Authority: IC 13-14-8-7; IC 13-15-2-1; IC 13-18-10.5

Affected: IC 13-11-2; IC 13-14; IC 13-15; IC 13-18; IC 13-30

Sec. 5. (a) An applicant who applies for a permit to construct or expand a SMSS, or renew a permit for a SMSS that has not begun construction, shall make a reasonable effort to provide notice, not more than ten (10) working days after submitting a complete application, to:

1. (1) the county executive of the county in which the SMSS is to be located or modified; and
2. (2) each owner and each occupant of land of which any part of the boundary is one-half (1/2) mile or less from the property on which the SMSS is to be located.

(b) The notice must be completed on forms provided or approved by the department and include:

1. (1) the date on which the application was submitted to the department;
2. (2) a brief description of the subject of the application; and
3. (3) the dates comments are to be accepted by the department as described in subsection (c).

(c) The department shall accept written comments for a thirty-three (33) day period following the date of mailing of the notice required under subsection (a) or from the submittal of a complete permit application to the department, whichever is later.

(d) A public meeting on a permit application may be held at the commissioner's discretion where environmental concerns relevant to applicable rules or laws are raised.

(Water Pollution Control Division; 327 IAC 20-4-5; filed Sep 28, 2015, 11:13 a.m.: 20151028-IR-327130245FRA; readopted filed May 18, 2021, 1:04 p.m.: 20210609-IR-327210118BFA; readopted filed Oct 18, 2024, 1:57 p.m.: 20241113-IR-327230810RFA)