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2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 25. Water Rights and Resources › Chapter 5. Emergency Regulation of Surface Water Rights › 14-25-5-15. Violations

Sec. 15. (a) A person who violates an order concerning a freshwater lake emergency declared under section 7 of this chapter commits a Class A infraction.
(b) The commission may, without proof of irreparable injury, maintain an action to enjoin a violation of this chapter.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-2.6-17.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.195-2014, SEC.25.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 25. Water Rights and Resources › Chapter 6. Water Rights; Potable Water › 14-25-6-1. Reduction of Flow From Wells

Sec. 1. The department may require the owner of a flowing water well to reduce the flow from the well as the department considers advisable to prevent the loss or waste of potable water that is not being put to a beneficial use.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-3-1.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 25. Water Rights and Resources › Chapter 6. Water Rights; Potable Water › 14-25-6-2. Permit to Inject Potable Water Into Underground Formation Containing Nonpotable Water

Sec. 2. Except as provided in sections 4 and 5 of this chapter, a permit must be obtained from the department to inject, pump, or otherwise introduce potable ground water into an underground formation that contains nonpotable water. An application for a permit must be made on forms prescribed by the department. The permit shall be issued:
(1) upon receipt of the application, unless the department determines from the application that an investigation is necessary; and
(2) free of charge.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-3-2 part.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 25. Water Rights and Resources › Chapter 6. Water Rights; Potable Water › 14-25-6-3. Denial of Permit

Sec. 3. The department may, after an investigation has been conducted and a hearing has been held, deny permission to an applicant to inject, pump, or otherwise introduce potable ground water into an underground formation that contains nonpotable water if:
(1) the practice would:
(A) constitute a waste of potable ground water; or
(B) threaten to impair or exhaust the supply of the area; and
(2) available nonpotable water could be used instead of potable water.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-3-2 part.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 25. Water Rights and Resources › Chapter 6. Water Rights; Potable Water › 14-25-6-4. Injection of Potable Water From Prolific Aquifer

Sec. 4. A person may inject, pump, or otherwise introduce potable ground water into an underground formation that contains nonpotable water if:
(1) the potable water is obtained from a prolific aquifer adjacent to a permanent flowing stream that is rapidly recharged; and
(2) the operator:
(A) notifies the department on a form prescribed by the department of the use of the prolific aquifer; and
(B) includes on the form a fair approximation of the volume of potable water to be used.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-3-2 part.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 25. Water Rights and Resources › Chapter 6. Water Rights; Potable Water › 14-25-6-5. Water Flood Projects

Sec. 5. (a) Subject to subsection (b), a person, firm, or corporation operating a water flood project using potable ground water on March 14, 1957, may do the following:
(1) Continue the flood.
(2) Use the additional potable water that is necessary.
(b) If an emergency arises affecting the water supply for household or farm use, the department may, after notice and hearing, order the person, firm, or corporation to cease the use of the potable ground water.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-3-2 part.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 25. Water Rights and Resources › Chapter 6. Water Rights; Potable Water › 14-25-6-6. Violations

Sec. 6. A person who violates section 1 or 2 of this chapter, including the violation of an order issued under section 1 of this chapter, commits a Class C infraction. Each day of violation constitutes a separate infraction.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-3-3.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.195-2014, SEC.26.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 25. Water Rights and Resources › Chapter 7. Water Resource Management › 14-25-7-1. "Aquifer" Defined

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "aquifer" means an underground geologic formation that:
(1) is consolidated or unconsolidated; and
(2) has the ability to receive, store, and transmit water in amounts sufficient for the satisfaction of any beneficial use.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-6.1-1 part.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 25. Water Rights and Resources › Chapter 7. Water Resource Management › 14-25-7-2. "Beneficial Use" Defined

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "beneficial use" means the use of water for any useful and productive purpose. The term includes the following uses:
(1) Domestic.
(2) Agricultural, including irrigation.
(3) Industrial.
(4) Commercial.
(5) Power generation.
(6) Energy conversion.
(7) Public water supply.
(8) Waste assimilation.
(9) Navigation.
(10) Fish and wildlife.
(11) Recreational.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-6.1-1 part.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 25. Water Rights and Resources › Chapter 7. Water Resource Management › 14-25-7-3. "Ground Water" Defined

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "ground water" means all water occurring beneath the surface of the ground regardless of location and form.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-6.1-1 part.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 25. Water Rights and Resources › Chapter 7. Water Resource Management › 14-25-7-4. "Instream Use" Defined

