§ 13-18-17-6 — Water pollution control board; protection zones; notice and hearing

Indiana § 13-18-17-6

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 18: WATER POLLUTION CONTROL
• Ch. 17: Groundwater Protection

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(a) The board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to establish protection zones around community water system
wells.
(b) The state agencies referred to in section 5(b) of this chapter may
not permit activities within the zones established under subsection (a)
that would violate the rules or interfere with the purposes of the rules.
(c) The department shall establish and operate a program of
education and assistance to local officials in developing and managing
well field protection zones.
(d) The rules adopted under subsection (a) or any zoning under IC 36-7 to establish protection zones around community water system
wells may not restrict any activity by:
(1) an owner of land;
(2) a mineral owner; or
(3) a mineral leaseholder of record;
unless the owner or leaseholder is sent written notice of, and has an
opportunity to be heard on, the establishment of the zone and the
construction of the community public water system that caused the
establishment of the zone.
(e) A person that requests a permit for construction of a community
water system or establishment of a well field protection zone is
responsible for any notice requirements the board establishes.
[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-26-7.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.25-1997, SEC.13; P.L.184-2002, SEC.23.