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Indiana Administrative Code › Title 305 - INDIANA BOARD OF LICENSURE FOR PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGISTS › Article 1 - PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGISTS › Rule 4 - Special Provisions › Section 4-1 - Seal and responsibilities of licensed professional geologists for documents

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC  25-17.6-3-12
Affected: IC 25-17.6
Sec. 1.
(a) A licensed professional geologist may purchase a seal from a private vendor that bears the geologist's name, license number, and the legend "Licensed professional geologist". A seal cannot be less than one and five-eighths (15/8") inches or more than one and seven-eighths (1 7/8") inches in outside diameter and shall conform with the following design:
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(b) The seal may be embossed or applied by a rubber stamp. The seal may have a milled edge, as illustrated in subsection (a), or two (2) concentric circles with the outer and inner circles corresponding with the respective edges of the milling.
(c) The seal pictured replaces all previous seal designs.
(d) The seal shall be affixed to a document or license only if:
(1) the license is current and has not been suspended or revoked; and
(2) the document or instrument is created by the licensed professional geologist or by persons who are regularly employed or directly supervised subordinates of the licensed professional geologist.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 305 - INDIANA BOARD OF LICENSURE FOR PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGISTS › Article 1 - PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGISTS › Rule 4 - Special Provisions › Section 4-2 - Publication of roster; responsibility of a licensed professional geologist to maintain a current address with the Indiana geological survey

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC  25-17.6-3-12
Affected: IC 25-17.6
Sec. 2.
(a) The survey shall, every calendar year, publish a roster showing the names and addresses of the licensed professional geologists.
(b) Each licensed professional geologist is responsible for maintaining with the survey a current mailing address. A notification made by the board under IC 25-17.6 and this article is complete if delivered to the address provided by the licensed professional geologist under this subsection.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 305 - INDIANA BOARD OF LICENSURE FOR PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGISTS › Article 1 - PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGISTS › Rule 5 - Code of Ethics › Section 5-1 - Professional conduct

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC  25-17.6-3-3; IC  25-17.6-3-12
Affected: IC 25-17.6
Sec. 1.
A licensed professional geologist must be guided by the highest standards of honesty, integrity, impartiality, and conduct.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 305 - INDIANA BOARD OF LICENSURE FOR PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGISTS › Article 1 - PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGISTS › Rule 5 - Code of Ethics › Section 5-2 - Public interest

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC  25-17.6-3-3; IC  25-17.6-3-12
Affected: IC 25-17.6
Sec. 2.
(a) A licensed professional geologist must uphold the public health and safety in the performance of professional services.
(b) A licensed professional geologist is encouraged to promote public awareness of the effects of geology and geological processes on the quality of life.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 305 - INDIANA BOARD OF LICENSURE FOR PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGISTS › Article 1 - PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGISTS › Rule 5 - Code of Ethics › Section 5-3 - Legal compliance

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC  25-17.6-3-3; IC  25-17.6-3-12
Affected: IC 25-17.6
Sec. 3.
(a) A licensed professional geologist must observe and comply with the requirements of all applicable common law, federal and state constitutional provisions, federal and state statutes, regulations, rules, and local ordinances.
(b) A licensed professional geologist must not knowingly participate in any illegal activities or knowingly permit the publication of his or her reports, maps, or other documents for illegal purposes.
(c) A licensed professional geologist must not accept payment, gift, or other valuable consideration that would appear to influence a decision made on behalf of the public by the licensed professional geologist acting in a position of public trust.
(d) If a licensed professional geologist has knowledge of a decision or action by an employer, client, or colleague that violates any law or regulation or poses an imminent threat to the public health and safety, the licensed professional geologist must advise against such action. If the employer, client, or colleague fails to make a reasonable effort to notify the appropriate public officials, then the licensed professional geologist should do so.
(e) A licensed professional geologist must not aid any person in the unauthorized practice of geology.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 305 - INDIANA BOARD OF LICENSURE FOR PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGISTS › Article 1 - PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGISTS › Rule 5 - Code of Ethics › Section 5-4 - Integrity

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC  25-17.6-3-3; IC  25-17.6-3-12
Affected: IC 25-17.6
Sec. 4.
(a) A licensed professional geologist must be accurate and truthful in all communications.
(b) A licensed professional geologist must not:
(1) knowingly engage in false or deceptive advertising; or
(2) make false, misleading, or deceptive representations or claims in regard to the profession of geology or that concern his or her own professional qualifications or abilities or those of other geologists.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 305 - INDIANA BOARD OF LICENSURE FOR PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGISTS › Article 1 - PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGISTS › Rule 5 - Code of Ethics › Section 5-5 - Conflicts of interest

