1. (a) In addition to any applicable standards required under sections 13 and 14 of this chapter, a storage structure must be designed as follows:

   1. (1) The bottom of the storage structure is at least two (2) feet above bedrock.
   2. (2) The bottom of the storage structure must be above the seasonal high water table, unless lowered in accordance with subsection (c).

   3. (3) Test holes to obtain soil and water table information for the design must be obtained as follows:

      1. (A) The number of test holes must be sufficient to adequately characterize the seasonal water table and soil underneath the storage structure.

      2. (B) Test holes must be:

         1. (i) evenly distributed throughout the storage structure;
         2. (ii) at least two (2) feet below the base of the storage structure for concrete structures in karst and nonkarst areas;
         3. (iii) at least five (5) feet below the base of the storage structure for earthen structures in nonkarst areas; and

         4. (iv) placed to the shallower of either bedrock or ten (10) feet below the lowest point of the proposed processed manure storage structure;

            in areas of karst terrain.

      3. (C) Testing must be conducted by:

         1. (i) a soil scientist registered under IC 25-31.5 ;
         2. (ii) a professional geologist certified in Indiana under IC 25-17.6 ; or
         3. (iii) a professional engineer registered under IC 25-31 .

2. (b) Plastic, fiberglass, and aboveground steel tanks must:

   1. (1) have sufficient strength to withstand design loads;
   2. (2) be watertight;
   3. (3) be cleaned to remove any traces of previously stored substances prior to addition of manure to the tank if the tank is used to store any objectionable or hazardous substances;
   4. (4) be installed to ensure the seasonal high water table is maintained below the tank or the tank must be anchored to prevent flotation; and
   5. (5) have protected shut off valves for all inlet and outlet pipes.

3. (c) Any drainage system to lower the seasonal water table around the base of a storage structure must be designed and installed to:

   1. (1) effectively collect and drain the ground water;
   2. (2) be of adequate size, proper slopes, and proper distance from the storage structure;

   3. (3) if applicable, be provided with:

      1. (A) sumps;
      2. (B) pumps, including a backup pump; and
      3. (C) electricity supply;

   4. (4) if applicable, have a surface outlet that is at least fifty (50) feet away from the storage structure and at least:

      1. (A) fifty (50) feet from the property line in soils with a permeability of one-half (1/2) inch per hour or less; or
      2. (B) twenty (20) feet from the property line in soils with a permeability greater than one-half (1/2) inch per hour;
   5. (5) have a shut off valve or equivalent; and
   6. (6) have an access point for sampling within fifty (50) feet of the storage structure.

4. (d) A concrete storage structure must be constructed according to the Indiana NRCS Construction Specification, Concrete Construction, May 2015 and designed to either of the following design standards:

   1. (1) MWPS-36: Rectangular Concrete Manure Storages, Second Edition, 2005.
   2. (2) TR-9: Circular Concrete Manure Tanks, March 1998.

5. (e) A storage structure must not:

   1. (1) have a discharge pipe or conveyance that would allow for a release or discharge of processed manure or water contaminated by processed manure; or
   2. (2) be an underground steel storage tank.

As added by P.L.98-2026, SEC.51.