Indiana Code Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources § 14-30.5-3-1

(1) Planning, taking, and promoting action to prevent or mitigate flooding through generally accepted structural and nonstructural means, including the following:

(2) Taking and promoting action to enhance drainage in ways consistent with storm water management requirements.

(3) Taking and promoting action to address water infrastructure needs related to flood damage reduction, storm water management, recreation, and drainage.

(4) Setting voluntary water quality goals.

(1) reducing the runoff of nutrients and soil into streams and bodies of water by promoting the use of improved ditch design and the reestablishment of strategically located wetlands;  and

(2) reducing ground water contamination by promoting the use of improved septic system technology.

(1) the board of the commission, in addition to developing a flood damage reduction and drainage plan under section 4 of this chapter, develops a water quality improvement plan that:

(2) the board of the watershed development commission submits the water quality improvement plan to the natural resources commission;  and

(3) the natural resources commission, after:

approves the commission's water quality improvement plan.