§ 13-11-2-265 — "Waters"

(a) "Waters", for purposes of water
pollution control laws and environmental management laws, means:
(1) the accumulations of water, surface and underground, natural
and artificial, public and private; or
(2) a part of the accumulations of water;
that are wholly or partially within, flow through, or border upon
Indiana.
(b) The term "waters" does not include:
(1) an exempt isolated wetland;
(2) a private pond; or
(3) an off-stream pond, reservoir, wetland, or other facility built
for reduction or control of pollution or cooling of water before
discharge.
(c) The term includes all waters of the United States, as defined in
Section 502(7) of the federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1362(7)),
that are located in Indiana.
[Pre-1996 Recodification Citations: 13-1-3-1.5 part;
13-7-1-3 part; 13-7-1-27.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.183-2002, SEC.1; P.L.282-2003, SEC.31; P.L.52-2004, SEC.4.