Sec. 12.5. (a) The department shall cooperate with the United States Geological Survey to establish a program under which volunteers may monitor the water resource and provide monitoring data to the commission, the department, and the United States Geological Survey. Data derived from the voluntary monitoring conducted under the program may be:
(1) collected and disseminated by the commission under section 12(1) of this chapter; and
(2) used by the commission in conducting the continuing assessment of the availability of the water resource under section 11(1) of this chapter.
(b) The department may cooperate with other local, state, and federal governmental agencies in implementing this section.
(c) The commission, under IC 4-22-2 and section 10(a) of this chapter, may adopt rules concerning the administration of this section. Section 10(c) and 10(d) of this chapter does not apply to the adoption of rules under this subsection.
As added by P.L.189-2015, SEC.2.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources
Article 25. Water Rights and Resources
Chapter 7. Water Resource Management
14-25-7-2. "Beneficial Use" Defined
14-25-7-3. "Ground Water" Defined
14-25-7-4. "Instream Use" Defined
14-25-7-6. "Reasonable Beneficial Use" Defined
14-25-7-8. "Water Resource" Defined
14-25-7-9. "Withdrawal Use" Defined
14-25-7-10. Administration of Chapter
14-25-7-11. Duties of Commission
14-25-7-12. Powers of Commission
14-25-7-12.5. Voluntary Monitoring Program
14-25-7-13. Inventory of Water Resources; Plans and Recommendations
14-25-7-14. Minimum Flows of Streams; Minimum Levels of Ground Water
14-25-7-15. Significant Water Withdrawal Facilities; Registration; Report to the Commission; Waiver
14-25-7-16. Duties; Interim Study Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
14-25-7-18. Finance Authority Quality Assurance Review of Water Withdrawal Data