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC  25-17.6-3-3; IC  25-17.6-3-12
Affected: IC 25-17.6
Sec. 5.
(a) A licensed professional geologist must disclose any actual or potential conflicts of interest that may affect their ability to serve an employer or client.
(b) A licensed professional geologist must disclose to a prospective employer or client the existence of any owned or controlled mineral or other interest that may, either directly or indirectly, have a pertinent bearing on such employment.
(c) A licensed professional geologist having or expecting to have beneficial interest in a property on which the licensed professional geologist is reporting should disclose the existence of the interest or expected interest.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 305 - INDIANA BOARD OF LICENSURE FOR PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGISTS › Article 1 - PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGISTS › Rule 5 - Code of Ethics › Section 5-6 - Obligations to employers and clients

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC  25-17.6-3-3; IC  25-17.6-3-12
Affected: IC 25-17.6
Sec. 6.
(a) A licensed professional geologist must protect, to the fullest possible extent, the interest of an employer or client so far as is consistent with the public health and safety and the licensed professional geologist's legal, professional, and ethical obligations.
(b) A licensed professional geologist who has made an investigation for an employer or client must not seek to profit economically from the information gained or resources used without a good faith effort to notify the employer or client of his or her intentions. Mineral prospects and other original geologic concepts and information, developed by the licensed professional geologist and brought to the employer or client, shall be freely usable by the licensed professional geologist at any time, absent a contractual agreement to the contrary.
(c) A licensed professional geologist who finds that obligations to an employer or client cause serious conflict with professional and ethical standards must recommend that the objectionable conditions be corrected.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 305 - INDIANA BOARD OF LICENSURE FOR PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGISTS › Article 1 - PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGISTS › Rule 5 - Code of Ethics › Section 5-7 - Professional and ethical obligations

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC  25-17.6-3-3; IC  25-17.6-3-12
Affected: IC 25-17.6
Sec. 7.
(a) A licensed professional geologist must serve employers and clients competently within the geologist's overall professional and ethical obligations.
(b) A licensed professional geologist shall perform professional services or issue professional advice that is within the scope of the education and experience of the licensed professional geologist or the licensed professional geologist's professional associates, consultants, or employees and must advise the employer or client if any professional advice is outside of the licensed professional geologist's personal expertise.
(c) A licensed professional geologist must not give a professional opinion or submit a report without being informed as might be reasonably expected, considering the purpose for which the opinion or report is requested.
(d) A licensed professional geologist should report all assumptions on which the results of a report or opinion are based.
(e) A licensed professional geologist should substantiate any statements in opinions and reports.
(f) A licensed professional geologist should not knowingly or purposefully misrepresent or omit relevant data, or fail to mention a lack of data that might affect the results or conclusions of an opinion or report.
(g) A licensed professional geologist should engage, or advise an employer or client to engage, and cooperate with other experts and specialists whenever the employer's or client's interests would be best served.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 305 - INDIANA BOARD OF LICENSURE FOR PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGISTS › Article 1 - PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGISTS › Rule 5 - Code of Ethics › Section 5-8 - Professional courtesy

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC  25-17.6-3-3; IC  25-17.6-3-12
Affected: IC 25-17.6
Sec. 8.
(a) A licensed professional geologist must respect the rights, interests, and contributions of their professional colleagues and must be accurate and truthful in all communications with others regarding professional colleagues.
(b) A licensed professional geologist must:
(1) give due credit for work done by others in the course of a professional assignment; and
(2) must not knowingly accept credit due another.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 305 - INDIANA BOARD OF LICENSURE FOR PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGISTS › Article 1 - PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGISTS › Rule 5 - Code of Ethics › Section 5-9 - Continuing education

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC  25-17.6-3-3; IC  25-17.6-3-12
Affected: IC 25-17.6
Sec. 9.
A licensed professional geologist should strive to improve professional knowledge and skills and work toward the advancement of geological education, research, training, and practice.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 305 - INDIANA BOARD OF LICENSURE FOR PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGISTS › Article 1 - PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGISTS › Rule 5 - Code of Ethics › Section 5-10 - Equal opportunity

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC  25-17.6-3-3; IC  25-17.6-3-12
Affected: IC 25-17.6
Sec. 10.
A licensed professional geologist must not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, creed, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, or national origin when engaged in services to the public or as required by law.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 305 - INDIANA BOARD OF LICENSURE FOR PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGISTS › Article 1 - PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGISTS › Rule 5 - Code of Ethics › Section 5-11 - Obligation to report violations

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC  25-17.6-3-3; IC  25-17.6-3-12
Affected: IC 25-17.6
Sec. 11.
It is the individual responsibility of each professional geologist to abide by the code of ethics presented in this rule. Any complaints brought to the attention of the board regarding a violation of this rule by a licensed professional geologist must be substantiated with evidence of the violation. The board is responsible for evaluating and acting on disciplinary actions regarding the code of ethics.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 307 - INDIANA BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR SOIL SCIENTISTS › Article 1 - INDIANA REGISTRY OF SOIL SCIENTISTS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-1 - Applicability

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-31.5-3-4
Affected: IC 25-31.5
Sec. 1.
The definitions in this rule apply throughout this article.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 307 - INDIANA BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR SOIL SCIENTISTS › Article 1 - INDIANA REGISTRY OF SOIL SCIENTISTS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-2 - "ARCPACS" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-31.5-3-4
Affected: IC 25-31.5
Sec. 2.
"ARCPACS" means A Federation of Certifying Boards in
				  Agriculture, Biology, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences. Its acronym was derived
				  from its previous name, American Registry of Certified Professionals in
				  Agronomy Crops and Soils.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 307 - INDIANA BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR SOIL SCIENTISTS › Article 1 - INDIANA REGISTRY OF SOIL SCIENTISTS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-3 - "Board" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-31.5-3-4
Affected: IC 25-31.5
Sec. 3.
"Board" means the Indiana board of registration for soil
				  scientists.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 307 - INDIANA BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR SOIL SCIENTISTS › Article 1 - INDIANA REGISTRY OF SOIL SCIENTISTS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-4 - "IRSS" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-31.5-3-4
Affected: IC 25-31.5
Sec. 4.
"IRSS" means the Indiana registry of soil scientists.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 307 - INDIANA BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR SOIL SCIENTISTS › Article 1 - INDIANA REGISTRY OF SOIL SCIENTISTS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-5 - "RASS" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-31.5-3-4
Affected: IC 25-31.5
Sec. 5.
"RASS" means a registered associate soil scientist.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 307 - INDIANA BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR SOIL SCIENTISTS › Article 1 - INDIANA REGISTRY OF SOIL SCIENTISTS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-6 - "RPSS" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-31.5-3-4
Affected: IC 25-31.5
Sec. 6.
"RPSS" means a registered professional soil scientist.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 307 - INDIANA BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR SOIL SCIENTISTS › Article 1 - INDIANA REGISTRY OF SOIL SCIENTISTS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-7 - "RSS" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-31.5-3-4
Affected: IC 25-31.5
Sec. 7.
"RSS" means a registered soil scientist (RASS or RPSS).
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 307 - INDIANA BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR SOIL SCIENTISTS › Article 1 - INDIANA REGISTRY OF SOIL SCIENTISTS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-8 - "Soil taxonomy" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-31.5-3-4
Affected: IC 25-31.5
Sec. 8.
"Soil taxonomy" means the current soil classification system
				  used in the United States as described in the book, Soil Survey Staff, 1999.
				  Soil Taxonomy: A basic method for making and interpreting soils surveys, Second
				  Edition USDA, NRCS Aric. Handb. 436, United States Government Printing Office,
				  Washington, D.C., and in revisions to that book accepted by the National
				  Cooperative Soil Survey.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 307 - INDIANA BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR SOIL SCIENTISTS › Article 1 - INDIANA REGISTRY OF SOIL SCIENTISTS › Rule 2 - Administration › Section 2-1 - Board and officers

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-31.5-3-4
Affected: IC
				  25-31.5-2-1;
				  IC
				  25-31.5-2-8
Sec. 1.
(a) The board
				administers this article with the assistance of the office of state
				chemist.
(b) The board consists of
				the following five (5) members:
(1) Four (4)
				soil scientists who, at the time of appointment, include:
(A) one (1) member from federal, state, or
				local government;
(B) one (1)
				member involved in education in a teaching, a research, or an extension
				context; and
(C) two (2) members
				from industry or the private practice of soil science who are registered
				professional soil scientists in Indiana.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 307 - INDIANA BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR SOIL SCIENTISTS › Article 1 - INDIANA REGISTRY OF SOIL SCIENTISTS › Rule 2 - Administration › Section 2-2 - Administration; support

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 35-31.5-3-4
Affected: IC
				  25-31.5-3-6;
				  IC
				  25-31.5-3-9;
				  IC
				  25-31.5-4-10;
				  IC
				  25-31.5-6-3
Sec. 2.
(a) The state
				chemist will appoint an administrative advisor who is employed by the office of
				the state chemist. The administrative advisor will provide the following:
(1) Clerical and administrative support for
				the soil science registration fund.
(2) Record keeping services.
(3) Other support as needed.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 307 - INDIANA BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR SOIL SCIENTISTS › Article 1 - INDIANA REGISTRY OF SOIL SCIENTISTS › Rule 2 - Administration › Section 2-3 - Code of professional conduct

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-31.5-3-4
Affected: IC
				  25-31.5-3-4
Sec. 3.
An applicant must agree to and sign a code of professional
				  conduct to become registered. The code of professional conduct is adopted and
				  reads as follows:
"Article I. Preamble
The privilege of professional practice imposes obligations of
				  responsibility as well as professional knowledge. The Indiana Registry of Soil
				  Scientists certifies the credentials of individuals who have met certain
				  professional requirements and agree to this Code. The Registry was established
				  in 2001 by state law (IC 25-31.5) and is administered by a Board of
				  Registration for Soil Scientists appointed by the Governor of Indiana. Two (2)
				  levels of registration are recognized. Fully qualified individuals are called
				  Indiana Registered Professional Soil Scientists; those who meet all
				  requirements except experience are Indiana Registered Associate Soil
				  Scientists. Collectively, they are called Registered Soil Scientists.
Article II. Relation of Professional to the
				Public
1. Registered Soil Scientists shall
				hold paramount the health and welfare of the public and the protection of soil
				and water quality.
2. Registered
				Soil Scientists shall perform services only in the areas of their professional
				competence.
3. Registered Soil
				Scientists shall be objective and truthful in professional reports, statements,
				and testimony.
4. Registered Soil
				Scientists shall not issue false statements or provide false information even
				though directed to do so by employer or client.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 307 - INDIANA BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR SOIL SCIENTISTS › Article 1 - INDIANA REGISTRY OF SOIL SCIENTISTS › Rule 2 - Administration › Section 2-4 - Roster

