Ind. Admin. Code tit. 327, r. 3-2.1-3 – Permitting authority and responsibilities

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 13-18-3-12; IC 13-18-4-1

Affected: IC 13-11-2; IC 13-13-5-1; IC 13-18-2

Sec. 3. (a) The plans for a sanitary sewer extension are not required to be submitted to any state agency for a permit, permission, or review, unless required by federal law, if the following are met:

(1) A person submits plans to a unit concerning the design or construction of a sanitary sewer.
(2) A professional engineer prepared the plans.
(3) The unit provided a review of the plans by a qualified engineer and subsequently approved the plans.
(4) All other requirements specified in this rule and all other rules adopted by the board are met.

(b) The proposed construction of a sanitary sewer must be in accordance with the Clean Water Act.

(c) The other requirements specified in rules that have been adopted by the board and must be adhered to in the permitting of a sanitary sewer include, but are not limited to, the following:

(1) 327 IAC 1.
(2) 327 IAC 2.
(3) 327 IAC 4.
(4) 327 IAC 3-6.

(d) Units shall notify the commissioner that a sanitary sewer construction permit application has been received by submitting to the department, on the date received, the following information:

(1) Project name.
(2) Identification of the professional engineer and engineering firm, if applicable, who designed the project, plans, and specifications.
(3) The county of the construction project.
(4) The location of the construction project in terms of the following:
1. (A) Nearest public intersection.
2. (B) Quarter section, section, township, and range of the approximate center of the construction project.
3. (C) If the information requested by clause (B) is not available, the latitude and longitude of the approximate center of the construction project to the nearest fifteen (15) seconds.

(e) Units shall notify the commissioner of all sanitary sewer construction permits that the unit has issued by submitting to the department, on the effective date of the permit, a copy of each issued permit. Each submission must contain the following information for each issued permit:

(1) Project name with project number and approval number, if different from the project number.
(2) Identification of the professional engineer and engineering firm, if applicable, who designed the project, plans, and specifications.
(3) The county of the construction project.
(4) The location of the construction project in terms of the following:
1. (A) Nearest public intersection.
2. (B) Quarter section, section, township, and range of the approximate center of the construction project.
3. (C) If the information requested by clause (B) is not available, the latitude and longitude of the approximate center of the construction project to the nearest fifteen (15) seconds.
(5) Date of issuance and effective date of the permit.
(6) Average flows in gallons per day allotted to the sanitary sewer project and determined using the values for flow allotment per connection type according to Bulletin SE 13, 1988, "On-Site Water Supply and Wastewater Disposal for Public and Commercial Establishments"*.
(7) Project description giving length and type of sewer.
(8) The number and type of sewer connections requested.
(9) Description of any lift stations included in the project.
(10) A project site map.

*This document is incorporated by reference. Copies of this document may be obtained from the Indiana State Board of Health, 1330 West Michigan Street, P.O. Box 1964, Indianapolis, IN 46206, or are available for review at the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Office of Legal Counsel, Indiana Government Center North, 100 North Senate Avenue, Thirteenth Floor, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204.

(Water Pollution Control Division; 327 IAC 3-2.1-3; filed May 17, 1999, 12:11 p.m.: 22 IR 3084; errata filed Dec 1, 2000, 5:25 p.m.: 24 IR 1033; readopted filed Jan 10, 2001, 3:23 p.m.: 24 IR 1518; errata filed Apr 10, 2006, 2:46 p.m.: 29 IR 2547; readopted filed Nov 21, 2007, 1:19 p.m.: 20071219-IR-327070555BFA; readopted filed Jul 29, 2013, 9:21 a.m.: 20130828-IR- 327130176BFA; filed Sep 6, 2018, 11:50 a.m.: 20181003-IR-327170278FRA; readopted filed Jun 14, 2019, 1:59 p.m.: 20190710-IR-327190246BFA; readopted filed Oct 18, 2024, 1:57 p.m.: 20241113-IR-327230810RFA)