Authority: IC 13-14-8; 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. 27. (a) An alternative to a technical standard required by this rule may be approved by the commissioner for either a single application or for a public water system system-wide application if the applicant demonstrates, in a written submission, that the alternative will meet the following:

1. (1) The requirements of 327 IAC 8-3-4.
2. (2) Provide drinking water of at least the same quality and normal operating pressure at the peak flow rate as the technical standards in this rule would provide.

(b) An alternative to a technical standard required by this rule may be approved by the commissioner for all public water systems or a subset of public water systems if the alternative will meet the following:

1. (1) The requirements of 327 IAC 8-3-4.
2. (2) Provide drinking water of at least the same quality and normal operating pressure at the peak flow rate as the technical standards in this rule would provide.

(c) Continuing operation of the approved alternative technical standard shall require no renewal if the alternative technical standard is operated in the manner approved by the commissioner.

(d) An alternative to a technical standard approved under subsection (a) shall only apply to the application or the public water system for which the alternative is requested.

(Water Pollution Control Division; 327 IAC 8-3.4-27; filed Jun 17, 1999, 1:50 p.m.: 22 IR 3379; readopted filed Jan 10, 2001, 3:23 p.m.: 24 IR 1518; filed Apr 24, 2006, 3:00 p.m.: 29 IR 2970; 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)