Section 329IAC10-2-168.1. "Sensitive environment" defined

  1. "Sensitive environment" means an area to which a solid waste land disposal facility poses a specific threat to the environment or to the public health because a small contamination release could have a significant impact. This may be due to proximity to other sensitive environments that include, but are not limited to:

(1) aquifers of significance;

(2) public water supply systems;

(3) wellhead protection areas;

(4) drinking water supply reservoirs;

(5) areas requiring special protection, such as:

(A) regulated wetlands;

(B) karst terrains; or

(C) the critical habitat of an endangered species;

(6) areas containing highly permeable soils or bedrock formations, such as karst carbonate formations; or

(7) other special circumstances.

(Solid Waste Management Division; 329 IAC 10-2-168.1; filed Mar 14, 1996, 5:00 p.m.: 19 IR 1783; filed Aug 2, 1999, 11:50 a.m.: 22 IR 3769)