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-31.5-3-4
Affected: IC 25-31.5-3-7
Sec. 4.
The board will produce a roster of the RSS that will
				  contain, at a minimum, the following information for each RSS:
(1) Name.
(2) Business name, if any.
(3) Kind of registration (professional or
				associate).
(4) Registration
				number.
(5) Address.
(6) Phone number.
An electronic copy of the roster will be maintained on the
				  Web site at the office of state chemist. It will be updated at least twice a
				  year. A hard copy of the roster will be provided for a fee established in
				  307 IAC
				  1-4.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 307 - INDIANA BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR SOIL SCIENTISTS › Article 1 - INDIANA REGISTRY OF SOIL SCIENTISTS › Rule 3 - Registration; Education; Continuing Education › Section 3-1 - Kinds of registration

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-31.5-3-4
Affected: IC 25-31.5-4
Sec. 1.
(a) There are
				two (2) kinds or levels of registration:
(1) a
				RPSS; and
(2) a RASS.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 307 - INDIANA BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR SOIL SCIENTISTS › Article 1 - INDIANA REGISTRY OF SOIL SCIENTISTS › Rule 3 - Registration; Education; Continuing Education › Section 3-2 - Exclusions; activities prohibited

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-31.5-3-4
Affected: IC
				  25-31.5-1-1;
				  IC 25-31.5-7
Sec. 2.
No one is prohibited from practicing soil science; however,
				  an individual who is not a RSS may not use, assume, or advertise in any way a
				  title or description tending to convey the impression that the individual is a
				  RSS.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 307 - INDIANA BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR SOIL SCIENTISTS › Article 1 - INDIANA REGISTRY OF SOIL SCIENTISTS › Rule 3 - Registration; Education; Continuing Education › Section 3-3 - Education

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-31.5-3-4
Affected: IC
				  25-31.5-4-2
Sec. 3.
(a) To
				qualify for RSS under this article, an applicant must meet the following:
(1) Educational requirements as follows:
(A) Successful completion of a bachelor's
				degree or an advanced degree.
(B)
				Successful completion of course work requirements in the following:
(i) Soil sciences, fifteen (15) or more
				semester credit hours, including at least three (3) semester credit hours in
				soil morphology, genesis, classification, interpretation, or mapping.
(ii) Supporting sciences, forty-five (45) or
				more semester credit hours. The minimum number of semester credit hours in the
				various sciences are as follows:
(AA) Math,
				statistics, six (6).
(BB)
				Chemistry, six (6).
(CC) Biology,
				plant science (including crop science, forestry, and related courses), six
				(6).
(DD) Physics, engineering
				(including computer science, geographic information systems, and related
				courses), three (3).
(EE) Geology,
				three (3).
Within each class of science in this subdivision any
				  combination of credits satisfies the requirement, for example, the requirement
				  in clause (A) can be satisfied by six (6) credits of math, six (6) credits of
				  statistics, three (3) credits of math, and three (3) credits of statistics, or
				  other combinations of six (6) credits. The total credits in all the sciences
				  listed in this subdivision and in other science course must equal or exceed
				  forty-five (45) semester credit hours. The board has discretion whether a
				  particular course fulfills the requirements in this subsection. An applicant
				  must supply an official transcript showing that all required course work has
				  been successfully completed. Three (3) quarter credit hours is the equivalent
				  of two (2) semester credits.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 307 - INDIANA BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR SOIL SCIENTISTS › Article 1 - INDIANA REGISTRY OF SOIL SCIENTISTS › Rule 3 - Registration; Education; Continuing Education › Section 3-4 - Examinations

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-31.5-3-4
Affected: IC 25-31.5-4-3
Sec. 4.
(a) The board
				requires applicants for registration as a RPSS or a RASS to pass the following
				exams:
(1) Soil science fundamentals exam,
				which covers basic principles in all areas of soil science. The requirement can
				be met by passing either of the following:
(A)
				The Council of Soil Science Examiners soil science fundamentals exam, which is
				prepared by the Council of Soil Science Examiners of the Soil Science Society
				of America and administered through ARCPACS.
(B) The IRSS soil science fundamentals exam,
				which is prepared for IRSS and approved and administered by the
				board.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 307 - INDIANA BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR SOIL SCIENTISTS › Article 1 - INDIANA REGISTRY OF SOIL SCIENTISTS › Rule 3 - Registration; Education; Continuing Education › Section 3-5 - Work requirement

