Section 327IAC2-11-3. Definitions

   The following definitions apply throughout this rule:

(1) "Agency" means one (1) or more of the following:

(A) The department of environmental management.

(B) The department of natural resources.

(C) The Indiana state department of health.

(D) The state chemist of the state of Indiana.

(E) The office of the state fire marshal.

(2) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the department of environmental management.

(3) "Contaminant" means any solid, semisolid, liquid, or gaseous matter, or any odor, radioactive material, pollutant (as defined by the federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1362(6)), as amended on December 16, 1996)*, hazardous waste (as defined in the federal Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6903(5)), as amended on March 26, 1996)**, any constituent of a hazardous waste, or any combination of the items described in this subdivision, from whatever source, that:

(A) is injurious to human health, plant or animal life, or property;

(B) interferes unreasonably with the enjoyment of life or property; or

(C) otherwise violates:

(i) environmental management laws; or

(ii) rules adopted under environmental management laws.

(4) "Criterion" means a numeric value or a narrative statement established to maintain and protect the quality of ground water.

(5) "Drinking water well" means a bored, drilled, or driven shaft or a dug hole that meets the following:

(A) Supplies ground water for human consumption.

(B) Has a depth greater than its largest surface dimension.

(C) Is not permanently abandoned in accordance with 310 IAC 16-10-2 [310 IAC 16 was repealed filed Nov 22, 1999, 3:34 p.m.: 23 IR 776.].

(6) "Environmental management laws" has the meaning set forth in IC 13-11-2-71.

(7) "Ground water" means water located below the ground surface in interconnected voids and pore spaces in the zone of saturation.

(8) "Ground water management zone" means a three (3) dimensional region of ground water around a potential or existing contaminant source where a contaminant is or was managed to prevent or mitigate deterioration of ground water quality such that the criteria established in this rule are met at and beyond the boundary of the region.

(9) "Naturally occurring concentration" means a constituent concentration in ground water that is not attributable to human activity.

(10) "Preventative action level" means a measured concentration of a chemical constituent that is:

(A) established on a site-specific or program-specific basis;

(B) used to evaluate sample analysis data from ground water monitoring systems;

(C) statistically measurable using standard laboratory analyses; and

(D) used to determine if further action is necessary to ensure the standards established in this rule are not violated.

(11) "Property boundary" means the edge of a contiguous parcel of land owned or leased by a common owner or lessee. Contiguous land shall include land separated by a public right-of-way, if that land would otherwise be contiguous.

(12) "Standards", when used without qualification, means:

(A) the numeric and narrative criteria;

(B) the classification plan; and

(C) the method of determining where the criteria must apply;

established by this rule.

(13) "Surface water quality standards" means the water quality standards established in 327 IAC 2-1 and 327 IAC 2-1.5.

  *33 U.S.C. 1362(6) is incorporated by reference. Copies of this publication may be obtained from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402 or from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Office of Water Quality, Indiana Government Center-North, 100 North Senate Avenue, Room N1255, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204.

  **42 U.S.C. 6903(5) is incorporated by reference. Copies of this publication may be obtained from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402 or from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Office of Water Quality, Indiana Government Center-North, 100 North Senate Avenue, Room N1255, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204. (Water Pollution Control Division; 327 IAC 2-11-3; filed Feb 4, 2002, 11:00 a.m.: 25 IR 1877; errata filed Feb 5, 2002, 1:52 p.m.: 25 IR 1906; errata filed Feb 6, 2006, 11:15 a.m.: 29 IR 1936; readopted filed Jun 4, 2008, 11:07 a.m.: 20080702-IR-327080207BFA; readopted filed Jul 30, 2014, 4:04 p.m.: 20140827-IR-327140189BFA)