1. (a) As used in this section, "landfill" means a facility where solid waste is to be disposed of through placement on or beneath the surface of the ground. However, the term does not include any of the following:

   1. (1) A land application operation regulated under 327 IAC 6.
   2. (2) A surface impoundment.
   3. (3) An injection well.

   4. (4) A facility for the disposal of solid waste other than sludge from a municipal wastewater treatment plant that is:

      1. (A) generated at the site of the facility; or
      2. (B) generated by the owner or operator of the facility.
   5. (5) An operation permitted under IC 14-34 .

2. (b) As used in this section, "underground injection" means the subsurface emplacement of fluids through:

   1. (1) a bored, drilled, or driven shaft; or
   2. (2) a dug hole, the depth of which is greater than the hole's largest surface dimension.

3. (c) A district shall inspect every landfill located within the boundaries of the district for compliance with rules adopted under IC 13-18 or IC 13-19 concerning erosion and sediment control. Each landfill shall be inspected under this section at least two (2) times each calendar year as follows:

   1. (1) One (1) time before July 1.
   2. (2) One (1) time after June 30 and before December 31.

4. (d) Not later than ten (10) days after an inspection of a landfill under this section, the individual who conducted the inspection on behalf of the district shall prepare a written report on the results of the inspection and send the report to the following:

   1. (1) The executive of the county.

   2. (2) The commissioner of the department of environmental management.

      [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-1-15(a)(2), (a)(3), (b), (c).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.25. Amended by P.L.136-1997, SEC.31; P.L.1-2006, SEC.222; P.L.2-2008, SEC.35; P.L.120-2008, SEC.15; P.L.14-2026, SEC.7.