Current through September 18, 2024
Authority: IC 13-14-8-7; IC 13-15-2-1; IC 13-19-3-1
Affected: IC 13-30-2; IC 36-9-30
Sec. 4.
(a) Any
owner, operator, or permittee required to monitor under this article or by any
permit issued under this article shall maintain all records of all monitoring
information and monitoring activities, including:
(1) the date, exact place, and time of the
sampling measurements;
(2) the
sampling methods used;
(3) the
person or persons who performed the sampling or measurements;
(4) the date or dates analyses were
performed;
(5) the person or
persons who performed the analyses;
(6) the analytical techniques or methods
used;
(7) the results of such
measurements or analyses; and
(8)
all quality assurance/quality control documentation.
(b) The owner, operator, or permittee of a
solid waste land disposal facility shall record and retain at the facility in
an operating record, or, in an alternative location approved by the
commissioner, any records required by this article.
(c) All records of monitoring activities
required by this article and results thereof shall be retained by the owner,
operator, or permittee of a solid waste land disposal facility for three (3)
years unless otherwise specified in this article. The three (3) year period
shall be extended:
(1) automatically during
the course of any unresolved litigation between the commissioner and a
permittee of a solid waste land disposal facility; or
(2) as required by the permit
conditions.
(d)
Information submitted to the department to meet a requirement of this article
must meet the following standards:
(1) All
drawings, plans, maps, and documentation must be properly titled and must
include the following where applicable:
(A)
The date and author of each drawing, plan, or map.
(B) Documentation of the coordinate system of
the drawing, plan, or map, including the following:
(i) Measurement units.
(ii) Datum.
(iii) Identification of the coordinate system
that was used, such as the Universal Transverse Mercator or the
State Plane coordinate system.
(C) A bar scale on each drawing, plan, or
map.
(D) Elevations that correlate
with United States Geological Survey mean sea level data.
(E) The facility name.
(F) The state regulatory identification
number, such as a permit number or authorization number.
(G) The facility's United States
Environmental Protection Agency identification number, if available.
(H) A north arrow.
(I) A map legend.
(2) Submittals of sampling and monitoring
results must include the following:
(A)
Results of laboratory analyses.
(B)
Results of field measurements, including water elevations and well depths if
applicable.
(C) Laboratory
name.
(D) Date of the sampling or
monitoring event.
