Indiana Administrative Code
Title 327 - WATER POLLUTION CONTROL DIVISION
Article 20 - SATELLITE MANURE STORAGE STRUCTURE PERMITTING PROGRAM
Rule 6 - Maintenance, Operation, and Monitoring
Section 6-3 - Emergency response plan
Universal Citation: 327 IN Admin Code 6-3
Current through September 18, 2024
Authority: IC 13-14-8-7; IC 13-15-2-1; IC 13-18-10.5
Affected: IC 13-11-2; IC 13-14; IC 13-15; IC 13-18; IC 13-30
Sec. 3.
(a) The owner or operator of a SMSS shall develop an emergency response plan to be kept in the operating record. The plan shall contain the following:
(1) Procedures for the following:
(A) Containing a manure release to prevent it
from reaching waters of the state.
(B) Locating the source of a manure release
and stopping the flow of manure.
(C) Returning released manure to the SMSS or
an approved waste management system.
(D) Contacting the following:
(i) The owner or operator.
(ii) Any applicable local emergency or health
authorities.
(2) The names and telephone numbers of
persons who are identified by the owner or operator as responsible for
implementing the emergency response plan.
(3) Identification of areas where potential
manure releases could occur and their accompanying drainage points.
(4) Identification of equipment and cleanup
materials to be used in the event of a manure release.
(b) The owner or operator must implement the emergency response plan anytime a manure release occurs. If manure from the SMSS reaches waters of the state, the owner or operator must do the following:
(1) Provide notification in accordance with
the following:
(A) As soon as possible, but
within two (2) hours of discovery, communicate a spill report to the Indiana
Department of Environmental Management, Office of Land Quality, Emergency
Response Section: (888) 233-7745 or (317) 233-7745.
(B) If new or updated spill report
information becomes known that indicates a significant increase in the
likelihood of damage to the waters of the state, the responsible party shall
notify the department as soon as possible, but within two (2) hours of the time
the new or updated information becomes known.
(2) Submit a written copy of the spill report
to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Office of Land Quality,
Emergency Response Section, Indiana Government Center North, Eleventh Floor,
100 North Senate Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204, if requested by the
department.
(3) Except from modes
of transportation other than pipelines, exercise due diligence and document
attempts to notify the following:
(A) For
manure releases or spills to surface water, the nearest affected downstream
water user located within ten (10) miles of the spill and in the state of
Indiana.
(B) For manure releases or
spills to soil outside the SMSS property boundary, the affected property owner
or owners, operator or operators, or occupant or occupants.
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