Applicant for residential onsite sewage system permit; notice as to whether property located in regional sewer district; qualifications for local health department employee to conduct onsite soil evaluation
Ind. Code § 16-41-25-4
in effectSec. 4. (a) Before a local health department may act on an application for a residential onsite sewage system permit, the local health department shall inform the applicant whether the property is located in the service district of a regional sewage district.
(b) An employee of a local health department may conduct an onsite soil evaluation concerning the repair or replacement of a failed residential onsite sewage system if:
(1) the employee was hired by the local health department before January 1, 2013;
(2) the local health board has determined that the employee has the necessary knowledge of the principles of soil science as acquired by professional education;
(3) the employee uses guidelines set forth in the soil manuals, technical bulletins, and handbooks of the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture; and
(4) the employee files a written report with the local health department for each onsite soil evaluation conducted by the employee.
As added by P.L.97-2012, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.10-2013, SEC.1; P.L.167-2022, SEC.9.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://iga.in.gov/laws/2026/ic/titles/16Fetched: 10/17/2026