§ 14-25-17-7 — Department's review of application; determination of completeness; corrected application; approval of application; required findings

Indiana § 14-25-17-7

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 25: WATER RIGHTS AND RESOURCES
• Ch. 17: Interbasin Water Transfers

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(a) The department shall review an
application submitted under section 6 of this chapter. If the department
determines that the application submitted under section 6 of this
chapter is complete, the department shall notify the applicant.
(b) The department shall return an application to the applicant if the
department determines that the application is incomplete, inaccurate,
or both.
(c) If the department returns an application to an applicant under
subsection (b), the department shall include with the returned
application a written notice that:
(1) identifies the deficiency in the application; and
(2) informs the applicant that the applicant may file a corrected
application not later than sixty (60) days after the applicant's
receipt of the returned application.
(d) Upon receiving a corrected application under this section, the
department shall review the application.
(e) Not later than ninety (90) days after receiving a complete
application, the department shall notify the applicant in writing as to
whether the department has approved or denied the application. The
department shall approve an application if the department determines
that the transfer:
(1) will not result in a perennial overdraft of a ground water
resource or in a perennial stream flow depletion; and
(2) is in the public interest, as described in IC 14-25-1-1 and IC 14-25-1-2.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.99-2025, SEC.4.