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Indiana Code Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources § 14-33-1-1

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

Sec. 1. (a) A conservancy district may be established for any of the following purposes:

(1) Flood prevention and control.

(2) Improving drainage.

(3) Providing for irrigation.

(4) Providing water supply, including treatment and distribution, for domestic, industrial, and public use.

(5) Providing for the collection, treatment, and disposal of sewage and other liquid wastes.

(6) Developing forests, wildlife areas, parks, and recreational facilities if feasible in connection with beneficial water management.

(7) Preventing the loss of topsoil from injurious water erosion.

(8) Storage of water for augmentation of stream flow.

(9) Operation, maintenance, and improvement of:

(A) a work of improvement for water based recreational purposes;  or

(B) other work of improvement that could have been built for any other purpose authorized by this section.

(b) These purposes may be accomplished by cooperating with federal and state agencies whose programs are designed to accomplish any of the purposes of the district.

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