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "instream use" means any use of water that uses surface water in place. The term includes the following uses:
(1) Commercial and recreational navigation.
(2) Hydroelectric power generation.
(3) Waste assimilation.
(4) Fish and wildlife habitat.
(5) General recreation.
(6) The maintenance of environmental and aesthetic values.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-6.1-1 part.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 25. Water Rights and Resources › Chapter 7. Water Resource Management › 14-25-7-5. "Person" Defined

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "person" means an individual, an incorporated or unincorporated organization or association, a trustee or legal representative, the state, a political subdivision of the state, the United States of America, an agency of the state, a political subdivision of the state or of the United States of America, or a group of such persons acting in concert.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-6.1-1 part.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 25. Water Rights and Resources › Chapter 7. Water Resource Management › 14-25-7-6. "Reasonable Beneficial Use" Defined

Sec. 6. For purposes of this chapter, "reasonable beneficial use" means the use of water for a beneficial use in the quantity and manner that is:
(1) necessary for economic and efficient utilization; and
(2) both reasonable and consistent with the public interest.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-6.1-1 part.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 25. Water Rights and Resources › Chapter 7. Water Resource Management › 14-25-7-7. "Stream" Defined

Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "stream" means a natural or an altered river, creek, slough, watercourse, or artificial channel that has:
(1) definable banks and bed capable of conducting defined runoff;
(2) visible evidence of the flow or occurrence of water; and
(3) a watershed greater than one (1) square mile in area.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-6.1-1 part.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 25. Water Rights and Resources › Chapter 7. Water Resource Management › 14-25-7-8. "Water Resource" Defined

Sec. 8. (a) As used in this chapter, "water resource" means all water:
(1) on or beneath the surface of the ground; or
(2) in the atmosphere.
(b) The term includes the following:
(1) Streams.
(2) Impoundments.
(3) Diffused surface water.
(4) Water percolating, standing, or flowing beneath the surface of the ground.
(5) All boundary and coastal water within the jurisdiction of the state.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-6.1-1 part.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 25. Water Rights and Resources › Chapter 7. Water Resource Management › 14-25-7-9. "Withdrawal Use" Defined

Sec. 9. As used in this chapter, "withdrawal use" means any use of water that involves the physical removal of the water from a ground or surface source, including water from storage in an impoundment.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-6.1-1 part.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 25. Water Rights and Resources › Chapter 7. Water Resource Management › 14-25-7-10. Administration of Chapter

Sec. 10. (a) The commission shall administer this chapter.
(b) The deputy director for the bureau of resource management shall serve as technical secretary to the commission. The deputy director shall perform the duties that are required by this chapter or that the commission directs.
(c) The advisory council established by IC 14-9-6-1 shall serve in an advisory capacity to the commission with respect to the implementation of the commission's powers and duties, including the drafting of rules and development of inventories, assessments, and plans.
(d) For the time that the advisory council is involved in the drafting of rules, the membership of the council shall be augmented as follows:
(1) Two (2) members of the senate, not more than one (1) of whom may be of the same political party, shall be appointed for a term of two (2) years by the president pro tempore of the senate.
(2) Two (2) members of the house of representatives, not more than one (1) of whom may be of the same political party, shall be appointed for a term of two (2) years by the speaker of the house of representatives.
These members are entitled to travel expenses and a per diem allowance as determined by the budget agency for members of boards and commissions generally.
(e) The department shall provide professional, technical, and clerical personnel, equipment, supplies, and support services reasonably required to assist the commission in the exercise of the commission's powers and duties under this chapter. The department shall include money for this purpose in the regular operating budget requests of the department.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-6.1-2.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.95-2006, SEC.9; P.L.127-2022, SEC.28.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 25. Water Rights and Resources › Chapter 7. Water Resource Management › 14-25-7-11. Duties of Commission

Sec. 11. The commission shall do the following:
(1) Conduct a continuing assessment of the availability of the water resource.
(2) Take and maintain an inventory of significant uses of water withdrawn from the surface or ground.
(3) Plan for the development, conservation, and use of the water resource for beneficial uses.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-6.1-3.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 25. Water Rights and Resources › Chapter 7. Water Resource Management › 14-25-7-12. Powers of Commission

