Authority: IC 13-14-8; IC 13-14-9; IC 13-15-1-2; IC 13-15-2-1; IC 13-18-3-1; IC 13-18-4-1

Affected: IC 4-21.5-3-5; IC 4-21.5-5; IC 13-11-2; IC 13-13-5-1; IC 13-15-4-11; IC 13-18-2; IC 25-21.5-1-7; IC 25-31-1

Sec. 2. (a) Applications for permits to construct or modify a water pollution treatment/control facility or a sanitary sewer must be made in accordance with procedures established by the commissioner. The applications must be made on forms provided by the commissioner. Incomplete applications may result in the return of plans and specifications without action.

(b) The commissioner shall approve or deny a facility construction permit application within one hundred twenty (120) days of receipt by the commissioner.

(c) Failure by the commissioner to comply with subsection (b) is subject to IC 13-15-4-11.

(d) Construction shall not commence until all necessary state approvals and permits are obtained.

(e) The contents of a water pollution treatment/control facility construction permit application shall include at least the following:

1. (1) Application form signed by the applicant or its designated agent.
2. (2) One (1) set of construction plans and specifications capable of being microfilmed.
3. (3) Plans and specifications for municipal treatment/control facilities shall be prepared by or under the personal supervision of a professional engineer, registered pursuant to IC 25-31-1; plans and specifications shall be certified and sealed by said registered professional engineer. Registered land surveyors may submit plans and specifications for sanitary sewer extensions only as provided in IC 25- 21.5-1-7.

4. (4) For other than sanitary sewer projects, an appropriate project design summary, on forms provided by the commissioner, specific to municipal or industrial facilities, containing the following information:

   1. (A) Description of present facility, if any.
   2. (B) Receiving stream or receiving wastewater treatment plant.
   3. (C) Design data, including the design flows, design waste strengths, and anticipated effluent characteristics.
   4. (D) Details on design of unit operations of proposed treatment facilities.
   5. (E) Effluent limitation capability of proposed facility.
5. (5) Construction applications proposing the installation of a grinder pump or pumps to be used on low pressure sanitary sewer collection systems shall submit evidence of responsibility for ongoing maintenance.
6. (6) All applications for construction permits must include a signed and dated form as provided by the commissioner for the identification of affected persons as determined by IC 4-21.5-3-5(b). One (1) prepared mailing label for each potentially affected person shall be provided by the applicant for mailing notice of the permit when issued. Each mailing label shall include the name, address, and zip code of the potentially affected person and shall show on the topmost line of the label a mail code designated by the commissioner.
7. (7) The commissioner may request of an applicant any additional information deemed necessary to complete or correct deficiencies in the application.

(Water Pollution Control Division; 327 IAC 3-2-2; filed Sep 24, 1987, 3:00 p.m.: 11 IR 608; filed May 17, 1999, 12:11 p.m.: 22 IR 3082; errata filed May 20, 1999, 6:36 p.m.: 22 IR 3108; readopted filed Apr 11, 2005, 2:45 p.m.: 28 IR 2470; readopted filed Jun 15, 2011, 11:15 a.m.: 20110713-IR-327110193BFA; readopted filed Jun 29, 2017, 9:34 a.m.: 20170726-IR-327170225BFA; readopted filed May 12, 2023, 1:07 p.m.: 20230607-IR-327230079BFA; readopted filed Oct 18, 2024, 1:57 p.m.: 20241113-IR- 327230810RFA)