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-31.5-3-4
Affected: IC
				  25-31.5-4-3
Sec. 5.
(a) Three (3)
				years of work experience are required for registration as a RPSS. Credit will
				be allowed for regular work and for certain kinds of college course work as
				explained in this section. The board will decide how much work credit to allow
				for various kinds of work using the following guidelines:
(1) Unlimited credit for work experience will
				be granted for activities related primarily to evaluating soils and landscapes
				in their natural setting, as listed in this subdivision. Credit is granted for
				work done while a person is a college graduate or undergraduate student,
				intern, student trainee, or similar position. Some of this work can be part of
				field laboratory sessions of college courses. One (1) semester credit counts as
				forty (40) hours of work credit. Examples of these activities are as follows:
(A) Collecting soil samples from entire
				pedons (profiles) in the field.
(B)
				Describing soil morphology and explaining how soil morphology affects soil
				processes.
(C) Characterizing
				landscapes and explaining how they relate to soil processes.
(D) Mapping soils.
(E) Preparing soil reports that deal with
				soil morphology and landscapes.
(F)
				Collecting and preparing soil monoliths.
(G) Teaching college students to do those
				tasks and related tasks.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 307 - INDIANA BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR SOIL SCIENTISTS › Article 1 - INDIANA REGISTRY OF SOIL SCIENTISTS › Rule 3 - Registration; Education; Continuing Education › Section 3-6 - Documentation of competency and integrity

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-31.5-3-4
Affected: IC 25-31.5-4-7
Sec. 6.
The board requires that all applicants must document
				  competency and integrity as follows:
(1) An applicant must agree to follow a code
				of professional conduct pursuant to IC 25-31.5-3-4 and
				307 IAC
				1-2-3.
(2)
				An applicant must provide names of at least three (3) people who can evaluate
				their competency and integrity.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 307 - INDIANA BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR SOIL SCIENTISTS › Article 1 - INDIANA REGISTRY OF SOIL SCIENTISTS › Rule 3 - Registration; Education; Continuing Education › Section 3-7 - Registration in other states; reciprocity

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-31.5-3-4
Affected: IC
				  25-31.5-4-8
Sec. 7.
The board may waive the requirement to pass a soil science
				  fundamentals exam for an applicant who passed a similar exam and is registered,
				  certified, or licensed in another state on the date he or she applies for
				  registration.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 307 - INDIANA BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR SOIL SCIENTISTS › Article 1 - INDIANA REGISTRY OF SOIL SCIENTISTS › Rule 3 - Registration; Education; Continuing Education › Section 3-8 - Certificates; wallet cards

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-31.5-3-4
Affected: IC
				  25-31.5-5-1;
				  IC
				  25-31.5-5-3
Sec. 8.
(a) The board
				will issue a registration certificate to a newly registered RASS and RPSS. The
				board may issue a replacement certificate if the original certificate is lost,
				destroyed, or mutilated.
(b) The
				board will issue a wallet card to a registrant at the time of initial
				registration and after each renewal.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 307 - INDIANA BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR SOIL SCIENTISTS › Article 1 - INDIANA REGISTRY OF SOIL SCIENTISTS › Rule 3 - Registration; Education; Continuing Education › Section 3-9 - Seal or stamp

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-31.5-3-4
Affected: IC
				  25-31.5-5-4
Sec. 9.
(a) The board
				authorizes a RPSS to use a seal or stamp that follows the design and size shown
				as follows:
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The outside diameter must not be less than one and
				  five-eighths (1e) inches and not more than one and seven-eighths (1f)
				  inches.
(b) At the time of
				initial registration as a professional soil scientist, the board will issue a
				document that shows the design of the seal or stamp and authorizes a
				manufacturer or vendor to furnish a seal or stamp for the registered
				professional soil scientist. No seal or stamp is authorized for a RASS. If,
				subsequent to original registration, the RPSS needs a new seal or stamp, the
				board may issue another such document.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 307 - INDIANA BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR SOIL SCIENTISTS › Article 1 - INDIANA REGISTRY OF SOIL SCIENTISTS › Rule 3 - Registration; Education; Continuing Education › Section 3-10 - Revocation of the use of seal or stamp

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-31.5-3-4
Affected: IC
				  25-31.5-5-5
Sec. 10.
A RPSS may no longer use the seal or stamp if his or her
				  registration is suspended or revoked.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 307 - INDIANA BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR SOIL SCIENTISTS › Article 1 - INDIANA REGISTRY OF SOIL SCIENTISTS › Rule 3 - Registration; Education; Continuing Education › Section 3-11 - Continuing education

