Indiana Administrative Code
Title 329 - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DIVISION
Article 10 - SOLID WASTE LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES
Rule 2 - Definitions
Section 2-168.1 - "Sensitive environment" defined

Universal Citation: 329 IN Admin Code 2-168.1

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 25-31; IC 36-9-30

Sec. 168.1.

"Sensitive environment" means an area to which a solid waste land disposal facility poses a specific threat to the environment or to the public health because a small contamination release could have a significant impact. This may be due to proximity to other sensitive environments that include, but are not limited to:

(1) aquifers of significance;

(2) public water supply systems;

(3) wellhead protection areas;

(4) drinking water supply reservoirs;

(5) areas requiring special protection, such as:

(A) regulated wetlands;

(B) karst terrains; or

(C) the critical habitat of an endangered species;

(6) areas containing highly permeable soils or bedrock formations, such as karst carbonate formations; or

(7) other special circumstances.

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