Section 327IAC19-12-2. Site restrictions

   (a) Waste management systems must not be constructed:

(1) except for subsection (b), in karst terrain based on information compiled by the department, and from karst and bedrock maps from the Indiana Geological Survey dated 1997;

(2) in a floodway;

(3) in a one hundred (100) year flood plain, unless all waste management system access is at least two (2) feet above the one hundred (100) year flood plain and structurally sound without lowering flood waters or the seasonal water table below the bottom of the waste management system;

(4) over mines; or

(5) in soil types that are expected to have a seasonal high water table, unless the water table is lowered to keep the water table below the bottom of the waste management system.

  (b) The commissioner may approve a waste management system to be constructed in karst terrain based upon the following site-specific information submitted to the commissioner:

(1) Characterization of the seasonal water table and soil.

(2) Design and construction specifications that assure adequate structural integrity and environmental protection.

(3) For manure storage facilities that are earthen, in addition to 327 IAC 19-7-1(c)(6), information from at least one (1) of the soil borings or test holes to the shallower of either:

(A) bedrock; or

(B) ten (10) feet below the lowest point of the proposed waste management system.

(4) Other information that the commissioner deems necessary to ensure protection of human health and the environment.

(Water Pollution Control Division; 327 IAC 19-12-2; filed Feb 6, 2012, 2:58 p.m.: 20120307-IR-327090615FRA, eff Jul 1, 2012)