Sec. 12. The commission may do the following:
(1) Collect and disseminate information relating to the water resource.
(2) Consult with and advise all users of the water resource as to availability of the water resource and the most practical method of water withdrawal, development, conservation, and use.
(3) Make the necessary investigations and inspections for proper administration of this chapter.
(4) Enter at reasonable times with proper notice upon any property other than a dwelling place for the purpose of inspecting and investigating significant water withdrawal facilities or enforcing this chapter.
(5) Establish, by rule, the criteria for the determination of minimum stream flows and minimum ground water levels.
(6) When necessary for the proper administration and enforcement of this chapter, require the metering or other reasonable measurement of water withdrawals from significant water withdrawal facilities and the reporting of the metering or measurement to the commission.
(7) Cooperate with other state and local agencies, other states and their state agencies, and agencies of the United States in water resource development, conservation, and use.
(8) Accept and administer money from any source to aid in carrying out this chapter.
(9) Exercise the additional authority necessary to carry out this chapter.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-6.1-4.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 25. Water Rights and Resources › Chapter 7. Water Resource Management › 14-25-7-12.5. Voluntary Monitoring Program

Sec. 12.5. (a) The department shall cooperate with the United States Geological Survey to establish a program under which volunteers may monitor the water resource and provide monitoring data to the commission, the department, and the United States Geological Survey. Data derived from the voluntary monitoring conducted under the program may be:
(1) collected and disseminated by the commission under section 12(1) of this chapter; and
(2) used by the commission in conducting the continuing assessment of the availability of the water resource under section 11(1) of this chapter.
(b) The department may cooperate with other local, state, and federal governmental agencies in implementing this section.
(c) The commission, under IC 4-22-2 and section 10(a) of this chapter, may adopt rules concerning the administration of this section. Section 10(c) and 10(d) of this chapter does not apply to the adoption of rules under this subsection.
As added by P.L.189-2015, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 25. Water Rights and Resources › Chapter 7. Water Resource Management › 14-25-7-13. Inventory of Water Resources; Plans and Recommendations

Sec. 13. (a) As used in this section, "surplus water" means that water found to exceed:
(1) existing uses; and
(2) reasonably foreseeable needs;
in the watershed of origin.
(b) The commission shall make and maintain an inventory of the water resource of Indiana. The inventory must include an assessment of the following:
(1) The capabilities of streams to support instream and withdrawal uses and of aquifers to support withdrawal uses.
(2) Low stream flow characteristics.
(3) Existing uses and projections of beneficial use requirements.
(4) The potential in watersheds for managing flood water for beneficial uses.
(5) Potential sources and amounts of surplus water available for transfers.
(6) Other assessment and information considered necessary to properly define water resource availability.
(c) The commission shall maintain, on a continuing basis and with opportunity for participation and consultation with all interested persons, plans and recommendations for the development, conservation, and use of the water resource to best serve the needs of the people of Indiana for beneficial uses.
(d) The commission shall prepare a compilation and mapping of all community public water supplies in Indiana that serve at least five hundred (500) customers. The commission shall update the compilation and mapping at least one (1) time every five (5) years. The commission may use funds from the water resources development fund established by IC 14-25-2-4 to prepare compilations and mappings under this subsection. The compilations and mappings prepared under this subsection must include the following information:
(1) The location of water sources for community public water supplies.
(2) The location of treatment facilities used to treat raw water before the water is distributed to community public water supply customers.
(3) The extent of water mains in territories served by community public water supplies.
(4) The population served by community public water supplies.
(5) The total amount of water produced by community public water supplies for the most recent calendar year.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citations: 13-2-6.1-1 part; 13-2-6.1-5.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.184-1995, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 25. Water Rights and Resources › Chapter 7. Water Resource Management › 14-25-7-14. Minimum Flows of Streams; Minimum Levels of Ground Water

Sec. 14. (a) Subject to subsection (c), the commission may determine and establish the minimum flows of streams, taking into account the varying low flow characteristics of the streams of Indiana and the importance of instream and withdrawal uses, including established water quality standards and public water supply needs.
(b) The established minimum flows of streams:
(1) are those naturally occurring, as determined by the commission; and
(2) may be calculated to reflect seasonal and regional variations.
(c) For boundary water, the commission may develop mutually agreeable minimum flows of streams in cooperation with the boundary state.
(d) The commission may determine and establish the minimum level of ground water in aquifers below which further withdrawals would be significantly harmful to the water resource of the area.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-6.1-6.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 25. Water Rights and Resources › Chapter 7. Water Resource Management › 14-25-7-15. Significant Water Withdrawal Facilities; Registration; Report to the Commission; Waiver

