Authority: IC 13-14-8-7; IC 13-15-2-1; IC 13-19-3-1

Affected: IC 13-30-2; IC 36-9-30

Sec. 3. (a) Any permittee required to monitor under this article or by any permit issued under this article shall maintain all records of all monitoring information and monitoring activities, including the following:

1. (1) The date, exact place, and time of the sampling or measurements.
2. (2) The person or persons who performed the sampling or measurements.
3. (3) The date or dates analyses were performed.
4. (4) The person or persons who performed the analyses.
5. (5) The sampling methods used.
6. (6) All quality assurance/quality control documentation.
7. (7) The analytical techniques or methods used.
8. (8) The results of the measurements or analyses.

(b) All records of monitoring activities and results shall be retained by the permittee for three (3) years. The three (3) year period shall be extended:

1. (1) automatically during the course of any unresolved litigation between the commissioner and a permittee; or
2. (2) as required by the permit conditions.

(c) The owner, operator, or permittee of a solid waste processing facility shall record and retain at the facility in an operating record, or in an alternative location approved by the commissioner, any records required by this article.

(d) Information submitted to the department to meet a requirement of this article must meet the following standards:

1. (1) All drawings, plans, maps, and documentation must be properly titled and must include the following where applicable:

   1. (A) The date and author of each drawing, plan, or map.

   2. (B) Documentation of the coordinate system of the drawing, plan, or map, including the following:

      1. (i) Measurement units.
      2. (ii) Datum.
      3. (iii) Identification of the coordinate system that was used, such as the Universal Transverse Mercator or the State Plane Coordinate System.
   3. (C) A bar scale on each drawing, plan, or map.
   4. (D) Elevations that correlate with United States Geological Survey mean sea level data.
   5. (E) The facility name.
   6. (F) The state regulatory identification number, such as a permit number or authorization number.
   7. (G) The facility's United States Environmental Protection Agency identification number, if available.
   8. (H) A north arrow.
   9. (I) A map legend.

2. (2) Submittals of sampling and monitoring results must include the following:

   1. (A) Results of laboratory analyses.
   2. (B) Results of field measurements, including water elevations and well depths if applicable.
   3. (C) Laboratory name.
   4. (D) Date of the sampling or monitoring event.

(Solid Waste Management Division; 329 IAC 11-1-3; filed Mar 14, 1996, 5:00 p.m.: 19 IR 1926; readopted filed Jan 10, 2001, 3:25 p.m.: 24 IR 1535; readopted filed May 14, 2007, 1:53 p.m.: 20070523-IR-329070138BFA; filed Jun 28, 2010, 2:11 p.m.: 20100728-IR-329060070FRA; readopted filed Jun 6, 2016, 11:52 a.m.: 20160706-IR-329160144BFA; readopted filed Jun 8, 2022, 11:40 a.m.: 20220706-IR-329220122BFA; readopted filed Oct 16, 2024, 11:58 a.m.: 20241113-IR-329230812RFA)