Authority: IC 13-13-5; IC 13-14-8; IC 13-14-9; IC 13-15-1-2; IC 13-15-2-1; IC 13-18-2

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

Sec. 32. (a) An alternative to technical standards required by this rule may be approved by the commissioner for either a single application or for system-wide applications if the applicant demonstrates in a written submission that the alternative will achieve the following:

1. (1) Meet the issuance requirements of section 7 of this rule.
2. (2) Provide at least the same level of protection that the technical standards of this rule would provide.

(b) An approved alternative to a technical standard shall be in effect for one (1) year from the commissioner's approval of that alternative standard.

(c) An alternative to a technical standard shall only apply to the application or the system for which the alternative is requested.

(Water Pollution Control Division; 327 IAC 3-6-32; filed May 17, 1999, 12:11 p.m.: 22 IR 3098; 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)