Sec. 15. (a) As used in this section, "significant water withdrawal facility" means the water withdrawal facilities of a person that, in the aggregate from all sources and by all methods, has the capability of withdrawing more than one hundred thousand (100,000) gallons of ground water, surface water, or ground and surface water combined in one (1) day. Subject to subsection (b), the term does not include:
(1) water withdrawal facilities that function as part of the operation or construction of a landfill; or
(2) water withdrawal facilities located in or on an off-stream impoundment that is principally supplied by a significant water withdrawal facility.
(b) A water withdrawal facility referred to in subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2) located in the basin (as defined in section 1.2 of IC 14-25-15-1) is subject to the registration requirement of section 4.1.3 of IC 14-25-15-1.
(c) Every person who has a significant water withdrawal facility shall register the facility with the commission on forms provided by the commission that contain the following:
(1) The name and legal address of the registrant.
(2) The source of water supply.
(3) The total capability of the water withdrawal facility.
(4) The total withdrawal capability per day and the amount from each source.
(5) The use to be made of the water, the place of use, and the place of discharge.
(6) The geographic location of the supply source.
(7) The date of registration.
(8) Other information specified by rule.
(d) A significant water withdrawal facility must be registered within three (3) months after the facility is completed.
(e) The owner of a registered significant water withdrawal facility shall, within three (3) months after the end of each year, make a verified report to the commission on forms to be provided by the commission of the amounts of water withdrawn during the year.
(f) Under rules adopted by the commission, the department may waive the requirement of the information set forth in subsections (c) and (e) with respect to a temporary significant water withdrawal facility.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citations: 13-2-6.1-1 part; 13-2-6.1-7.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.123-1996, SEC.17; P.L.4-2008, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 25. Water Rights and Resources › Chapter 7. Water Resource Management › 14-25-7-16. Duties; Interim Study Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sec. 16. The interim study committee on agriculture and natural resources established by IC 2-5-1.3-4 shall do the following:
(1) Oversee the water resource management program of this chapter and the needs of the people of Indiana.
(2) Report the findings and recommendations in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6 to the legislative council under IC 2-5-1.2-15.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-6.1-8.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.28-2004, SEC.131; P.L.53-2014, SEC.131.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 25. Water Rights and Resources › Chapter 7. Water Resource Management › 14-25-7-17. Violations

Sec. 17. A person who violates section 15 of this chapter commits a Class B infraction. A separate infraction is committed each day a violation occurs.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-6.1-9.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 25. Water Rights and Resources › Chapter 7. Water Resource Management › 14-25-7-18. Finance Authority Quality Assurance Review of Water Withdrawal Data

Sec. 18. (a) As used in this section, "authority" refers to the Indiana finance authority established by IC 5-1.2-3.
(b) As used in this section, "quality assurance review" means a process of reviewing and verifying water resources data with the goal of assuring the reliability of the data. The term includes the application of certain objectives, principles, and policies already in use at the Indiana geological and water survey in maintaining consistency in water resources data and accountability to the scientific community and general public.
(c) The authority shall perform a quality assurance review of the water resources data compiled from the reports submitted by owners of significant water withdrawal facilities under:
(1) section 15 of this chapter; and
(2) IC 13-2-6.1-1 and IC 13-2-6.1-7 (before their repeal);
beginning with the reports submitted for the 1985 calendar year.
(d) The authority may enter into contracts with one (1) or more professionals or state educational institutions under which the professionals or state educational institutions will perform some or all of the duties imposed on the authority by this section. The authority may compensate the professionals or state educational institutions for work performed under this section with:
(1) money from the drinking water revolving loan fund established by IC 5-1.2-10-3; or
(2) any other funds appropriated to the authority.
(e) In performing the quality assurance review required by this section, the authority shall use the water resources data in a manner that:
(1) protects the confidential information of owners of significant water withdrawal facilities; and
(2) is consistent with IC 5-14-3-4.
(f) The authority shall present the results of the quality assurance review performed under this section, as those results become available, to the water rights and use section of the department's division of water. The water rights and use section shall maintain the results in the data base of data extracted from reports submitted by owners of significant water withdrawal facilities under section 15 of this chapter (and IC 13-2-6.1-1 and IC 13-2-6.1-7 before their repeal).
As added by P.L.102-2016, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.233-2017, SEC.25; P.L.189-2018, SEC.137.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 25. Water Rights and Resources › Chapter 8. Water and Geological Resources Research › 14-25-8-1. Legislative Findings; Research Powers

