Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6115.18
The powers of the board of directors of a sanitary district do not include construction and maintenance of lateral sewers, sewerage systems, water mains, and distributing systems or other related improvements for local service within the political subdivisions forming the district, and such improvements shall in every case be provided by the public corporations or persons served by the works of the district. The powers of the board are limited to the construction and maintenance of such works as are necessary to carry out the purposes of the district in improvement of sanitation and water supply as set forth in section 6115.04 of the Revised Code. Sections 6115.01 to 6115.79, inclusive, of the Revised Code do not limit or interfere with the right of public corporations to install, maintain, and operate sewerage systems and water-works systems as otherwise permitted by law. Such sections do give to the board full power and authority in the construction and maintenance of improvements for the purposes of the district to serve the area included within the district, and the board may require the use of the improvements of the district by public corporations and persons included within the district and for which such improvements were installed. In order to effect the proper collection and disposal of sewage and other liquid wastes produced within the district, to provide a water supply for domestic, municipal, and public use within the district, to promote the public health, comfort, convenience, and welfare, and to accomplish all other purposes of the district, the board may: