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Bill Title: DNR director authority over dewatering wells. Amends the law concerning the emergency regulation of ground water rights to: (1) include within the definition of "dewatering well" a water well or pump system that is used as part of a mining project to remove water from an area being mined; (2) authorize the director of the department of natural resources (director) to declare a ground water emergency when an investigation discloses that a dewatering well has caused a significant ground water withdrawal facility to fail to produce water in a quantity sufficient for the beneficial use for which the facility owner

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-01-12 - First Reading: referred to Committee on Environmental Affairs [SB0431 Detail]

Download: Indiana-2015-SB0431-Introduced.pdf

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