Sec. 1. (a) The continuing growth of the population and economy impose ever increasing demands upon the essentially fixed water resources of Indiana. It is necessary that the development, use, and management of these resources be based upon a sound and thorough knowledge and understanding of the location, extent, capabilities, limitations, and characteristics of the basic water resources of Indiana. The need for additional knowledge is urgent in areas such as the following:
(1) Mapping of the location and availability of ground water.
(2) The time of travel of water from point to point on the major streams.
(3) The Indiana climatic factors affecting evaporation losses from impoundments.
(4) The meandering characteristics of alluvial streams.
(5) The drainage areas of streams at selected points.
(b) To accomplish the objectives described in subsection (a), the department of environmental management and the department may conduct applied research in their respective areas of jurisdiction for the purpose of securing the scientific and technical data and information necessary for the solution of problems involving the wise beneficial development, use, and management of the water resources of Indiana. The research shall be accomplished through the use of the money that is made available for these purposes.
(c) The department of environmental management and the department may conduct research under this section:
(1) independently; or
(2) in cooperation with agencies of the state or of the United States.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-7-2.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 25. Water Rights and Resources › Chapter 8. Water and Geological Resources Research › 14-25-8-2. Duties of Department

Sec. 2. (a) The department shall do the following:
(1) Continue the geological, scientific, and topographical survey of Indiana and the work of discovering, developing, and preserving Indiana's natural resources.
(2) Collect and disseminate information concerning the agricultural, mining, and manufacturing advantages of Indiana and give special attention to the following:
(A) The discovery of minerals, stone, clay, or other natural substances useful in agriculture, road making, manufacture, or the mechanical arts.
(B) The prevention of waste of minerals and mineral products and coal.
(b) The commission:
(1) has charge of; and
(2) shall, as practicable, periodically add specimens to;
the state geological cabinet, museums, apparatus, and library.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-1-11.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 25. Water Rights and Resources › Chapter 8. Water and Geological Resources Research › 14-25-8-3. Topographical Survey Map

Sec. 3. (a) The department may contract and cooperate with the United States Geological Survey or any other appropriate federal agency in the preparation and completion of a topographical survey map of Indiana. For the purpose of making the survey provided in this section:
(1) the department may use any means available to complete the work, including base control and aerial photography; and
(2) the persons employed in making the survey may enter upon any property within Indiana if the entry does not unreasonably interfere with private rights.
(b) There is appropriated out of any money in the state general fund not otherwise appropriated fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) annually to be expended in carrying on the work provided for in this section. However, the department may not expend more annually for the work than the United States government expends in carrying on the cooperative project with regard to Indiana. The money appropriated is available to reimburse the United States Geological Survey for Indiana's share of the costs of the topographic mapping, upon the presentation of certified bills for the expenses that are initially incurred by the United States Geological Survey or other cooperative agency.
(c) Money accruing to the use of the department under this section constitutes a revolving fund for the sole use of topographic mapping of Indiana. Money in the fund does not revert to the state general fund at the close of a state fiscal year until:
(1) the topographic mapping of Indiana has been completed; and
(2) obsolete or inadequate maps have been revised or remapped.
At the conclusion of the work the unexpended money in the fund reverts to the state general fund.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citations: 13-4-2-1; 13-4-2-2; 13-4-2-3.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 25. Water Rights and Resources › Chapter 9. Water Resources; Investigation and Measurement › 14-25-9-1. Powers of Department

Sec. 1. The department may conduct the investigation and measurement of water resources of Indiana. The department may enter into a contract and cooperate with the United States Geological Survey or any other appropriate federal agency concerning the details of the investigation and measurement of water resources. For the purpose of making this investigation and measurement, the department may use or authorize by contract any money available for the prosecution of the work.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-8-1.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 25. Water Rights and Resources › Chapter 9. Water Resources; Investigation and Measurement › 14-25-9-2. Duties of Department Regarding Contributions

Sec. 2. The department shall do the following:
(1) Accept money contributed by a municipality, a corporation, or an individual to assist in the prosecution of this program.
(2) Deposit the money in the revolving funds of the divisions of geological survey and engineering.
(3) Designate the money for use for the purposes set forth in this chapter.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-8-2(a).]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 25. Water Rights and Resources › Chapter 9. Water Resources; Investigation and Measurement › 14-25-9-3. Contributions

