Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-25-4-13; IC 14-25-4-17

Affected: IC 14-25-4; IC 25-39

Sec. 4. (a) Before a ground water withdrawal facility that would not comply with IC 14-25-4 and this article is drilled or equipped, a water well driller or a water well pump installer must:

1. (1) advise a person, for whom a ground water withdrawal facility is drilled or equipped, of the provisions of IC 14-25-4 and this article; and
2. (2) obtain approval from the division for the installation of a water well or pumping equipment that does not comply with IC 14- 25-4 and this article.

(b) A person may authorize a water well driller or a water well pump installer to drill or equip a water well that does not conform to this article if the water well is drilled or equipped to otherwise conform to IC 25-39 and 312 IAC 13. A water well authorized under this section is not unlawful, but the relief provided by IC 14-25-4 is unavailable to the owner of the well.

(Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 12-2-4; filed Feb 9, 1999, 5:08 p.m.: 22 IR 1952; filed Feb 7, 2000, 3:31 p.m.: 23 IR 1367; readopted filed Aug 4, 2005, 6:00 p.m.: 28 IR 3661; readopted filed Jul 28, 2011, 10:29 a.m.: 20110824-IR-312110177RFA; filed Jan 23, 2015, 10:22 a.m.: 20150218-IR-312140204FRA; readopted filed Jul 19, 2017, 3:47 p.m.: 20170816-IR-312170134RFA; readopted filed May 17, 2023, 10:52 a.m.: 20230614-IR-312230068RFA)