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Title 327 - Water Pollution Control Division

Environmental Rules Board (Water Pollution Control Division)
Rule Name, LSA #, and Subject Matter Contact for Questions and Submission of Comments * Rule Actions and Comment Periods Public Hearings, and Anticipated Adoption and Effective Dates **
Wastewater Treatment Plants and Operators
#18-365

Amends 327 IAC 5-22 concerning the wastewater treatment plant operator certification.
Krystal Hackney
Rules Development Branch
Office of Legal Counsel

Indiana Department of Environmental Management
100 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46204

Phone: (317) 232-3158
Fax: (317) 233-5970
E-mail: KHackney1@idem.in.gov
First Notice of Comment Period
DIN: 20180829-IR-327180365FNA
Comment Period
08/29/2018 - 09/28/2018

Second Notice of Comment Period
DIN: 20230222-IR-327180365SNA
Comment Period
02/23/2023 – 03/24/2023
Public Hearing: Preliminary Adoption
06/14/2023
DIN: 20230412-IR-327180365PHA
Water Program Permitting Fees
#20-26

Increases water program permitting fees according to Public Law 250-2019.
MaryAnn Stevens
Rules Development Branch
Office of Legal Counsel

Indiana Department of Environmental Management
100 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46204

Phone: (317) 232-8635
Fax: (317) 233-5970
E-mail: mstevens@idem.in.gov
First Notice of Comment Period
DIN: 20200219-IR-327200026FNA
Comment Period
02/19/2020 - 03/20/2020

Second Notice of Comment Period
DIN: 20210602-IR-327200026SNA
Comment Period
06/02/2021 – 07/02/2021

Proposed Rule
DIN: 20211208-IR-327200026PRA

Final Rule
DIN: 20220622-IR-327200026FRA
Public Hearing: Preliminary Adoption
To Be Schedule
DIN: 20210602-IR-327200026PHA
11/10/2021
DIN: 20210818-IR-327200026CHA

Public Hearing: Final Adoption
02/09/2022
DIN: 20211208-IR-327200026PHA

Effective Date
06/22/2022
Secondary Containment
#21-128

Amends rules at 327 IAC 2-10 concerning secondary containment for aboveground storage tanks that are storing hazardous materials.
Keelyn Walsh
Rules Development Branch
Office of Legal Counsel

Indiana Department of Environmental Management
100 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46204

Phone: (317) 232-8229
Fax: (317) 233-5970
Email: kwalsh@idem.in.gov
First Notice of Comment Period
DIN: 20210407-IR-327210128FNA
Comment Period
04/07/2021 – 05/07-2021
 
Spill Recovery
#21-129

Amends rules at 327 IAC 2-6.1 to update spill reporting requirements.
Seth Engdahl
Rules Development Branch
Office of Legal Counsel

Indiana Department of Environmental Management
100 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46204

Phone: (317) 234-9535
Fax: (317) 233-5970
Email: sengdahl@idem.in.gov
First Notice of Comment Period
DIN: 20210407-IR-327210129FNA
Comment Period
04/07/2021 – 05/07-2021
 
Definition of “Public Water System”
#21-132

Revises the definition of “Public Water System” to make it consistent with the federal definition.
MaryAnn Stevens
Rules Development Branch
Office of Legal Counsel

Indiana Department of Environmental Management
100 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46204

Phone: (317) 232-8635
Fax: (317) 233-5970
E-mail: mstevens@idem.in.gov
Findings and Determination of the Commissioner Pursuant to IC 13-14-9-7 and Second Notice of Comment Period
DIN: 20210414-IR-327210132FDA
Comment Period
04/14/2021 – 05/14/2021

Proposed Rule
DIN: 20211201-IR-327210132PRA

Final Rule
DIN: 20220601-IR-327210132FRA
Public Hearing: Preliminary Adoption
To Be Scheduled
DIN: 20210414-IR-327210132PHA
11/10/2021
DIN: 20210915-IR-327210132CHA

Public Hearing: Final Adoption
02/09/2022
DIN: 20211201-IR-327210132PHA

Effective Date
06/04/2022
Fort Wayne CSO Wet Weather Limited Use Subcategory
#21-164

Established a Combined Sewer Overflow Wet Weather Limited Use Subcategory in 327 IAC 2-1.1 for the area defined by the Fort Wayne Use Attainability Analysis.
MaryAnn Stevens
Rules Development Branch
Office of Legal Counsel

Indiana Department of Environmental Management
100 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46204

Phone: (317) 232-8635
Fax: (317) 233-5970
E-mail: mstevens@idem.in.gov
Proposed Rule
DIN: 20210512-IR-327210164PRA

Final Rule
DIN: 20220323-IR-327210164FRA
Public Hearing: Adoption
To Be Schedule
DIN: 20210512-IR-327210164PHA
08/11/2021
DIN: 20210630-IR-327210164CHA
To Be Rescheduled
DIN: 20210707-IR-327210164CHA
To Be Rescheduled
DIN: 20210707-IR-327210164PCA
11/10/2021
DIN: 20210818-IR-327210164CHA

Effective Date
03/23/2022
Title 327 Revisions To Voluntary Performance Based Leadership Programs
#21-521

Amends rules at 327 IAC 18 to facilitate greater participation in the department’s Voluntary Performance Based Leadership Programs.
Seth Engdahl
Rules Development Branch
Office of Legal Counsel

Indiana Department of Environmental Management
100 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46204

Phone: (317) 234-9535
Fax: (317) 233-5970
Email: sengdahl@idem.in.gov
First Notice of Comment Period
DIN: 20211215-IR-327210521FNA
Comment Period:
12/15/2021 – 01/14/2022
 
Aquatic Life Criteria Methodologies for Waters Outside of the Great Lakes System
#21-539

Amends methodologies in 327 IAC 2-1 and 327 IAC 5-2 for deriving aquatic life criteria in “downstate waters” (outside of the Great Lakes Systems).
MaryAnn Stevens
Rules Development Branch
Office of Legal Counsel

Indiana Department of Environmental Management
100 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46204

Phone: (317) 232-8635
Fax: (317) 233-5970
E-mail: mstevens@idem.in.gov
First Notice of Comment Period
DIN: 20211229-IR-327210539FNA
Comment Period:
12/29/2021 – 02/12/2022
 
NPDES Application and Public Notice Updates
#22-71

Amends rules at 327 IAC 5 concerning NPDES application and public notice requirements according to the 2019 federal revisions.
MaryAnn Stevens
Rules Development Branch
Office of Legal Counsel

Indiana Department of Environmental Management
100 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46204

Phone: (317) 232-8635
Fax: (317) 233-5970
E-mail: mstevens@idem.in.gov
First Notice of Comment Period
DIN: 20220309-IR-327220071FNA
Comment Period:
03/09/2022 - 04/08/2022
 
Lead and Copper Revisions and Format Updates
#22-387

Amends 327 IAC 8 concerning updates to the Lead and Copper National Primary Drinking Water Regulations at 40 CFR 141 and replacement of existing federal language in the state rule with the incorporation by reference of the federal rules for all drinking water standards.
Krystal Hackney
Rules Development Branch
Office of Legal Counsel

Indiana Department of Environmental Management
100 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, IN  46204

Phone: (317) 232-3158
Fax: (317) 233-5970
Email:  KHackney1@idem.in.gov
First Notice of Comment Period
DIN: 20221228-IR-327220387FNA
Comment Period:
12/29/2022 – 01/27/2023
 

* Copies of rules, comments, and the agency's written response to those comments are open for public inspection at the Office of Legal Counsel, Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Indiana Government Center North, 100 North Senate Avenue, Thirteenth Floor East, Indianapolis, Indiana.

** After a rule is final adopted, IDEM must provide the complete administrative record to the Attorney General’s office in the form of a “promulgation packet.” The Attorney General’s office then has forty-five (45) days to review the rule for form and legality before submitting it to the Governor for signature. The Governor has fifteen (15) days to sign or reject the rule and may request an additional fifteen (15) days if necessary. After signature, the rule is submitted to the Legislative Services Agency for publication in the Indiana Register. Unless specifically stated in the rule, the rule becomes effective thirty (30) days after filing with Legislative Services.

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