Authority: IC 13-14-8; IC 13-14-9

Affected: IC 13-11-2; IC 13-13-5-1; IC 13-18-2; IC 36-1-2-23

Sec. 2. (a) The plans for a water main 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, as defined in IC 36-1-2-23, concerning the design or construction of a public water main.

(2) A professional engineer prepared the plans.

(3) The unit, as defined in IC 36-1-2-23, provided a review and approval of the plans by a qualified engineer.

(4) All other requirements specified in this rule and all other rules adopted by the board are met.

(b) The proposed construction of a water main must be in accordance with the following:

(1) The SDWA, 42 U.S.C. 300f-300j-26*.

(2) The Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251-1387*.

(c) A permit for a public water main must comply with the following:

(1) 327 IAC 8-1: Public Water Supply Direct Additive and Indirect Additive Standards.

(2) 327 IAC 8-2.7: Federal Drinking Water Standards.

(3) 327 IAC 8-2.8: Sanitary Survey Requirements.

(4) 327 IAC 8-3.2: Technical Standards for Water Mains.

(5) 327 IAC 8-3.3: Public Water System Quantity Requirement Standards.

(6) 327 IAC 8-10: Cross Connections; Control; Operation.

(d) Units, as defined in IC 36-1-2-23, shall submit to the department, on the effective date of the permit, a copy of each issued permit for public water main construction. Each submission must contain the following information for each issued permit:

(1) The identification number issued by the local unit, as defined in IC 36-1-2-23.

(2) The effective date of the permit.

(3) The county where the construction project is to be located.

(4) The location of the construction project in terms of the following:

(A) The nearest public intersection.

(B) Quarter section, section, township, and range of the approximate center of the construction project.

(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) The maximum number of proposed service connections to the water main.

(6) A description and numerical count of the type or types of facilities to be located at each proposed service connection, whether:

(A) residential;

(B) commercial; or

(C) industrial.

(7) A project layout map on an eight and one-half (8.5) inch by eleven (11) inch sheet of paper.

(e) The commissioner may approve alternatives to the notification procedure described in subsection (d) if requested. The alternative notification procedure must provide equivalent information to that required under subsection (d) to be considered for approval.

*Copies of these publications may be obtained from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov, 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, IN 46204.

(Water Pollution Control Division; 327 IAC 8-3.1-2; filed Mar 31, 1999, 1:50 p.m.: 22 IR 2499; readopted filed Jan 10, 2001, 3:23 p.m.: 24 IR 1518; errata filed Feb 6, 2006, 11:15 a.m.: 29 IR 1937; filed Apr 24, 2006, 3:00 p.m.: 29 IR 2951; readopted filed Jul 18, 2012, 2:25 p.m.: 20120815-IR-327120261BFA; readopted filed Jun 6, 2018, 1:59 p.m.: 20180704-IR-327180171BFA; filed Sep 6, 2018, 11:50 a.m.: 20181003-IR-327170278FRA; readopted filed Oct 18, 2024, 1:57 p.m.: 20241113-IR-327230810RFA; filed Nov 24, 2025, 9:07 a.m.: 20251224-IR-327240428FRA)