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-31.5-3-4
Affected: IC
				  25-31.5-6-2
Sec. 11.
(a) In order
				to renew registration, registrants are required to document completion of
				requirements as documented in this article for general skills continuing
				education units (CEUg) and field skills continuing education units
				(CEUf).
(b) During the three (3)
				year registration term, a registrant must complete at least forty-five (45)
				CEUg credits. One (1) CEUg credit is equivalent to approximately one (1) hour
				of activity. The kinds of CEUg credits and maximum credits for each kind are
				listed as follows:
(1) Professional meetings
				attended (not presented), no maximum, as follows:
(A) Professional conferences, such as the
				following:
(i) Soil Science Society of
				America.
(ii) Soil and Water
				Conservation Society.
(iii) Indiana
				Association of Professional Soil Classifiers.
(iv) Indiana Onsite Wastewater Professionals
				Association.
(v) Other professional
				conferences related to soil science.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 307 - INDIANA BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR SOIL SCIENTISTS › Article 1 - INDIANA REGISTRY OF SOIL SCIENTISTS › Rule 4 - Fees › Section 4-1 - Fees

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-31.5-3-4
Affected: IC 25-31.5-3-2; IC 25-31.5-6-1; IC
				  25-31.5-6-3
Sec. 1.
(a) All
				registration terms expire on June 30. An initial registration will expire three
				(3) years after the June 30 following the date the registration was approved.
				(The initial term will be three (3) to four (4) years.) The initial
				registration fee is two hundred forty dollars ($240).
(b) For "exam only" application, the cost is
				fifty dollars ($50) for the IRSS soil science fundamentals exam and fifty
				dollars ($50) for the Indiana soils and field skills exam. The exam costs will
				be deducted from the application fee when the individual applies for a RASS or
				a RPSS.
(c) Renewal terms are three
				(3) years, from July 1 to June 30. The renewal fee is two hundred forty dollars
				($240) for three (3) years.
(d)
				These fees may be adjusted annually and apply to both a RPSS and a
				RASS.
(e) An individual can upgrade
				registration from a RASS to a RPSS without paying additional fees; the
				expiration date remains the same.
(f) The registration fee includes the cost of
				administering one (1) IRSS soil science fundamentals exam and one (1) Indiana
				soils and field skills exam. If an applicant does not pass an exam the first
				time, the cost of taking it again is fifty dollars ($50) for each exam. There
				is no limit to the number of times a registrant may take an exam. He or she
				must pass all exams within three (3) years of the date the application is
				received by the IRSS.
(g) A fee may
				be charged for printing, handling, and mailing rosters under
				307 IAC 1-2-4. Currently
				the cost is five dollars ($5) for the first copy and one dollar ($1) each for
				additional copy. The board may waive the fee for certain kinds of distribution
				of the roster.
(h) Initial
				registration fees are not refundable if registration is denied or otherwise not
				granted by the board.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 310 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Article 5 - GENERAL USE REGULATIONS; DEPARTMENT LAND AND WATER AREAS › Rule 1 - Public Use of Land, Water and Facilities Owned, Leased or Licensed by the Department › Section 1-4 - Restrictions on usage of properties administered by the division of nature preserves and the division of state museums and historic sites (Repealed)

Current through July 10, 2024
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 310 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Article 5 - GENERAL USE REGULATIONS; DEPARTMENT LAND AND WATER AREAS › Rule 1 - Public Use of Land, Water and Facilities Owned, Leased or Licensed by the Department › Section 1-6 - Restrictions on the use of properties regarding hunting, fishing, firearms, watercraft, motor vehicles, and alcohol (Repealed)

Current through July 10, 2024
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 310 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Article 5 - GENERAL USE REGULATIONS; DEPARTMENT LAND AND WATER AREAS › Rule 1 - Public Use of Land, Water and Facilities Owned, Leased or Licensed by the Department › Section 1-8 - Restrictions on aircraft, watercraft, snowmobiles, horses, motor vehicles, hiking trails (Repealed)

Current through July 10, 2024
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 310 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Article 5 - GENERAL USE REGULATIONS; DEPARTMENT LAND AND WATER AREAS › Rule 1 - Public Use of Land, Water and Facilities Owned, Leased or Licensed by the Department › Section 1-9 - Advertisements and notices; soliciting; construction; destruction of property; metal detecting (Repealed)

Current through July 10, 2024
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 310 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Article 5 - GENERAL USE REGULATIONS; DEPARTMENT LAND AND WATER AREAS › Rule 1 - Public Use of Land, Water and Facilities Owned, Leased or Licensed by the Department › Section 1-11 - Swimming; skin diving; tow kite flying; scuba diving; caving (Repealed)

Current through July 10, 2024
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 310 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Article 5 - GENERAL USE REGULATIONS; DEPARTMENT LAND AND WATER AREAS › Rule 1 - Public Use of Land, Water and Facilities Owned, Leased or Licensed by the Department › Section 1-13 - Standards for personal conduct; prohibitions against feeding deer; disorderly use of alcohol and sound devices; removal from an area administered by the department (Repealed)

Current through July 10, 2024
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 310 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Article 12 - COAL MINING AND RECLAMATION OPERATIONS › Rule 5 - Performance Standards › Section 5-85 - Underground mining; hydrologic balance; diversions of perennial streams, intermittent streams with a watershed greater than one square mile, miscellaneous flows; stream channel diversions; supplemental requirements (Repealed)

