Legal Advertisement In accordance with the provisions of IC 14-11-4 and 312 IAC 2-3, notice is given that ColumbusCity Utilities will begin construction activity for a new sanitary interceptor sewer. The project area within the floodway begins approximately 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 improvements to the existing Southside Lift Station. This notice is relevant by the Flood Control Act, IC 14-28-1. Questions regarding the project can be directed to the owner’s agent at: Strand Associates, Inc. 629 Washington St. Columbus, IN 47201 Mark Krenzke, P.E. – Project 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 application may be requested by filing a petition with the Division of Water. The petition must conform to administrative rule 312 IAC 2-3-4 as follows: a) This section establishes the requirements for a petition to request a public hearing under IC 14-11-4-8(a)(2). b) The petition shall include 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 licensed activity would take place or who own real property within one (1) mile of the site of the proposed or existing licensed activity. c) The complete mailing addresses of the petitioners shall be typed or printed legibly on the petition. d) Each individual who signs the petition shall affirm that the individual qualifies under subsectioon (b). e) The petition shall identify the application for which a public hearing is sought, either by division docket number (application number) or by the name of the applicant and the location of the project. A pre-AOPA public hearing on the application will be limited to the Department’s authority under the permitting statuses. Only the issues relevant to the Department’s jurisdiction directly related to the application will be addressed. The Department has no regulatory authority on property zoning, local drainage, burning, nuisances, road traffic, etc.; therefore, topics beyond the Department’s jurisdiction will not be discussed during the public hearing. A petition for a pre-AOPA public hearing or a request to be notified of the Department’s approval, denial, or termination of the permit application should be mailed to: Indiana Department of Natural Resources Division of Water, Technical Services 402 West Washington Street, Room W264 Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-2641 Telephone (877) 928-3755 or (317) 232-4160 The Department’s jurisdiction under Flood Control Act, IC 14-28-1, is limited 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 project must demonstrate that the project will not: a) adversely affect the efficiency of or unduly restrict the capacity of the floodway, b) constitute an unreasonable hazard to the safety of life of property; defined 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 Department must consider the cumulative effects of the above items. All the statutory regulations 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 Department action by requesting an administrative review by the Natural Resources Commission under IC 4-21.5 and 312 IAC 3-1. The appeal request should be addressed to: Division of Hearings Natural Resources Commission Indiana Government Center North, Room N103 100 North Senate Avenue Indianapolis, IN 46204 Telephone: (371) 232-4699 60158484 R 03-14-2026
