It is the purpose of the S-WA Scenic Waterways Active District to promote the preservation of the delicate, natural ecosystem that is located within the Little Miami River and O'Bannon Creek corridors by preventing any activity or use which is incompatible with the Scenic Waterways preservation or which is detrimental to the sensitive environmental character of the corridor while allowing for some active recreation and single family uses. The Little Miami River, being a state and national scenic river, is an important riparian ecosystem and, as such, provides important habitats for a wide variety of birds, fishes, and both aquatic and terrestrial mammals and plants. Furthermore, the S-WA Scenic Waterways Active District contains a diversity of plant and animal life and an unusually broad range of habitats including: wetlands, nesting ledges, open meadows, and floodplain forests. The S-WA Scenic Waterways Active District encompasses the Little Miami Scenic State Park, Ohio's longest corridor state park, and should therefore be preserved and protected for the benefit of this generation and generations to come.