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

Sec. 4. The commissioner may deny an application for a permit required by this rule unless the applicant submits evidence that the following issuance requirements are met:

(1) The facility is designed to be constructed, modified, or installed and operated in a manner that will not violate the:

(A) sanitary or health regulations; or

(B) requirements;

existing at the time of application for the permit.

(2) The facility:

(A) conforms to the applicable design criteria in the:

(i) "Recommended Standards for Water Works", 2022 Edition, established by the Great Lakes-Upper Mississippi River Board of State Public Health and Environmental Managers*; or

(ii) American Water Works Association (AWWA) standards**; or

(B) is based on criteria acceptable to the commissioner, which the applicant shows will produce:

(i) drinking water of satisfactory quality; and

(ii) normal operating pressure at the peak operating flow rate;

in accordance with this article.

(3) The facility conforms to any additional requirements specified by the commissioner necessary to produce consistently satisfactory results.

(4) The plans for wastewater disposal meet the requirements of the commissioner in 327 IAC 3 and 327 IAC 5.

(5) All additional substantiating information requested by the commissioner is submitted.

*This document is incorporated by reference. Copies may be obtained from Minnesota Government Publications, 2980 Commers Drive, Suite 500, Eagan, MN 55121 or are available for review at the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Office of Legal Counsel, Indiana Government Center North, Thirteenth Floor, 100 North Senate Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46204.

**These documents are incorporated by reference. The version incorporated by reference is the version in effect as of December 31, 2023. Copies may be obtained from the American Water Works Association, 6666 West Quincy Avenue, Denver, CO 80235 or are available for review at the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Office of Legal Counsel, Indiana Government Center North, Thirteenth Floor, 100 North Senate Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46204.

(Water Pollution Control Division; 327 IAC 8-3-4; filed Sep 24, 1987, 3:00 p.m.: 11 IR 710; filed Mar 31, 1999, 1:50 p.m.: 22 IR 2496; errata filed Aug 30, 1999, 12:06 p.m.: 23 IR 25; readopted filed Jan 10, 2001, 3:23 p.m.: 24 IR 1518; readopted filed Nov 21, 2007, 1:16 p.m.: 20071219-IR-327070553BFA; 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; filed Nov 24, 2025, 9:07 a.m.: 20251224-IR-327240428FRA)