Authority: IC 13-14-1-5; IC 13-14-8; IC 13-14-9; IC 13-18-4-1

Affected: IC 13-18-3

Sec. 4. (a) A CSO community shall:

1. (1) develop a CSO notification procedure that meets the requirements of this rule; and
2. (2) incorporate the CSO notification procedure into its CSO operational plan.

(b) A CSO notification procedure must include the following information at a minimum:

1. (1) Determination of affected waters for the purpose of providing community notification according to section 5 of this rule.

2. (2) Locations of:

   1. (A) the CSO outfalls;
   2. (B) public access points including boat launches and bridges located on affected waters; and
   3. (C) parks, school yards, parkways, and greenways on or adjacent to affected waters.
3. (3) Locations of drinking water suppliers having surface water intakes located within ten (10) river miles downstream of each CSO outfall within the CSO community's jurisdiction.
4. (4) Method, according to section 6 of this rule, that shall be used to provide notification to the affected public within the area of each affected water.
5. (5) Assignment of responsibilities within a CSO community for implementing the CSO notification procedure.

(c) A CSO notification procedure must be:

1. (1) submitted to the commissioner for review six (6) months after the effective date of this rule;
2. (2) included in the community's CSO operational plan;
3. (3) in the initial stages of implementation by the CSO community upon submission according to subdivision (1);
4. (4) fully implemented no later than ninety (90) days after the date of submission according to subdivision (1); and

5. (5) modified in order to ensure that the procedure is consistent with this rule if either of the following occurs:

   1. (A) The commissioner requests such modification within six (6) months of the date of submission of the notification procedure.
   2. (B) A member of the affected public requests that the department reevaluate the notification procedure.

(Water Pollution Control Division; 327 IAC 5-2.1-4; filed Apr 9, 2003, 2:55 p.m.: 26 IR 2614; readopted filed Sep 17, 2009, 3:49 p.m.: 20091014-IR-327090595BFA; readopted filed Oct 20, 2015, 8:41 a.m.: 20151118-IR-327150285BFA; readopted filed May 18, 2021, 1:04 p.m.: 20210609-IR-327210118BFA; readopted filed Oct 18, 2024, 1:57 p.m.: 20241113-IR-327230810RFA)