Indiana Code
Chapter 17. Groundwater Protection
13-18-17-4. Investigation; Contamination of Private Water Supply Wells; Advisory; Emergency Action

Sec. 4. (a) The department under IC 13-14-2-2:
(1) may investigate allegations of; and
(2) shall investigate confirmed incidents of;
contamination of groundwater that affect private water supply wells.
(b) The commissioner shall:
(1) issue an advisory to the users and owners of a water well found to be contaminated concerning the hazards to health posed by the contamination;
(2) take emergency action, including emergency action under IC 13-14-10, to reduce exposure to well water contaminants that pose a threat to human health; and
(3) as appropriate to safeguard human health, order abandonment of contaminated water wells.
[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-7-26-5.]
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.8.

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