Indiana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Indiana SB28: Ground water emergencies.
Status: Chaptered, April 16, 2025
Ground water emergencies. Allows the owner or operator of a significant ground water withdrawal facility to file a complaint with the director of the department of natural resources (director) that a water well on the property of the owner of the significant ground water withdrawal facility failed to furnish the well's normal supply of water or failed to furnish potable water. Requires the director to launch an investigation into a complaint of a well failure from a significant ground water withdrawal facility within three business days of the director receiving the complaint. Provides that the owner of a significant ground water withdrawal facility responsible for the failure or substantial impairment of a well shall provide timely and reasonable compensation to the owner of an impacted significant ground water withdrawal facility or nonsignificant ground water withdrawal facility.
Sponsors
- Susan Glick (R, SD-013) · primary sponsor
- Eric Koch (R, SD-044) · primary sponsor
- Gary Byrne (R, SD-047)
- Eric Bassler (R, SD-039)
- Jean Leising (R, SD-042)
- Blake Doriot (R, SD-012)
- Stacey Donato (R, SD-018)
- Spencer Deery (R, SD-023)
- Daryl Schmitt (R, SD-048)
- Shane Lindauer (R, HD-063)
- David Abbott (R, HD-018)
- Commons, Matt (R)
Votes
- Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments (April 3, 2025): 46 yea, 1 nay, passed
- House - Third reading (April 1, 2025): 93 yea, 0 nay, passed