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.
UPPER VERMILLION Starts in the northeastern corner of Richland County → Lake Erie at Vermillion
Soil Type in the Upper Vermillion Watershed
- Shoals-Chili-Wheeling
- Fitchville-Luray-Bennington
- Pewamo-Bennington
- Bennington-Cardington
- Cardington-Alexandria
Impervious Areas
Total Impervious Areas Created in the Upper Vermillion Watershed* 982,641 sq. ft.
Residential Permits
(Homes, Pole Barns, Additions, etc.)
| Permits | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Least Area Created (Above 0) | 800 sq. ft. | 2018 |
| Most Area Created | 82,660 sq. ft. | 2021 |
Exemptions**
(Less than 2,000 square feet created)
| Permits | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Least Area Created (Above 0) | 352 sq. ft. | 2017 |
| Most Area Created | 110,328 sq. ft. | 2014 |
Commercial Permits
| Permits | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Least Area Created (Above 0) | 11,613 sq. ft. | 2022 |
| Most Area Created | 175,630 sq. ft. | 2018 |
*This figure does not include impervious areas from prior to 2000
**Agriculture is included in permit exemptions