Sandusky Watershed

Note: Impervious surface permit icons, land use icons, and livestock icons do not necessarily indicate exact locations. They are approximate locations on the same land parcel.

SANDUSKY Begins on western side of Richland County → Bucyrus → Lake Erie at Sandusky Bay

Soil Type in the Sandusky Watershed

  • Shoals-Chili-Wheeling
  • Belmore-Haney
  • Fitchville-Luray-Bennington
  • Pewamo-Bennington
  • Rittman-Wadsworth
  • Bennington-Cardington
  • Cardington-Alexandria

Impervious Areas

Total Impervious Areas Created in the Sandusky Watershed*   945,003 sq. ft.

Residential Permits

(Homes, Pole Barns, Additions, etc.)

PermitsYear
Least Area Created (Above 0)1,900
sq. ft.
2008
Most Area Created52,385
sq. ft.
2002
Exemptions**

(Less than 2,000 square feet created)

PermitsYear
Least Area Created (Above 0)468
sq. ft.
2020
Most Area Created42,380
sq. ft.
2019
Commercial Permits
PermitsYear
Least Area Created (Above 0 )871
sq. ft.
2023
Most Area Created173,369
sq. ft.
2001

*This figure does not include impervious areas from prior to 2000
**Agriculture is included in permit exemptions

Impervious Areas Created in the Sandusky Watershed by Year