H2Ohio

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine’s collaborative initiative for water quality.

Governor DeWine created H2Ohio in 2019 as a comprehensive, data-driven approach to strategically address serious water issues such as harmful algal blooms on Lake Erie caused by phosphorus runoff from farm fertilizer, failing water infrastructure, and lead contamination. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Ohio Department of Agriculture, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, and Ohio Lake Er  ...