Authority: IC 13-14-8; IC 13-14-9; IC 13-15-2; IC 13-18-3; IC 13-18-4; IC 13-18-16-8

Affected: IC 13-11-2; IC 13-18; IC 13-30

Sec. 5. (a) The proposed water main extension must meet the issuance requirements of 327 IAC 8-3-4.

(b) A copy of the NOI, all documentation supporting the project, plans, and specifications must be submitted by the NOI applicant to the PWS before the commencement of the water main construction.

(c) All documentation supporting the project must be readily accessible for review and copying for the duration of water main construction activities. In addition, a copy of the plans conforming to 327 IAC 8-3.2-5(c) and specifications must be available in accordance with the following:

(1) These items must be onsite and readily accessible for review and copying throughout the duration of water main construction activities at the site if an office is present at the site.

(2) If there is no office present at the site, these items must be producible for review and copying throughout the duration of water main construction activities at the site within sixty (60) minutes upon notification by the commissioner.

(d) A person in violation of this rule shall take the reasonable steps to correct any adverse impact on the public health resulting from the noncompliance.

(e) Nothing in this rule shall be construed to relieve anyone from any responsibility, liability, or penalty to which they are or may be subject to under the local, state, or federal laws and regulations.

(f) Responsible persons identified and regulated by this rule must ensure that the construction to the PWS achieves compliance with the terms and conditions of this rule.

(g) During construction, if any of the following entities or persons discover a failure to submit any relevant facts or that incorrect information has been submitted in an NOI, the entity or person shall submit the missing facts or corrected information to the commissioner within thirty (30) days, by any of the entities or persons, in writing, using certified mail at the address on the NOI form, or by email as soon as possible and not later than seven (7) days after discovery:

(1) The PWS.

(2) The responsible person.

(3) The following designee of the responsible person:

(A) Professional engineer.

(B) Developer.

(C) Resident project representative.

(D) The person that by other means is representing the construction aspects of the proposed project.

(h) The design and construction of the water main must meet all technical standards in 327 IAC 8-3.2, or, if any alternate technical standards are proposed for the project, the alternate technical standard must be approved by the commissioner in accordance with 327 IAC 8-3.2-20, and a copy of this approval must be submitted with the NOI.

(i) All nonresidential service connections must be equipped with a meter, and the size of the meter must be specified on the plans and specification of the water main. The metering devices must not be capable of exceeding the corresponding "Safe Maximum Operating Capacity" as specified on Table 1 of the following:

(1) AWWA C700-20*.

(2) AWWA C701-19*.

(3) AWWA C702-19*.

(4) AWWA C703-19*.

(j) At a peak flow rate equal to the peak daily customer demand as determined in subsection (k), the normal operating pressure in the water main must not be less than twenty (20) pounds per square inch at the ground level at all points in the water main under all conditions of flow when demonstrated in conformance with subsection (l).

(k) For use in this section, the peak flow rate is equal to the sum of subdivisions (1) and (2) defined as follows:

(1) The fire flow value that is one (1) of the following:

(A) The fire protection flow rate provided by the PWS for the entire water main extension.

(B) Zero (0), if the PWS is not providing fire protection.

(2) The peak daily demand for each of the individual service connections defined as follows:

(A) For residential service connections, the peak daily customer demand is determined in accordance with 327 IAC 8-3.3-2(a)(1), or the peak daily customer demand as approved by the commissioner in accordance with 327 IAC 8-3.3-2(a)(4).

(B) For nonresidential service connections with meter sizes less than one (1) inch in diameter, the peak daily customer demand is equal to fifty (50) gallons per minute.

(C) For nonresidential service connections, the peak daily customer demand is equal to the "Safe Maximum Operating Capacity" as specified on Table 1 of the following:

(i) AWWA C700-20*.

(ii) AWWA C701-19.

(iii) AWWA C702-19*.

(iv) AWWA C703-19*.

(D) For nonresidential service connections, the peak daily customer demand as approved by the commissioner in accordance with 327 IAC 8-3.3-2(a)(4).

(l) Compliance with subsection (j) must be demonstrated with the use of a computer model or with hydraulic calculations, which must be included with the documentation supporting the project, which are to be readily accessible in accordance with subsection (c) and at the PWS in accordance with subsection (b).

(m) Persons in violation of this rule are subject to enforcement and legal action under IC 13-30.

*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 from 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 8-3.5-5; filed Mar 31, 1999, 10:20 a.m.: 22 IR 2524; errata filed Aug 17, 1999, 3:15 p.m.: 23 IR 26; readopted filed Jan 10, 2001, 3:23 p.m.: 24 IR 1518; filed Apr 24, 2006, 3:00 p.m.: 29 IR 2972; 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)