Indiana Code
Chapter 7. Water Resource Management
14-25-7-12.5. Voluntary Monitoring Program

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.