Sec. 3. An agency of the state or of a subdivision of the state, a corporation, or an individual that desires special investigations or additional measurements not covered in the general program must contribute the cost of the special investigation or survey to the program in the same manner as provided in section 2 of this chapter.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-8-2(b).]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 25. Water Rights and Resources › Chapter 9. Water Resources; Investigation and Measurement › 14-25-9-4. Revolving Fund

Sec. 4. (a) Money accruing to the use of the department under this chapter constitutes a revolving fund for the sole use of the water resources program of the state.
(b) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund. When the water resources program of the state has been completed, the unexpended money reverts to the state general fund.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-8-2(c).]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 25. Water Rights and Resources › Chapter 10. Land and Water Resources Fund › 14-25-10-1. "Fund" Defined

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to the land and water resources fund established by this chapter.
[1995 Recodification Citation: New.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 25. Water Rights and Resources › Chapter 10. Land and Water Resources Fund › 14-25-10-2. Establishment of Fund

Sec. 2. The land and water resources fund is established as a dedicated fund.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-1-25(a) part.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 25. Water Rights and Resources › Chapter 10. Land and Water Resources Fund › 14-25-10-3. Administration of Fund

Sec. 3. The department shall administer the fund.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-1-25(a) part.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 25. Water Rights and Resources › Chapter 10. Land and Water Resources Fund › 14-25-10-4. Deposit of Fees

Sec. 4. Fees received by the department under the following statutes shall be deposited in the fund:
(1) IC 14-26-2-23.
(2) IC 14-26-5-4.
(3) IC 14-28-1-22.
(4) IC 14-29-3-2.
(5) IC 14-29-4-4.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-1-25(c).]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.152-2006, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 25. Water Rights and Resources › Chapter 10. Land and Water Resources Fund › 14-25-10-5. Purposes of Fund

Sec. 5. The director may expend the money in the fund exclusively to do the following:
(1) Contribute toward the development and expansion of the soil and water conservation programs of local soil and water conservation districts, with emphasis on soil erosion control measures, as provided by IC 14-32-7-9.
(2) Conduct research, studies, and investigations for the purpose of securing the scientific and technical data and information necessary for the solution of problems involving the wise beneficial development, use, and management of the water resources of Indiana, as provided by IC 14-25-8-1(b) and IC 14-25-9-1.
(3) Offset the cost to the division of water of administering the regulatory programs that generate the fees deposited in the fund under section 4 of this chapter.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-1-25(a) part.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.59-1999, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 25. Water Rights and Resources › Chapter 10. Land and Water Resources Fund › 14-25-10-6. Reversion of Money

Sec. 6. Money in the fund does not revert to the state general fund at the end of a state fiscal year. However, if the fund is abolished, the money in the fund reverts to the state general fund.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-1-25(b).]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 25. Water Rights and Resources › Chapter 11. Repealed

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citations:
14-25-11-1formerly 13-3-7-1 part14-25-11-2formerly 13-3-7-1 part14-25-11-3formerly 13-3-7-1 part14-25-11-4formerly 13-3-7-214-25-11-5formerly 13-3-7-314-25-11-6formerly 13-3-7-414-25-11-7formerly 13-3-7-514-25-11-8formerly 13-3-7-614-25-11-9formerly 13-3-7-714-25-11-10formerly 13-3-7-814-25-11-11formerly 13-3-7-914-25-11-12formerly 13-3-7-1014-25-11-13formerly 13-3-7-11(a) part14-25-11-14formerly 13-3-7-11(a) part14-25-11-15formerly 13-3-7-11(a) part14-25-11-16formerly 13-3-7-11(b)14-25-11-17formerly 13-3-7-11(c)14-25-11-18formerly 13-3-7-1214-25-11-19formerly 13-3-7-1314-25-11-20formerly 13-3-7-14.]
Repealed by P.L.133-2012, SEC.175.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 25. Water Rights and Resources › Chapter 12. Sand Nourishment Fund › 14-25-12-1. "Fund" Defined

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to the sand nourishment fund established by this chapter.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-15-1.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 25. Water Rights and Resources › Chapter 12. Sand Nourishment Fund › 14-25-12-2. Establishment of Fund

Sec. 2. The sand nourishment fund is established.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-15-2(a) part.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 25. Water Rights and Resources › Chapter 12. Sand Nourishment Fund › 14-25-12-3. Administration of Fund

Sec. 3. The department shall administer the fund.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-15-2(a) part.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 25. Water Rights and Resources › Chapter 12. Sand Nourishment Fund › 14-25-12-4. Purposes of Fund

