§ 14-25-15-7 — Permits for water withdrawals; salmonid streams; rules

Indiana § 14-25-15-7

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 25: WATER RIGHTS AND RESOURCES
• Ch. 15: Great Lakes—St. Lawrence River Basin Water

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(a) Except as provided in section 8 of this
chapter, a person must, under the rules established under section 5(4)
of this chapter, obtain a permit from the department for a daily
withdrawal in excess of any of the following, calculated on average
over any ninety (90) day period:
(1) Five million (5,000,000) gallons from Lake Michigan surface
water.
(2) Subject to subsection (b), one hundred thousand (100,000)
gallons from a salmonid stream.
(3) For any other surface water or groundwater source, one
million (1,000,000) gallons.
(b) Notwithstanding 327 IAC 2-1.5-5(a)(3), the salmonid streams
subject to subsection (a)(2) are the following:
(1) Trail Creek and its tributaries downstream to Lake Michigan.
(2) Galien River and its tributaries in LaPorte County.
(3) East Branch of the Little Calumet River and its tributaries
downstream to Lake Michigan via Burns Ditch.
(4) St. Joseph River and its tributaries in St. Joseph County from
the Twin Branch Dam in Mishawaka downstream to the
Indiana/Michigan state line.
(5) Subject to subsection (c), any other watercourse determined
by rule by the commission.
(c) Before adopting a rule under subsection (b)(5), the commission
shall seek input from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.4-2008, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.13-2013, SEC.50.