Authority: IC 13-14-8-7; IC 13-18-4-3

Affected: IC 13-18-3-1

Sec. 4. (a) The commissioner may impose a ban on further sewer connections to the semipublic facility or POTW whenever, in the determination of the commissioner:

1. (1) hydraulic or organic overloading of a semipublic facility or POTW exists or is impending and the introduction into the semipublic facility or POTW of additional wastewater from new or existing sources is likely to result in the discharge or bypassing of insufficiently treated wastewater; or
2. (2) poor operation and maintenance practices have, or are likely to, result in the discharge or bypassing of insufficiently treated wastewater.

(b) The sewer connection ban shall prohibit the connection or introduction of additional wastewater into the semipublic facility or POTW, except as otherwise provided under this article.

(Water Pollution Control Division; 327 IAC 4-1-4; filed Sep 24, 1987, 3:00 p.m.: 11 IR 613; filed Mar 2, 1994, 5:00 p.m.: 17 IR 1617; readopted filed Jan 10, 2001, 3:23 p.m.: 24 IR 1518; readopted filed Nov 21, 2007, 1:16 p.m.: 20071219-IR-327070553BFA; filed Jan 23, 2008, 1:39 p.m.: 20080220-IR-327060096FRA; readopted filed Jul 29, 2013, 9:21 a.m.: 20130828-IR-327130176BFA; readopted filed Jun 14, 2019, 1:59 p.m.: 20190710-IR- 327190246BFA; readopted filed Oct 18, 2024, 1:57 p.m.: 20241113-IR-327230810RFA)