Title 13, ENVIRONMENT

Sec. 12. A person may not: (1) install or contract for the construction of any public water system facilities, including water purification or treatment works; or (2) make any material change in any public water system facilities; until a permit has been issued by the commissione…

Sec. 13. (a) The commissioner may investigate and determine whether any public water system is providing water that is impure and dangerous to public health. If the commissioner determines that the water supply of a public water system: (1) is impure and dangerous to public healt…

Sec. 13.5. (a) As used in this section, "water utility" means: (1) a public utility (as defined in IC 8-1-2-1(a)); (2) a municipally owned utility (as defined in IC 8-1-2-1(h)); (3) a not-for-profit utility (as defined in IC 8-1-2-125(a)); (4) a cooperatively owned corporation; (…

Sec. 14. (a) If a sewage treatment works or plant is not producing a reasonably pure effluent because of inefficient supervision or operation and has consequently: (1) made any public water supply impure or dangerous to health; (2) polluted any waters; or (3) created a public nui…

Sec. 15. The commissioner may enforce this chapter under IC 13-30-3. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-14-5(e).] As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.8.

Sec. 16. (a) A nonprofit water utility may adopt a resolution approved by its board of directors under this section that reconstitutes the nonprofit water utility as a water authority to be named as provided in the resolution. (b) A resolution adopted under this section must allo…

Sec. 2. The commissioner may initiate action under IC 13-15-7 to revoke or modify a permit. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-14-1(e).] As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.8.

Sec. 3. The commissioner may assess a civil penalty against a permit holder who fails to take action to correct or prevent contamination of the sanitary or chemical quality of the water supply after the permit holder knew or should have known that the action should be taken. The …

Sec. 4. This chapter does not preclude emergency repairs or proceedings. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-14-1(g).] As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.8.

Sec. 5. Plans and specifications submitted to the commissioner under section 1 of this chapter shall be approved if it is determined that the plans and specifications meet all of the following conditions: (1) The plans and specifications are satisfactory with respect to the follo…

Sec. 6. (a) All public water systems shall be continuously operated and maintained so that water is: (1) safe in quality; (2) clean and adequate in quantity; and (3) chemically satisfactory for ordinary domestic consumption. (b) The person responsible for the operation of a publi…

Sec. 7. (a) A person responsible for the operation of public water systems shall submit: (1) samples of water for analysis; and (2) reports of operation pertaining to the sanitary quality, chemical quality, or adequacy of water supplied by those systems; that the commissioner req…

Sec. 7.5. (a) For purposes of this section, "responsible person" means the person responsible for the operation of a public water system that uses surface water as a source of drinking water. (b) A responsible person shall do the following or ensure that the following are done: (…

Sec. 8. (a) The board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 and IC 13-14-9 establishing requirements for public water systems, including the following: (1) The requirement to obtain a permit for the construction, installation, or modification of facilities, equipment, or devices for …

Sec. 9. Except as provided in IC 14-37, the department: (1) is the state agency with responsibility concerning the federal Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f through 300j) in effect January 1, 1988; and (2) may take any action necessary to secure the benefits of that act for…

Sec. 1. (a) In each retail establishment in which a retailer sells lead acid batteries, the retailer shall post in a conspicuous place a written notice that bears the following statements: "Improper disposal of batteries is against the law." "It is illegal to put used motor vehic…

Sec. 2. (a) A retailer, wholesaler, or manufacturer that sells one (1) or more new lead acid batteries to a purchaser shall: (1) accept from the purchaser, if offered, a number of used lead acid batteries equal to the number of new batteries sold to the purchaser; and (2) dispose…

Sec. 3. A retailer or wholesaler that accepts a used lead acid battery under section 2 of this chapter may not retain possession of the battery for more than ninety (90) days. A person who violates this section commits a Class C infraction. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-1…

Sec. 4. (a) A retailer shall dispose of the used lead acid batteries in the retailer's possession by one (1) or more of the following means: (1) Delivery to a wholesaler or to an agent of a wholesaler. (2) Delivery to a manufacturer of lead acid batteries. (3) Delivery to a facil…

Sec. 5. (a) A wholesaler shall dispose of the used lead acid batteries in the wholesaler's possession by one (1) or more of the following means: (1) Delivery to a manufacturer of lead acid batteries. (2) Delivery to a facility that: (A) recycles lead acid batteries; or (B) collec…

Sec. 6. (a) A manufacturer shall dispose of the used lead acid batteries in the manufacturer's possession in Indiana by one (1) or more of the following means: (1) Delivery to a facility that: (A) recycles lead acid batteries; or (B) collects lead acid batteries for delivery to a…

Sec. 7. A person who knowingly causes or allows: (1) the placing of a lead acid battery into a container intended for collection and disposal at a facility that is not authorized under IC 13-22 or federal law for operation as a hazardous waste facility; or (2) the disposal of a l…

Sec. 8. The state or a political subdivision (as defined in IC 34-6-2.1-155) shall dispose of used lead acid batteries in the state's or political subdivision's possession by one (1) or more of the following means: (1) Delivery to a wholesaler or an agent of a wholesaler. (2) Del…

Sec. 1. A citation in this chapter to a rule refers to the rule as in effect on January 1, 2007. As added by P.L.221-2007, SEC.16.

