312 IAC 6.2-2-6 - General permit for a withdrawal or consumptive use
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-25
Affected: IC 14-21.5-4; IC 14-25-1-11; IC 14-25-15-1
Sec. 6.
(a) This
section establishes a general permit for a new or increased withdrawal or
consumptive use not exceeding the threshold amounts set forth in IC 14-25-15
and this article.
(b) A person who
qualifies under this section is not required to obtain an individual permit
under IC 14-25-15 and section 5 of this rule.
(c) To qualify for a general permit, a person
must satisfy each of the following:
(1)
Comply with all requirements for registration of a withdrawal or consumptive
use under section 4 of this rule.
(2) Limit any new or increased average daily
consumptive use to less than five million (5,000,000) gallons over any period
of ninety (90) consecutive days.
(3) Unless prior written approval is obtained
from the department, refrain from making a daily withdrawal of one hundred
thousand (100,000) gallons from either:
(A) a
salmonid stream; or
(B) a well
located within one-half (1/2) mile of a salmonid stream.
(4) Following an order issued by the
department under IC 4-21.5-4, cease or curtail the withdrawal as directed, if
the department determines either:
(A) a ground
water withdrawal exceeds the recharge capability of the source aquifer;
or
(B) the withdrawal is causing a
stream flow that is both:
(i) below Q90;
and
(ii) likely to result in an
adverse impact to fish, wildlife, or botanical resources.
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