§ 14-25-7-18 — Finance authority quality assurance review of water withdrawal data

Indiana § 14-25-7-18

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

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(a) As used in this section, "authority" refers
to the Indiana finance authority established by IC 5-1.2-3.
(b) As used in this section, "quality assurance review" means a
process of reviewing and verifying water resources data with the goal
of assuring the reliability of the data. The term includes the application
of certain objectives, principles, and policies already in use at the
Indiana geological and water survey in maintaining consistency in
water resources data and accountability to the scientific community and
general public.
(c) The authority shall perform a quality assurance review of the
water resources data compiled from the reports submitted by owners of
significant water withdrawal facilities under:
(1) section 15 of this chapter; and
(2) IC 13-2-6.1-1 and IC 13-2-6.1-7 (before their repeal);
beginning with the reports submitted for the 1985 calendar year.
(d) The authority may enter into contracts with one (1) or more
professionals or state educational institutions under which the
professionals or state educational institutions will perform some or all
of the duties imposed on the authority by this section. The authority
may compensate the professionals or state educational institutions for
work performed under this section with:
(1) money from the drinking water revolving loan fund
established by IC 5-1.2-10-3; or
(2) any other funds appropriated to the authority.
(e) In performing the quality assurance review required by this
section, the authority shall use the water resources data in a manner
that:
(1) protects the confidential information of owners of significant
water withdrawal facilities; and
(2) is consistent with IC 5-14-3-4.
(f) The authority shall present the results of the quality assurance
review performed under this section, as those results become available,
to the water rights and use section of the department's division of water.
The water rights and use section shall maintain the results in the data
base of data extracted from reports submitted by owners of significant
water withdrawal facilities under section 15 of this chapter (and IC 13-2-6.1-1 and IC 13-2-6.1-7 before their repeal).

Legislative History

As added by P.L.102-2016, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.233-2017, SEC.25; P.L.189-2018, SEC.137.