Sec. 10. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the department has no authority over the:
(1) filling;
(2) draining; or
(3) elimination by other means;
before January 1, 2004, of a wetland that would have been an isolated wetland.
(b) The department has authority over wetland activities in an isolated wetland, including an exempt isolated wetland, that are subject to the provisions of:
(1) a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit issued by the department under 33 U.S.C. 1342;
(2) an agreed order under IC 13-30-3-3, consent order, or consent decree executed by the department and the regulated party;
(3) an order issued under IC 13-30-3-4; or
(4) a judgment of a court enforcing or upholding an enforcement order or decree described in subdivision (2) or (3);
that became effective before January 1, 2004.
As added by P.L.282-2003, SEC.38. Amended by P.L.52-2004, SEC.11.
Structure Indiana Code
Article 18. Water Pollution Control
Chapter 22. State Regulated Wetlands
13-18-22-1. Permit for Wetland Activity; Exceptions
13-18-22-2. Wetland Rules; Improving Classification of Isolated Wetland
13-18-22-3. Individual Permits for Wetland Activity; Adoption of Rules
13-18-22-4. General Permits for Wetland Activities; Adoption of Rules
13-18-22-5. Contents of Wetland Rules
13-18-22-6. Compensatory Mitigation
13-18-22-7. Department Action on Wetland Permits; Forms
13-18-22-10. Department Authority Over Wetlands
13-18-22-11. Applicability of Chapter to Certain Isolated Wetlands
13-18-22-12. Maintenance of a Field Tile in Class Iii Wetland; Application