Sec. 14. (a) This section applies to an off-stream, privately owned pond, lake, reservoir, or other body of water designed and constructed primarily for the reduction or control of pollutants or cooling before discharge of the water into the public water of Indiana.
(b) A body of water subject to this section does not become a body of public water for the purpose of permitting the state to regulate the quality of water.
(c) The state and the citizens of Indiana do not acquire a continuing right or interest in a body of water subject to this section if the owner permits entrance to or recreational use of the body of water by the public.
(d) IC 14-22-10-2 applies to a body of water operated under this section.
(e) This section does not affect the duties of the department to enforce Indiana fish and wildlife laws as the laws apply to public entrance or recreational use of the body of water.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-11.1-10.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources
Article 26. Lakes and Reservoirs
14-26-2-1. Applicability of Chapter
14-26-2-2. "Natural Resources"
14-26-2-3. "Public Freshwater Lake"
14-26-2-4. "Shoreline or Water Line"
14-26-2-7. Construction of Ditches or Dams So as to Lower Water Level Prohibited
14-26-2-10. Notice and Hearing
14-26-2-12. Permit to Construct Channels
14-26-2-13. Sewage Disposal Facilities for Housing Developments
14-26-2-14. Applicability to Private Cooling or Pollution Control Ponds
14-26-2-14.5. Determination of Public Use of a Lake
14-26-2-15. Applicability to Tippecanoe River Impoundments
14-26-2-16. Applicability to Water Supply Reservoirs
14-26-2-17. Expiration of Permit
14-26-2-18. Posting and Keeping of Permit
14-26-2-19. Remedies for Violations
14-26-2-20. Department May Bring Action for Damages
14-26-2-22. Additional Civil Penalties
14-26-2-23. Prohibited Activities; Permit; Applications; Fees; Rules; Mediation; Civil Enforcement