Section 312 IAC 6.2-1-2 - DefinitionsAuthority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-25
Affected: IC 14-8-2; IC 14-9-3; IC 14-25
Sec. 2.
The definitions in IC 14-8-2, Section 1.2 of IC 14-25-15-1, 312 IAC 1, and the following definitions apply throughout this article:
(1) "Baseline volume" refers to the amount of water approved through a status determination under IC 14-25-15-12 (or approved through a modification to a status determination or another previous department order) with respect to any of the following categories: (A) A total water withdrawal capability registered under IC 14-25-7-15(c)(3).(B) A consumptive use attributable to a facility.(C) A facility that diverts water outside the basin.(2) "Baseline volume abandonment" means the voluntary and affirmative termination of a facility's baseline volume as defined in this article, but shall not include the nonuse of a facility's baseline volume unless the facility is considered discontinued by the department.(3) "Basin" or "Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin" means the watershed of the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River upstream from Trois-Rivières, Québec, within the jurisdiction of the parties to the compact.(4) "Basin of Indiana" means the portion of the basin located in the state of Indiana.(5) "Best management practices" or "BMPs" means methods or techniques found to be the most effective and practical means in achieving an objective (such as preventing or minimizing water losses) while making the optimum use of available resources.(6) "Compact" means the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact described in IC 14-25-15-1.(7) "Deputy director" refers to the deputy director for the bureau of water and resource regulation established by IC 14-9-3.(8) "Discontinued significant water withdrawal facility" means a facility that is registered or permitted under this article and IC 14-25-7-15 and meets the following conditions: (A) The water withdrawal equipment of the facility has been removed, or is not maintained in a good state of repair, for a continuous period of more than five (5) years.(B) The facility owner has not provided notification to the department of the intent for future use of the facility.(9) "Division" means the division of water of the department.(10) "Facility" means a significant water withdrawal facility as defined at IC 14-25-7-15.(11) "Q90" means the amount of flow in a stream that was equaled or exceeded by the annual daily mean stream flow ninety percent (90%) of the time.(12) "Resolution 5" refers to "Resolution #5--Adoption of Basin-Wide Conservation and Efficiency Objectives", which was adopted by the council on December 8, 2008.(13) "Salmonid stream" refers to each of the following: (A) Trail Creek and its tributaries downstream to Lake Michigan.(B) The Galena River and its tributaries in LaPorte County.(C) East Branch of the Little Calumet River and its tributaries downstream to Lake Michigan via Burns Ditch.(D) The St. Joseph River and its tributaries in St. Joseph County from the Twin Branch Dam in Mishawaka downstream to the Indiana/Michigan state line.(E) Salt Creek above its confluence with the Little Calumet River.(F) Kintzele Ditch (Black Ditch) from Beverly Drive downstream to Lake Michigan.(G) The Indiana portion of the open waters of Lake Michigan.(H) Those waters designated by the Indiana department of natural resources for put-and-take trout fishing.(14) "Water use audit" means a systematic framework for accurately measuring water use and water loss in a given system.(15) "Water withdrawal facility" refers to a system or process that: (B) in the aggregate from all sources and by all methods, has the capability of withdrawing more than one hundred thousand (100,000) gallons of ground water, surface water, or ground and surface water combined, in one (1) day.Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 6.2-1-2; filed Jan 5, 2005, 9:45 a.m.: 28 IR 1459; filed Jan 2, 2009, 1:30 p.m.: 20090128-IR-312080531FRA; filed 7/9/2014, 11:14 a.m.: 20140806-IR-312130335FRA, eff 9/1/2014Filed 5/9/2018, 10:01 a.m.: 20180606-IR-312170400FRAReadopted filed 5/20/2020, 9:55 a.m.: 20200617-IR-312200179RFAThis version of section effective September 1, 2014. See also preceding version of section, effective until September 1, 2014.