deficient dams is approximately $300 million.
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Aviation
Dams
Education
Energy
Parks
Rail
Roads
WastewaterA: Exceptional, B: Good, C: Mediocre, D: Poor, F: Failing, ?: Incomplete
Each category was evaluated on the basis of capacity, condition, funding, future need, operation and maintenance, public safety, resilience, and innovation
Aviation
100 public-use airports
Bridges
2,242 of the 27,015 bridges are structurally deficient
Bridges
$150.80 million in bridge funds came from the Federal Highway Bridge Fund in 2011
Dams
71% of the state regulated dams have an Emergency Action Plan
Dams
361 high hazard dams
Drinking Water
$12.2 billion in drinking water infrastructure needs over the next 20 years
Energy
1.129 gigawatt-hours of renewable energy every year, ranking it 45th
Hazardous Waste
37 sites on the National Priorities List
Inland Waterways
440 miles of inland waterways, ranking it 21st nationally
Levees
176 miles of levees
Ports
90.6 million short tons of cargo in 2012, ranking it 9th nationally
Public Parks
$1.0 billion of unmet needs for its parks system
Rail
35 freight railroads covering 5,303 miles across the state, ranking 4th nationally by mileage
Roads
13,039 of the state’s 123,281 public roads are major roads, and 15% are in poor condition
Roads
$3.3 billion a year in costs to motorists from driving on roads in need of repair, which is $413 /yr per motorist
Schools
$9.3 billion in estimated school infrastructure funding needs
Transit
103.1 million annual unlinked passenger trips via transit systems including bus, transit, and commuter trains
Wastewater
$14.2 billion in wastewater infrastructure needs over the next 20 years
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