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

Affected: IC 14-25-1-11; IC 14-25-15-1

Sec. 9. (a) This section applies to the review of conservation and efficiency objectives in the basin of Indiana.

(b) In response to a review conducted under Section 3.4.2 of IC 14-25-15-1, the department shall recommend to the commission modifications to any water management and conservation and efficiency program governed by this article and which are needed to meet the provisions of the compact.

(c) The department shall consider modifying conservation and efficiency objectives in its ongoing program implementation and reviews. A determination to modify objectives shall be based on the following:

1. (1) New or updated technologies.
2. (2) New patterns in water use.
3. (3) New resource demands and threats.
4. (4) An assessment of cumulative impacts under Section 4.15 of IC 14-25-15-1.

(Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 6.2-2-9; filed Jul 9, 2014, 11:14 a.m.: 20140806-IR-312130335FRA, eff Sep 1, 2014; readopted filed May 20, 2020, 9:55 a.m.: 20200617-IR-312200179RFA)