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Indiana Code Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources § 14-25-7-13

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

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.

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