Sec. 5. The department shall do the following:

(1) Establish warning standards for low head dams that are on the roster.

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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
(2) Provide information on low head dam safety.

(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.