Indiana Administrative Code
Title 327 - WATER POLLUTION CONTROL DIVISION
Article 2 - WATER QUALITY STANDARDS
Rule 11 - Ground Water Quality Standards
Section 11-5 - Criteria for all ground water
Current through September 18, 2024
Authority: IC 13-18-3-1; IC 13-18-4-1; IC 13-18-4-3; IC 13-18-4-4; IC 13-18-4-5; IC 13-18-17-5
Affected: IC 13-18-4; IC 13-18-17
Sec. 5.
Each class of ground water described in section 4 of this rule shall meet the following protective criteria:
(1) Ground water quality shall be maintained, at a minimum, to protect the current and reasonably expected future use of the ground water.
(2) Ground water shall be maintained and protected to ensure that a contaminant concentration attributable to human activity does not increase in a drinking water well.
(3) For waters of the state, surface water quality standards shall be met in the surface water at the ground water-surface water interface.