Indiana Code 14-27-7.3-5. Duties of department
Current as of: 2024 | Check for updates
|
Other versions
Sec. 5. The department shall do the following:
(2) Provide information on low head dam safety.
(1) Establish warning standards for low head dams that are on the roster.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 14-27-7.3-5
- low head dam: means a manmade in-channel structure in a watercourse that is capable of generating hazardous recirculating currents that pose a risk to public health and safety and causes the watercourse to have a vertical drop of twenty-five (25) feet or less. See Indiana Code 14-27-7.3-2
- roster: refers to the roster of low head dams adopted under section 4 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 14-27-7.3-3
(3) Provide contact information for the department so that a low head dam owner can discuss options for low head dam removal or modification.
(4) Not more than ninety (90) days after the commission adopts a roster, notify each identified owner of a low head dam on the roster by certified mail of the requirements for a low head dam under this chapter.
(5) Not more than ninety (90) days after the department receives information of a new owner of a low head dam on the roster, notify the new owner by certified mail of the requirements for a low head dam under this chapter.
As added by P.L.104-2020, SEC.3.