Sec. 4. The money in the fund shall be used for the following:
(1) The deposit of sand along the coast of Lake Michigan in Indiana.
(2) The design and establishment of systems that cause sand to be deposited along the coast of Lake Michigan in Indiana.
(3) The prevention or reduction of the degradation of sand along the coast of Lake Michigan in Indiana.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-15-2(b).]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 25. Water Rights and Resources › Chapter 12. Sand Nourishment Fund › 14-25-12-5. Reversion of Money

Sec. 5. Money remaining in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund. However, if the fund is abolished, the money in the fund reverts to the state general fund.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-15-2(c).]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 25. Water Rights and Resources › Chapter 13. Great Lakes Basin Compact › 14-25-13-1. "Basin" Defined

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "Basin" refers to the Great Lakes Basin.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-5-3-1 part.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 25. Water Rights and Resources › Chapter 13. Great Lakes Basin Compact › 14-25-13-2. "Commission" Defined

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "Commission" refers to the Great Lakes Commission.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citations: 13-5-3-1 part; 13-5-3-2 part.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 25. Water Rights and Resources › Chapter 13. Great Lakes Basin Compact › 14-25-13-3. "State" Defined

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "state" includes a province of Canada.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-5-3-1 part.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 25. Water Rights and Resources › Chapter 13. Great Lakes Basin Compact › 14-25-13-5. Commissioners

Sec. 5. In pursuance of Article 4 of the compact, there are five (5) commissioners on the Commission from Indiana. Each commissioner has all the powers conferred on a commissioner by the compact or which are necessary or incidental to the performance of the commissioner's functions as such a commissioner. The governor shall appoint the members of the Commission for terms of four (4) years. The governor shall fill by appointment any vacancies occurring in the office of a commissioner for any reason or cause for the unexpired term.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-5-3-2 part.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 25. Water Rights and Resources › Chapter 13. Great Lakes Basin Compact › 14-25-13-6. Duties of State Officers, Bureaus, and Departments

Sec. 6. (a) All officers of this state shall do all things falling within the respective jurisdiction of the officers necessary to or incidental to the carrying out of the compact in every particular because it is the policy of Indiana to perform and carry out the compact and to accomplish the purposes of the compact.
(b) All officers, bureaus, departments, and persons of and in the state government or administration of this state shall, at reasonable times and upon request of the Commission, do the following:
(1) Furnish the Commission with information and data possessed by all or any of the officers, bureaus, departments, and persons.
(2) Aid the Commission by loan of personnel or other means lying within the legal powers of the officers, bureaus, departments, and persons.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-5-3-3.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 25. Water Rights and Resources › Chapter 13. Great Lakes Basin Compact › 14-25-13-7. Submission of Budget

Sec. 7. The budget of the estimated expenditures of the Commission shall be submitted to the budget committee for the period and in the form that is required by the committee.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-5-3-4.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 25. Water Rights and Resources › Chapter 13. Great Lakes Basin Compact › 14-25-13-8. Governor to Transmit Copies to Parties

Sec. 8. The governor shall transmit an authenticated copy of this chapter and the compact contained in this chapter to each jurisdiction party to the compact.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-5-3-5.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 25. Water Rights and Resources › Chapter 13. Great Lakes Basin Compact › 14-25-13-9. Administrative Duties; Rights and Obligations Not Affected

Sec. 9. (a) The department of natural resources shall provide administrative and staff services for the commissioners from Indiana on the Commission as provided by this chapter.
(b) The deputy director for the bureau of resource management shall, without additional compensation, serve as technical secretary to the Commission in Indiana. The deputy director shall handle the correspondence, make or arrange for the investigations and surveys, and obtain, assemble, or prepare the reports and data that the commissioners direct and authorize.
(c) This section does not do any of the following:
(1) Alter or affect the obligations of all officers of this state under section 6 of this chapter.
(2) Alter the manner in which the commissioners from Indiana on the Commission are appointed.
(3) Alter any of the jurisdiction, authority, rights, powers, property, duties, responsibilities, causes of action, or defense vested on June 30, 1965, in or required of the following:
(A) The Commission.
(B) The commissioners from Indiana on the Commission.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-3-9.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.1-2006, SEC.217; P.L.127-2022, SEC.29.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 25. Water Rights and Resources › Chapter 15. Great Lakes—st. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact › 14-25-15-2. Governor's Responsibilities and Powers

