Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 14 > Article 25 > Chapter 4 - Emergency Regulation of Ground Water Rights

• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• construction: means the process of building a building, highway, utility, or another structure. See Indiana Code 14-25-4-1
• dewatering well: means a temporary water well that:

  Indiana Code 14-25-4-2

• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Highway: includes county bridges and state and county roads, unless otherwise expressly provided. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• nonsignificant ground water withdrawal facility: means the ground water withdrawal facility of a person that, in the aggregate, has a withdrawal capability of less than one hundred thousand (100,000) gallons of ground water in one (1) day. See Indiana Code 14-25-4-3
• owner: includes the following:

  Indiana Code 14-25-4-4

• potable water: means water that at the point of use is acceptable for human consumption under drinking water quality standards adopted by the environmental rules board under IC 13-18-4-1. See Indiana Code 14-25-4-5
• Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
• significant ground water withdrawal facility: means the ground water withdrawal facility of a person that, in the aggregate from all sources and by all methods, has the capability of withdrawing at least one hundred thousand (100,000) gallons of ground water in one (1) day. See Indiana Code 14-25-4-6
• water well: means an excavation, however constructed, that is used for the purpose of withdrawing ground water for reasonable beneficial uses. See Indiana Code 14-25-4-7