Current through July 10, 2024
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 311 - STATE SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION COMMITTEE › Article 1 - CRITICAL SOIL EROSION COST-SHARE PROGRAM FOR THE KANKAKEE RIVER BASIN (INCLUDING THE IROQUOIS RIVER) (REPEALED)

Current through July 10, 2024
IC  13-3-1 was amended by  P.L. 114-1986  so as to replace the State Soil and Water Conservation Committee with the Soil Conservation Board, a new entity within the Department of Natural Resources. 311 IAC 1 is repealed and Title 311 is made obsolete, since that title was established for the Soil and Water Conservation Committee.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 1 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-1 - Applicability

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4
Affected: IC 14; IC 25
Sec. 1.
(a) Except
				as provided in subsection (b), the definitions contained in this article apply
				throughout this title.
(b) If a
				definition in this article conflicts with a definition of specific
				applicability in another part of this title or in a statute that controls
				another part of this title, the definition of specific applicability
				controls.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 1 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-2 - "Administrative law judge" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4
Affected: IC 4-21.5; IC
				  14-10-2-2;
				  IC 25
Sec. 2.
"Administrative law judge" refers to a person appointed by
				  the commission under IC
				  14-10-2-2
				  to function as an administrative law judge under IC 4-21.5.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 1 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-3 - "Animal" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4
Affected: IC 14; IC 25
Sec. 3.
"Animal" includes all:
(1) mammals;
(2) birds;
(3) reptiles;
(4) amphibians;
(5) fish;
(6) crustaceans; and
(7) mollusks.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 1 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-4 - "Board" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4
Affected: IC
				  14-9-6-1;
				  IC 25
Sec. 4.
"Board" means each of the following:
(1) Advisory council established by IC
				14-9-6-1.
(2) Commission.
(3) Historic preservation review
				board.
(4) Surface coal mine
				reclamation bond pool fund committee.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 1 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-5 - "Boundary waters" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4
Affected: IC 14; IC 25
Sec. 5.
"Boundary waters" means the following:
(1) The part of the Wabash River that forms
				the boundary between Illinois and Indiana.
(2) The part of the Ohio River that forms the
				boundary between Kentucky and Indiana.
(3) The part of the Great Miami River that
				forms the boundary between Ohio and Indiana.
(4) The part of Lake Michigan that is under
				the jurisdiction of Indiana.
(5)
				The lakes other than Lake Michigan that are on the boundary between Indiana and
				bordering states.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 1 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-6 - "Bureau" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4
Affected: IC
				  14-9-3-1; IC
				  15
Sec. 6.
"Bureau" refers to any bureau created within the department
				  under IC
				  14-9-3-1.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 1 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-13 - "Division" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4
Affected: IC 14-9-4; IC 25
Sec. 13.
"Division" refers to a division established under IC 14-9-4.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 1 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-15 - "Flood plain" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4
Affected: IC 14; IC 25
Sec. 15.
"Flood plain" means the area adjoining a river or stream that
				  has been or may be covered by flood water.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 1 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-16 - "Floodway" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4
Affected: IC 14; IC 25
Sec. 16.
"Floodway" means:
(1) the channel of a river or stream;
				and
(2) the parts of the flood
				plain adjoining the channel that are reasonably required to efficiently carry
				and discharge the flood water or flood flow of a river or stream.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 1 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-17 - "Ground water" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4
Affected: IC
				  14-25-7-3;
				  IC 25
Sec. 17.
(a) "Ground
				water" means, except as provided in subsection (b), all water that fills the
				natural openings made under the earth's surface. The term includes the
				following:
(1) Underground
				watercourses.
(2) Artesian
				basins.
(3) Reservoirs.
(4) Lakes.
(5) Other bodies of water below the earth's
				surface.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 1 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-18 - "Hearing officer" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4
Affected: IC 14; IC 25
Sec. 18.
"Hearing officer" refers to a person or persons who conduct a
				  hearing for a board or the department other than as an administrative law
				  judge.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 1 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-21 - "Lake" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4
Affected: IC 14-8-2-259; IC 14-15; IC 14-26-2; IC 14-26-3-1;
				  IC 25
Sec. 21.
(a) "Lake"
				means, except as provided in subsections (b) through (d), a reasonably
				permanent body of water substantially at rest in a depression in the surface of
				the earth, if both the depression and the body of water are of natural origin
				or part of a watercourse. If part of a watercourse, a lake may be formed by
				damming a river or stream.
(b) For
				purposes of IC 14-15, "lake" means a natural or an artificial lake.
(c) For purposes of IC 14-26-2, "lake" has
				the meaning set forth in IC 14-26-2-1.5.
(d) For purposes of IC 14-26-3, "lake" has
				the meaning set forth in IC 14-26-3-1.
(e) In determining the shoreline or water
				line of a lake, the following are included:
