Indiana § 13-18-20-16 - Deposit of fees

§ 13-18-20-16. Deposit of fees

Sec. 16. The fees and delinquency charges established under this chapter:

(1) are payable to the department; and

(2) shall be deposited in the environmental management permit operation fund established by IC 13-15-11-1.

[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-16.1-1(t).]

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.8.

IC 13-18-20.5Chapter 20.5. Federal Safe Drinking Water Act

13-18-20.5-1Purpose 13-18-20.5-2Annual operation fees; schedule of fees 13-18-20.5-3Calendar year; liability; assessment schedule 13-18-20.5-4Delinquent payment; penalties 13-18-20.5-5Delinquent payment; enforcement action; notice 13-18-20.5-6Deposit of fees and delinquent charge

IC 13-18-20.5-1Purpose Sec. 1. The provisions in this chapter are to defray the costs of administering activities of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act.

As added by P.L.224-2003, SEC.134.

IC 13-18-20.5-2Annual operation fees; schedule of fees Sec. 2. For public water systems, the annual operation fees are as follows:

(1) For a community water system with more than four hundred (400) service connections, ninety-five cents ($0.95) per service connection.

(2) For a community water system with four hundred (400) or fewer service connections, the annual operation fee is three hundred fifty dollars ($350).

(3) For a nontransient noncommunity water system, the annual operation fees are as follows:

Number served

Fee

25 - 100

$150

101 - 250

$180

251 - 500

$240

501 - 1,000

$300

1,001 - 3,300

$450

3,301 - 5,000

$600

5,001 - 10,000

$1,500

more than 10,000

$3,000

(4) For a transient noncommunity water system, the annual operation fees are as follows:

Type of transient

noncommunity water system

Fee

Groundwater

$100

Purchase

$ 50

Surface

$200

As added by P.L.224-2003, SEC.134.

IC 13-18-20.5-3Calendar year; liability; assessment schedule Sec. 3. (a) Public water system annual operation fees begin accruing January 1 of each year.

(b) This subsection applies only to fees that are due in 2004. The department shall assess the public water system annual operation fees not earlier than July 1. Notwithstanding section 2 of this chapter, the annual fee assessed under this subsection is equal to one-third (1/3) of the fee required under section 2 of this chapter.

(c) This subsection applies only to fees that are due in 2005. The department shall assess the public water system annual operation fees not earlier than July 1. Notwithstanding section 2 of this chapter, the annual fee assessed under this subsection is equal to two-thirds (2/3) of the fee required under section 2 of this chapter.

(d) Beginning in 2006 and in each year thereafter, the department shall assess public water system annual operation fees not later than January 15 of each year.

(e) A person must remit a public water system annual operation fee or an installment established under IC 13-16-2 to the department not more than thirty (30) days after the date the fee is assessed or on the date the installment is due.

As added by P.L.224-2003, SEC.134. Amended by P.L.9-2024, SEC.342.

IC 13-18-20.5-4Delinquent payment; penalties Sec. 4. (a) In addition to the penalties prescribed under:

(1) IC 13-30-4-1;

(2) IC 13-30-4-2; and

(3) IC 13-30-5-1;

if a person does not remit a public water system annual operation fee or installment of the fee under IC 13-16-2 to the department not later than sixty (60) days after the date the fee is assessed or not later than thirty (30) days after the date the installment is due, the person shall be assessed a delinquency charge equal to ten percent (10%) of the fee or ten percent (10%) of the installment, whichever applies.

(b) A delinquency charge assessed under this section is due and payable not later than sixty (60) days after the date a fee is assessed or not later than thirty (30) days after the date an installment of the fee is due under IC 13-16-2.

As added by P.L.224-2003, SEC.134.

IC 13-18-20.5-5Delinquent payment; enforcement action; notice Sec. 5. If a person does not remit a public water system annual operation fee or an installment of the fee under IC 13-16-2 to the department not later than ninety (90) days after the date the fee is assessed or not later than sixty (60) days after the date the installment is due, the department may pursue enforcement action under IC 13-30. However, before the department may pursue enforcement action, the department must:

(1) not earlier than sixty (60) days after the date the fee is assessed or not earlier than thirty (30) days after the installment is due; and

(2) not later than thirty (30) days before the department pursues enforcement action;

notify the person by United States mail of the fees and delinquency charges due. The notice must state that the department may pursue enforcement action for nonpayment after thirty (30) days from the date of the notice.

As added by P.L.224-2003, SEC.134.

IC 13-18-20.5-6Deposit of fees and delinquent charge Sec. 6. The fees and delinquency charges collected under this chapter:

(1) are payable to the department; and

(2) shall be deposited in the environmental management permit operation fund established by IC 13-15-11-1.

As added by P.L.224-2003, SEC.134.

IC 13-18-21Chapter 21. RepealedRepealed by P.L.189-2018, SEC.123.

IC 13-18-22Chapter 22. State Regulated Wetlands

13-18-22-1Permit for wetland activity; exceptions 13-18-22-2Improving classification of isolated wetland 13-18-22-3Individual permits for wetland activity; adoption of rules 13-18-22-4General permits for wetland activities; adoption of rules 13-18-22-5Wetland permit requirements; permit exceptions 13-18-22-6Compensatory mitigation 13-18-22-7Department action on wetland permits; forms 13-18-22-8Department action on wetland permits; effective dates of permits; amended permit application 13-18-22-9Designation of Class III wetland as outstanding state protected wetland; rules; restrictions on wetland owner; rescission of designation 13-18-22-10Department authority over wetlands 13-18-22-11Applicability of chapter to certain isolated wetlands 13-18-22-12Maintenance of a field tile in Class III wetland; application