§ 14-25-7-13 — Inventory of water resources; plans and recommendations

Indiana § 14-25-7-13

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 25: WATER RIGHTS AND RESOURCES
• Ch. 7: Water Resource Management

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(a) As used in this section, "surplus water"
means that water found to exceed:
(1) existing uses; and
(2) reasonably foreseeable needs;
in the watershed of origin.
(b) The commission shall make and maintain an inventory of the
water resource of Indiana. The inventory must include an assessment
of the following:
(1) The capabilities of streams to support instream and
withdrawal uses and of aquifers to support withdrawal uses.
(2) Low stream flow characteristics.
(3) Existing uses and projections of beneficial use requirements.
(4) The potential in watersheds for managing flood water for
beneficial uses.
(5) Potential sources and amounts of surplus water available for
transfers.
(6) Other assessment and information considered necessary to
properly define water resource availability.
(c) The commission shall maintain, on a continuing basis and with
opportunity for participation and consultation with all interested
persons, plans and recommendations for the development,
conservation, and use of the water resource to best serve the needs of
the people of Indiana for beneficial uses.
(d) The commission shall prepare a compilation and mapping of all
community public water supplies in Indiana that serve at least five
hundred (500) customers. The commission shall update the compilation
and mapping at least one (1) time every five (5) years. The commission
may use funds from the water resources development fund established
by IC 14-25-2-4 to prepare compilations and mappings under this
subsection. The compilations and mappings prepared under this
subsection must include the following information:
(1) The location of water sources for community public water
supplies.
(2) The location of treatment facilities used to treat raw water
before the water is distributed to community public water supply
customers.
(3) The extent of water mains in territories served by community
public water supplies.
(4) The population served by community public water supplies.
(5) The total amount of water produced by community public
water supplies for the most recent calendar year.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citations: 13-2-6.1-1 part;
13-2-6.1-5.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.184-1995, SEC.2.