IndianaIndiana dam rules would exempt certain ponds except listed low head dams
If enacted, Indiana would leave certain lined ponds outside its dam rules starting July 1, 2026, unless they are listed as low head dams.
What it does
Indiana's dam rules would not apply to manmade basins designed to collect and store surface water in an impervious membrane liner, unconnected to natural rivers, streams, or lakes, unless listed as low head dams.
Argument forOwners could avoid these dam rules for manmade basins designed to collect and store surface water in impervious membrane liners if unconnected to natural rivers, streams, or lakes and off the low head dam roster.
Argument againstKeeping qualifying retention ponds outside the dam rules could limit how the state applies those rules to them. Listed low head dams would remain covered.
More detail
The proposal would exempt qualifying retention ponds from this chapter's dam rules, except listed low head dams. A retention pond is a manmade basin designed to collect and store surface water in an impervious membrane liner, with no connection to a natural river, stream, or lake. The chapter would still apply to a structure listed on the low head dam roster. If enacted, this provision would take effect July 1, 2026.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jan 5Authored by Representative LopezLatest
- Jan 5First reading: referred to Committee on Natural ResourcesIntroduced
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