Indiana § 14-25-4-12 - Restrictions on withdrawal of ground water
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§ 14-25-4-12. Restrictions on withdrawal of ground water
Sec. 12. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the director may restrict the quantity of ground water that may be extracted from a significant ground water withdrawal facility when the director declares a ground water emergency under section 9 or 10 of this chapter if:
(1) the:
(A) facility is reasonably believed to have caused the failure of the complainant's water well; and
(B) immediate temporary provision of an adequate supply of potable water required under sections 18(1) and 20(a) of this chapter is not carried out; or
(2) there is a reasonable belief that continued ground water withdrawals from the facility will exceed the recharge capability of the ground water resource of the area.
(b) If an operator of a significant ground water withdrawal facility withdraws water by a means other than pumping, the director may temporarily restrict the quantity of ground water that may be extracted only if the provisions of subsection (a)(1) have not been met.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-2.5-3.5(b), (c).]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.18.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 14-25-4-12 ("Restrictions on withdrawal of ground water") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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