Sec. 2. If the department receives a report concerning: (1) the discovery of released regulated substances at an underground storage tank or aboveground storage tank site or in the surrounding area under 40 CFR 280.50; or (2) a spill or overfill under 40 CFR 280.53; the departmen…

Sec. 3. Not more than seven (7) days after receiving a notice from the department under section 2 of this chapter, a county health officer shall make a reasonable effort to do the following: (1) Publish notice of the release, spill, or overfill in a newspaper or other media of ge…

Sec. 4. Notice provided by a county health officer under section 3 of this chapter must include: (1) the same information reported to the department under 40 CFR 280.50 or 40 CFR 280.53; and (2) any other information the county health officer considers necessary or appropriate. A…

Sec. 2. (a) The department, with the assistance of other state agencies as requested, shall establish and maintain a registry of sites within Indiana at which contamination of groundwater has been detected. (b) The information in the registry shall be made available to the public…

Sec. 4. (a) The department under IC 13-14-2-2: (1) may investigate allegations of; and (2) shall investigate confirmed incidents of; contamination of groundwater that affect private water supply wells. (b) The commissioner shall: (1) issue an advisory to the users and owners of a…

Sec. 5. (a) The board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 and IC 13-14-9 establishing groundwater quality standards that include numeric and narrative criteria, a groundwater classification plan, and a method of determining where the groundwater quality standards must apply. The st…

Sec. 5.5. (a) The department shall pay the costs of well water testing if: (1) the testing is required by state law, federal law, or both; and (2) the costs are incurred: (A) after June 30, 2007; (B) by a nontransient noncommunity water system operated by a nonprofit center for a…

Sec. 6. (a) The board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 and IC 13-14-9 to establish protection zones around community water system wells. (b) The state agencies referred to in section 5(b) of this chapter may not permit activities within the zones established under subsection (a)…

Sec. 1. (a) This section does not apply to an alkaline-manganese button cell battery if each button cell does not have more than twenty-five (25) milligrams of mercury. (b) A person may not: (1) sell; (2) offer for sale; or (3) offer for promotional purposes; an alkaline-manganes…

Sec. 2. A person may not: (1) sell; (2) offer for sale; or (3) offer for promotional purposes; a zinc-carbon battery that contains mercury that was intentionally introduced if the battery was manufactured after December 31, 1995. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-1-16-4.] As …

Sec. 3. A person may not: (1) sell; (2) offer for sale; or (3) offer for promotional purposes; a button cell, mercuric-oxide battery if the battery was manufactured after December 31, 1995. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-1-16-5.] As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.10.…

Sec. 4. (a) This section does not apply to a button cell, mercuric-oxide battery. (b) A person may not sell, offer for sale, or offer for promotional purposes a mercuric-oxide battery if the battery was manufactured after December 31, 1995, unless the person does all of the follo…

Sec. 5. A person who knowingly violates this chapter commits a Class C infraction. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-1-16-7.] As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.10.

Sec. 1. The department shall establish a general coal mine permit that may be obtained for a facility instead of obtaining another more specialized National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System coal mine permit. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-10-7(a).] As added by P.L.…

Sec. 2. The department shall determine the criteria that must be met to qualify for the general permit. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-10-7(b).] As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.81-2011, SEC.4.

Sec. 3. The general permit established under this chapter must allow a coal mine operator the option of submitting a notice of intent to be governed by the general permit requirements before the requirements apply to the coal mine operator. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7…

Sec. 1. When the department receives an application for an original National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit required for discharge into a stream, the department shall do the following: (1) Send a list in writing, on a monthly basis, of original applications…

Sec. 2. (a) The department may issue National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits containing conditions that include alternate water quality based effluent limits that: (1) are based on receiving water flows associated with, or characteristic of: (A) wet weathe…

Sec. 3. (a) Subsection (b) applies to a community water system, as defined in IC 13-11-2-35.5(a), that: (1) draws water from the Ohio River; (2) discharges wastewater into the Ohio River; and (3) demonstrates to the satisfaction of the department that the wastewater discharged by…

Sec. 1. A person may not sell in Indiana: (1) a plastic bottle with a capacity of at least sixteen (16) fluid ounces; or (2) a rigid plastic container with a capacity of at least eight (8) fluid ounces; unless the bottle or container is coded as required under section 2 of this c…

Sec. 2. Each bottle and plastic container described in section 1 of this chapter must be coded. The coding must consist of a three (3) sided triangular arrow with a number in the center and letters underneath. The number and letters must indicate the resin from which the containe…

Sec. 3. A bottle or other container with a label or base cup made of a different material than the rest of the container must be coded according to the primary, basic material of the bottle or container. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-22-1(c).] As added by P.L.1-1996, SE…