Sec. 2. (a) The governor, ex officio, shall:
(1) serve as the Indiana administrator of the compact; and
(2) appoint at least one (1) alternate under section 2.3 of the compact.
(b) The governor shall do the following as administrator:
(1) Receive copies of all agreements that are entered into under the compact by the following:
(A) This state.
(B) Other states.
(C) Political subdivisions of this state.
(2) Consult with, advise, and aid the states and political subdivisions referred to in subdivision (1) in the formulation of those agreements.
(3) Make any recommendations that the governor considers desirable in order to effectuate the purposes of the compact to the following:
(A) The general assembly.
(B) Legislatures of other states.
(C) Governmental agencies of other states.
(D) Political subdivisions of this state.
(4) Consult with and cooperate with the compact administrators of the states other than Indiana.
(c) Pursuant to section 9.2 of the compact, the governor may take actions necessary for the initial organization and operation of the council.
As added by P.L.4-2008, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 25. Water Rights and Resources › Chapter 15. Great Lakes—st. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact › 14-25-15-4. Authorization of General Assembly for Revision of Standard of Review and Decision

Sec. 4. (a) Before casting a vote under section 3.1 of the compact with respect to any regulation that amends or revises the standard of review and decision, the governor or the governor's alternate shall obtain authorization from the general assembly for the vote. The governor or the governor's alternate shall exercise the vote consistent with the terms of the general assembly's authorization.
(b) An authorization by the general assembly under subsection (a) must be by adoption of:
(1) an act; or
(2) a concurrent resolution.
As added by P.L.4-2008, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 25. Water Rights and Resources › Chapter 15. Great Lakes—st. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact › 14-25-15-5. Responsibilities and Powers of the Natural Resources Commission

Sec. 5. The natural resources commission:
(1) except as provided in subdivision (2), may not:
(A) adopt rules to establish; or
(B) otherwise implement;
any mandatory program governing water conservation and efficiency under section 4.2 of the compact;
(2) may adopt rules to establish a mandatory program governing water conservation and efficiency under section 4.2 of the compact only if the general assembly adopts an act authorizing the adoption of the rules;
(3) shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 that implement voluntary water conservation and efficiency programs; and
(4) shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2, which may provide for general permits, for the implementation, administration, and enforcement of article 4 of the compact.
As added by P.L.4-2008, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 25. Water Rights and Resources › Chapter 15. Great Lakes—st. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact › 14-25-15-6. Management and Regulation of Proposals for Certain Water Transfers

Sec. 6. A proposal for an exception to the prohibition in section 4.8 of the compact to transfer water to an area outside the basin shall be managed and regulated using the thresholds established in section 4.9 of the compact.
As added by P.L.4-2008, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 25. Water Rights and Resources › Chapter 15. Great Lakes—st. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact › 14-25-15-7. Permits for Water Withdrawals; Salmonid Streams; Rules

Sec. 7. (a) Except as provided in section 8 of this chapter, a person must, under the rules established under section 5(4) of this chapter, obtain a permit from the department for a daily withdrawal in excess of any of the following, calculated on average over any ninety (90) day period:
(1) Five million (5,000,000) gallons from Lake Michigan surface water.
(2) Subject to subsection (b), one hundred thousand (100,000) gallons from a salmonid stream.
(3) For any other surface water or groundwater source, one million (1,000,000) gallons.
(b) Notwithstanding 327 IAC 2-1.5-5(a)(3), the salmonid streams subject to subsection (a)(2) are the following:
(1) Trail Creek and its tributaries downstream to Lake Michigan.
(2) Galien River and its tributaries in LaPorte County.
(3) East Branch of the Little Calumet River and its tributaries downstream to Lake Michigan via Burns Ditch.
(4) St. Joseph River and its tributaries in St. Joseph County from the Twin Branch Dam in Mishawaka downstream to the Indiana/Michigan state line.
(5) Subject to subsection (c), any other watercourse determined by rule by the commission.
(c) Before adopting a rule under subsection (b)(5), the commission shall seek input from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
As added by P.L.4-2008, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.13-2013, SEC.50.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources › Article 25. Water Rights and Resources › Chapter 15. Great Lakes—st. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact › 14-25-15-8. Exemption From Permit Requirement for Certain Water Withdrawals

Sec. 8. Except as provided in this section, a withdrawal that does not exceed the amount of a baseline status determination made under section 12 of this chapter is exempt from section 7(a) of this chapter. The director may limit a withdrawal that would reduce flow in a watercourse below the established minimum stream flow.
As added by P.L.4-2008, SEC.5.