Authority: IC 13-13-5; IC 13-15-1-2; IC 13-15-2-1

Affected: IC 13-18-16; IC 25-31

Sec. 4. (a) A PWS management plan must provide the following technical capacity information:

(1) Details of the PWS that include the following:

(A) A description of the type of system, including:

(i) whether it is a:

(AA) community PWS; or

(BB) nontransient noncommunity PWS;

(ii) the basis for determining the system type; and

(iii) the population to be served.

(B) A description of the planned service area, including:

(i) the anticipated growth for the next twenty (20) years; and

(ii) the plans to provide for the demand of the anticipated growth.

(C) A description of the PWS by:

(i) county;

(ii) section;

(iii) township; and

(iv) range.

(D) A site plan that includes the location of the following, as applicable:

(i) Wells.

(ii) Surface water intakes.

(iii) Treatment facilities.

(iv) Storage facilities.

(v) Pumping facilities.

(vi) Connections to another PWS.

(vii) Other applicable facilities.

(E) A description, design basis, and anticipated useful life for treatment and transmission facilities, including the following:

(i) Treatment plants.

(ii) Pipes.

(iii) Pumping stations.

(iv) Storage facilities.

(F) The identification of interconnections with other systems.

(G) A description and design basis of the fire protection demand on the system.

(H) A description of a plan for metering:

(i) water production by source; and

(ii) water use by consumers.

(I) A description of plans to manage waste generated by the treatment processes of the PWS.

(J) If the site is within the one hundred (100) year frequency flood plain, a description of the highest flood elevation at the site of:

(i) sources; and

(ii) treatment facilities.

(2) Details of an assessment of the water supply source adequacy that include the following:

(A) A site map for each water supply source that must be drawn to scale with the scale disclosed on the map.

(B) A:

(i) narrative describing each water supply source; and

(ii) description of land uses within a three thousand (3,000) foot radius of each water supply source.

(C) The design basis for system demands, including:

(i) average daily; and

(ii) peak daily;

consumer demand according to 327 IAC 8-3.3-2.

(D) An analysis of a proposed water supply source to reliably meet consumer demand.

(E) A geological or hydrogeological characterization of the water supply source of the drinking water supply.

(F) A summary of a water supply source's water quality analysis that includes the applicable primary and secondary drinking water standards.

(G) The proposed activities to protect a water supply source.

(3) A PWS that proposes to purchase water from another PWS must provide documentation of a planned purchase agreement with the other PWS.

(4) A method to meet the requirements of the following public drinking water rules:

(A) 327 IAC 8-1 concerning drinking water direct and indirect additives.

(B) 40 CFR 141 Subpart H* concerning filtration and disinfection.

(C) 327 IAC 8-3 concerning PWS construction permits.

(D) 327 IAC 8-3.4 concerning PWS wells.

(E) 327 IAC 8-4.1 concerning wellhead protection.

(F) 327 IAC 8-10 concerning cross connection control.

(5) A method to provide for the operation, maintenance, inspection, testing, repair, replacement, and associated record keeping for the following, according to the American Water Works Association Standards, Section A100 through Section F100**, and the "Recommended Standards for Water Works", 2022 Edition***, established by the Great Lakes-Upper Mississippi River Board of State Public Health and Environmental Managers:

(A) Water supply source of supply facilities.

(B) Pumping facilities.

(C) Water meters.

(D) All components of the treatment process.

(E) Storage tanks, including the following:

(i) Cleaning.

(ii) Painting.

(F) Water mains, including the following:

(i) Flushing.

(ii) Exercising valves.

(G) Approved cross connection control devices.

(6) Details of an infrastructure replacement plan that include the following:

(A) A schedule of equipment replacement.

(B) Estimated life expectancy of equipment.

(C) Expected replacement date.

(D) Estimated cost of replacement.

(7) Details for:

(A) providing a certified operator in charge of the PWS; and

(B) complying with applicable state and federal requirements concerning certified operators, including 327 IAC 8-12.

(b) The technical capacity information required by subsection (a) must meet the following requirements:

(1) Be prepared by the applicable person in accordance with the information required, as follows:

(A) A professional engineer, as described under IC 25-31, who is registered in Indiana.

(B) A licensed professional geologist, as described in 305 IAC 1-2-5, who is registered in Indiana.

(C) A qualified person under the direct supervision of a professional engineer or licensed professional geologist registered in Indiana.

(2) Demonstrate that the proposed PWS produces drinking water that meets the PWS requirements of this article, including the federal regulations incorporated by reference under 327 IAC 8-2.7.

*This document is incorporated by reference. Copies 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.

**This document is 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.

***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.

(Water Pollution Control Division; 327 IAC 8-3.6-4; filed Aug 10, 1999, 8:54 a.m.: 22 IR 3679; readopted filed Jan 10, 2001, 3:23 p.m.: 24 IR 1518; errata filed Feb 6, 2006, 11:15 a.m.: 29 IR 1937; 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)