§ 14-25-3-5 — Restricted use areas; orders, rules, and notice of hearing

Indiana § 14-25-3-5

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 25: WATER RIGHTS AND RESOURCES
• Ch. 3: Water Rights; Ground Water

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(a) Whenever the department designates a
restricted use area, the department shall approve an order to that effect
and adopt a rule under IC 4-22-2.
(b) In addition to the publication of notice provided for in IC 4-22-2,
the department shall, for the purposes of this chapter only, do the
following:
(1) Give notice by publication one (1) time each week for three
(3) consecutive weeks in all of the newspapers of general
circulation in the area to be designated as a restricted use area.
(2) Give ten (10) days written notice to all public utilities
privately or publicly owned engaged in furnishing water to
residents of the restricted use area.
(3) Give ten (10) days written notice to:
(A) the executive of each city and town;
(B) the president of each county executive in a county that does
not have a consolidated city; and
(C) the county executive in a county that has a consolidated
city;
in the restricted use area.
(4) Have the notice posted at least ten (10) days before the
hearing as follows:
(A) At the door of the courthouse.
(B) At the city or town hall if there is a city or town hall in the
restricted use area.
(C) In at least three (3) other public places.
(c) Proof of the notice shall be made at the hearing by the affidavits
of the publishers of the newspapers and of the persons who posted and
sent the other notices required by this section.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-2-4.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18.