Legal Advertisement In accordance with the provisions

Legal Advertisement

In accordance with the
provisions of IC 14-11-4
and 312 IAC 2-3, notice
is given that Colum-
busCity Utilities will
begin construction activ-
ity for a new sanitary in-
terceptor sewer. The
project area within the
floodway begins approxi-
mately 0.40 miles south
of the intersection of W
200 S and S 150 W and
runs along the east bank
of Opossum Creek until
about 0.06 miles north of
W 200 S in Columbus,
Indiana. The project will
include a new gravity
sewer line placed along
the east overbank area
of Opossum Creek for
about 0.67 miles, that
then diverges from the
creek and continues
north. The project will
also include improve-
ments to the existing
Southside Lift Station.
This notice is relevant by
the Flood Control Act, IC
14-28-1. Questions re-
garding the project can
be directed to the
owners agent at:
Strand Associates, Inc.
629 Washington St.
Columbus, IN 47201
Mark Krenzke, P.E. - Proj-
ect Manager
Telephone: (812)
372-9911
Pursuant to 312 IAC
2-3-4, an informal public
hearing, pre-AOPA
(Administrative Orders
and Procedures Act)
hearing, on this applica-
tion may be requested
by filing a petition with
the Division of Water.
The petition must con-
form to administrative
rule 312 IAC 2-3-4 as
follows:
a) This section establishes
the requirements for a
petition to request a pub-
lic hearing under IC
14-11-4-8(a)(2).
b) The petition shall in-
clude the signatures of
at least twenty-five (25)
individuals who are at
least eighteen (18) years
of age and who reside in
the county where the li-
censed activity would
take place or who own
real property within one
(1) mile of the site of the
proposed or existing li-
censed activity.
c) The complete mailing
addresses of the peti-
tioners shall be typed or
printed legibly on the pe-
tition.
d) Each individual who
signs the petition shall
affirm that the individual
qualifies under subsec-
tioon (b).
e) The petition shall iden-
tify the application for
which a public hearing is
sought, either by division
docket number
(application number) or
by the name of the appli-
cant and the location of
the project.
A pre-AOPA public hear-
ing on the application will
be limited to the Depart-
ments authority under
the permitting statuses.
Only the issues relevant
to the Departments ju-
risdiction directly related
to the application will be
addressed. The De-
partment has no regula-
tory authority on property
zoning, local drainage,
burning, nuisances, road
traffic, etc.; therefore,
topics beyond the De-
partments jurisdiction
will not be discussed
during the public hear-
ing.
A petition for a pre-AOPA
public hearing or a re-
quest to be notified of
the Departments ap-
proval, denial, or termi-
nation of the permit ap-
plication should be
mailed to:
Indiana Department of
Natural Resources
Division of Water, Techni-
cal Services
402 West Washington
Street, Room W264
Indianapolis, Indiana
46204-2641
Telephone (877) 928-3755
or (317) 232-4160
The Departments jurisdic-
tion under Flood Control
Act, IC 14-28-1, is lim-
ited to a project in the
floodway of a waterway
that includes, but is not
limited to, rivers,
streams, ditches, and
creeks.
To be approvable a proj-
ect must demonstrate
that the project will not:
a) adversely affect the effi-
ciency of or unduly re-
strict the capacity of the
floodway,
b) constitute an unreason-
able hazard to the safety
of life of property; de-
fined as, will not result in
either of the following
during regulatory flood:
(1) the loss of human
life, (2) damage to public
or private property to
which the applicant has
neither ownership nor a
flood easement,
c) result in unreasonably
detrimental effects upon
fish, wildlife, or botanical
resources.
Additionally, the Depart-
ment must consider the
cumulative effects of the
above items.
All the statutory regula-
tions can be found on
our webpage
www.in.gov/dnr/water .
After an approval, denial,
or termination is issued
by the Department, you
may appeal the Depart-
ment action by request-
ing an administrative re-
view by the Natural Re-
sources Commission un-
der IC 4-21.5 and 312
IAC 3-1. The appeal re-
quest should be ad-
dressed to:
Division of Hearings
Natural Resources Com-
mission
Indiana Government Cen-
ter North, Room N103
100 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Telephone: (371)
232-4699
60158484
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