Legal Advertisement Public Notice IC 14-11-4 was enacted

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Public Notice

IC 14-11-4 was enacted to
ensure that adjacent
property owners are noti-
fied of permit applica-
tions and provided with
an opportunity to present
their views to the Depart-
ment of Natural Re-
sources prior to action
under the Flood Control
Act, IC 14-28-1.
Project Description and
Location: The purpose of
this lift station project is
to increase the capacity
and make targeted
improvements/rehabilitation to accommodate im-
mediate capacity short-
comings and future
growth projections, up-
grade aged/deteriorated
equipment to meet cur-
rent CCU standards, re-
duce maintenance, and
improve operations. This
includes a new elevated
platform, gravel access
areas, and a new flow
meter vault, among other
appurtenances within the
lift station. The project is
located at 465 W
Tellman Road, Colum-
bus, IN 47201, T9N R5E
Sec 24; approximate lati-
tude and longitude is
-85.930347,
39.209121.
Stream Name: Flatrock
River
Applicant's Name, Ad-
dress, and Telephone:
Ashley Getz, Columbus
City Utilities (CCU), 123
Washington St., Colum-
bus, IN 47201, (812)
376-2500.
Agent's Name, Address,
and Telephone: Dale
Gick, P.E., Common-
wealth Engineers, Inc.,
7256 Company Dr, Indi-
anapolis, IN 46237,
800-289-1177.
Questions should be di-
rected to the applicant or
agent.
An informal public hearing,
pre-AOPA
(Administrative Orders
and Procedures Act)
hearing may be re-
quested on this applica-
tion by filing a petition
with the Division of
Water. The petition must
conform to administra-
tive rule 312 IAC 2-3-4
as follows:
(a) This section estab-
lishes the requirements
for a petition to request a
public 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-
tion (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.
The Departments jurisdic-
tion under the Flood
Control Act, IC 14-28-1,
is limited to a project in
the floodway of the wa-
terway that includes but
not limited to rivers,
streams, ditches, and
creeks. To be approva-
ble a project must dem-
onstrate that it will: (a)
not adversely affect the
efficiency or unduly re-
strict the capacity of the
floodway; defined as, the
project will not result in
an increase in flood
stages of more than 0.14
feet above the base
100-year regulatory flood
elevation, (b) not consti-
tute an unreasonable
hazard to the safety of
life or property; defined
as, the project will not re-
sult in either of the fol-
lowing during the regula-
tory flood: (1) the loss of
human life, and (2) dam-
age to public or private
property to which the ap-
plicant has neither own-
ership nor a flood ease-
ment; (c) not result in un-
reasonable detrimental
effects upon fish, wildlife,
and botanical resources.
Additionally, the Depart-
ment must consider the
cumulative effects of the
items (a) through (c).
A request for a pre-AOPA
public hearing or notice
of initial determination
pursuant to 312 IAC 2-3
should be addressed to:
Technical Services Sec-
tion, Division of Water,
Department of Natural
Resources 402 West
Washington Street,
Room W264, Indianapo-
lis, Indiana 46204-2641,
Telephone: (877)
928-3755 or (317)
232-4160.
You may also request that
the Department notify
you in writing after an ini-
tial determination is
made to issue or deny
the permit. Following the
receipt of the approval or
denial notice, you may
request administrative
review of the determina-
tion by the Natural Re-
sources Commission un-
der IC 4-21.5 and 312
IAC 3-1. This request
should be addressed to:
Division of Hearings,
Natural Resources Com-
mission, Indiana Govern-
ment Center North,
Room N501A, 100 North
Senate Avenue, Indian-
apolis, IN 46204, Tele-
phone: (317) 232-4699.
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