Section 327IAC3-2-4. Exclusions

   A construction permit shall not be required under this article for the following:

(1) A storm sewer that transports only surface run-off.

(2) Construction of a house connection for a single-family dwelling or residence.

(3) Construction of a building connection for a multiunit residence building, commercial, manufacturing, or industrial building, provided that no toxic or other pollutants that are incompatible with the publicly-owned treatment works and collection system are present in the wastewater served by the sewer or that are incapable of being treated to an acceptable quality.

(4) All residential on-site wastewater disposal facilities subject to 410 IAC 6-8.1 governing the construction, installation, and modification of residential on-site wastewater disposal facilities.

(5) All commercial on-site wastewater disposal facilities subject to 410 IAC 6-10 governing the construction, installation, and modification of commercial on-site wastewater disposal facilities.

(6) Any animal confinement operation, whether or not it is a confined feeding operation.

(7) On-site storage lagoons at land application sites that are governed under 327 IAC 6.1.

(8) Ground water remediation systems utilizing either carbon absorption or air stripping as the mode of treatment.

(9) Wells for the disposal of salt or sulfur-bearing water and waste liquids if such disposal is pursuant to a valid permit issued by the following:

(A) The Indiana natural resources commission under IC 14-37 for Class II wells as described in 40 CFR 146.

(B) The United States Environmental Protection Agency for Class I, Class III, Class IV, and Class V wells as described in 40 CFR 146.

(10) Exclusion from the necessity of a construction permit does not relieve the municipality, sanitary district, commercial or manufacturing firm, or any person from satisfying the requirements of a municipal sewer ban pursuant to 327 IAC 4.

(11) Repair, replacement, modification, or addition of equipment for an existing water pollution treatment/control facility if the repair, replacement, modification, or addition is not proposed for treatment or control of any new influent pollutant or increased levels of any existing pollutant beyond the design treatment or control capability of the water pollution treatment/control facility.

(12) Repair, replacement, modification, or addition of equipment for an existing industrial water treatment facility or construction of a new industrial water treatment facility.

(13) Construction of experimental water pollution control equipment provided it treats a sidestream of wastewater from an existing water pollution treatment or control facility and the effluent from the experimental water pollution control equipment is returned to the existing water pollution treatment or control facility.

(Water Pollution Control Division; 327 IAC 3-2-4; filed Sep 24, 1987, 3:00 p.m.: 11 IR 609; filed Sep 30, 1987, 12:30 p.m.: 11 IR 737; filed Oct 22, 1991, 5:00 p.m.: 15 IR 219; filed May 17, 1999, 12:11 p.m.: 22 IR 3083; readopted filed Apr 11, 2005, 2:45 p.m.: 28 IR 2470; readopted filed Jun 15, 2011, 11:15 a.m.: 20110713-IR-327110193BFA)