(1) A bay or cove, except for a determination
				of a small lake as defined under IC 14-8-2-259.
(2) A man-made channel connected to a public
				freshwater lake under
				312 IAC
				11-2-17, if the channel:
(A) existed on March 12, 1947;
(B) as a condition of a department license,
				was required to conform to IC 14-26-2 -9 (or, before their repeals, to conform
				to IC 13-2-11-2 or IC 13-2-11.1-5); or
(C) was constructed without a department
				license required under IC 14-26-2 (or, before their repeals, under IC 13-2-11
				or IC 13-2-11.1 ).
(3)
				If a lake has more than one (1) legal elevation, the highest legal elevation is
				used.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 1 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-22 - "Law" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4
Affected: IC
				  4-21.5-1-7; IC
				  14; IC 25
Sec. 22.
"Law" has the meaning set forth in IC
				  4-21.5-1-7.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 1 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-23 - "License" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4
Affected: IC 4-21.5-1-8; IC 14-8-2-152; IC 14-11-4; IC
				  25
Sec. 23.
(a) Except
				as provided in subsections (b) and (c), "license" has the meaning set forth in
				IC 4-21.5-1-8.
(b) For IC 14-11-4
				and 312 IAC 2-3, "license" has the meaning set forth in IC
				14-8-2-152.
(c) For 312 IAC 8,
				"license" has the meaning set forth in
				312 IAC
				8-1.5-13.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 1 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-23.5 - "Motorboat" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4
Affected: IC
				  14-8-2-202.5;
				  IC 25
Sec. 23.5.
(a)
				"Motorboat" means a watercraft propelled by:
(1) an internal combustion, steam, or
				electrical inboard or outboard motor or engine; or
(2) any mechanical means.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 1 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-24 - "Navigable" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4
Affected: IC 4-21.5; IC
				  14-29-1-2;
				  IC 25
Sec. 24.
(a)
				"Navigable" means a waterway that has been declared to be navigable or a public
				highway by one (1) or more of the following:
(1) A court.
(2) The Indiana general assembly.
(3) The United States Army Corps of
				Engineers.
(4) The Federal Energy
				Regulatory Commission.
(5) A board
				of county commissioners under IC
				14-29-1-2.
(6) The commission following a completed
				proceeding under IC 4-21.5.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 1 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-25 - "Order" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4
Affected: IC 14; IC 25
Sec. 25.
"Order" means an action by the department (including a board,
				  other than the commission, of the department) of particular applicability that
				  determines the legal rights, duties, privileges, immunities, or other legal
				  interests of one (1) or more specific persons.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 1 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-26 - "Ordinary high watermark" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4
Affected: IC
				  14-26-2.1-2; IC 25
Sec. 26.
"Ordinary high watermark" means the line on the shore of a
				  waterway established by the fluctuations of water and indicated by physical
				  characteristics. Examples of these physical characteristics include the
				  following:
(1) A clear and natural
				line impressed on the bank.
(2)
				Shelving.
(3) Changes in character
				of the soil.
(4) The destruction of
				terrestrial vegetation.
(5) The
				presence of litter or debris..
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 1 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-27 - "Person" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4
Affected: IC
				  4-21.5-1-11;
				  IC
				  14-8-2-202; IC
				  25
Sec. 27.
"Person", except as provided in IC
				  14-8-2-202,
				  has the meaning set forth in IC
				  4-21.5-1-11.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 1 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-27.5 - "State plane coordinate" or "SPC" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4
Affected: IC 14; IC
				  32-19-1-1
Sec. 27.5.
"State plane coordinate" or "SPC" has the meaning set forth
				  in IC
				  32-19-1-1.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 1 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-28 - "Surface water" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4
Affected: IC 14; IC 25
Sec. 28.
"Surface water" means all water occurring on the surface of
				  the ground. The term includes the following:
(1) Water in a stream.
(2) Natural and artificial lakes.
(3) Ponds.
(4) Swales.
(5) Marshes.
(6) Diffused surface water.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 1 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-29 - "Ultimate authority" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4
Affected: IC
				  4-21.5-1-15;
				  IC 14; IC 25
Sec. 29.
"Ultimate authority" has the meaning set forth in IC
				  4-21.5-1-15.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 1 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-29.3 - "Universal transverse mercator" or "UTM" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4
Affected: IC 14
Sec. 29.3.
"Universal transverse mercator" or "UTM" means UTM Zone 16,
				  NAD 83, in meters.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 1 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-29.4 - "Watercraft" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4
Affected: IC 14; IC 25
Sec. 29.4.
"Watercraft" means any instrumentality or device in or by
				  means of which a person may be transported upon the public water of Indiana.
				  The term includes a motorboat, sailboat, rowboat, skiff, dinghy, or
				  canoe:
(1) of any length or size;
				and
(2) whether or not used to
				carry passengers for hire.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 1 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-29.5 - "Waterway" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4
Affected: IC 14; IC 25
Sec. 29.5.
"Waterway" means:
(1) a river;
(2) a stream;
(3) a creek;
(4) a run;
(5) a channel;
(6) a ditch;
(7) a lake;
(8) a reservoir; or
(9) an embayment.