Sec. 7. The commission shall issue an order approving an environmental compliance plan if the commission:

(1) finds that the environmental compliance plan:

Terms Used In Indiana Code 8-1-28-7

  • Clean Water Act: refers to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U. See Indiana Code 8-1-28-1
  • commission: refers to the Indiana utility regulatory commission. See Indiana Code 8-1-1-1
  • environmental compliance plan: means a plan developed by a public utility to comply in whole or in part with the requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act or the Clean Water Act. See Indiana Code 8-1-28-2
  • Safe Drinking Water Act: refers to the federal Safe Drinking Water Act (Public Health Service Act, 42 U. See Indiana Code 8-1-28-4
(A) is reasonably designed to meet or exceed applicable requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act or Clean Water Act;

(B) constitutes a reasonable and least cost strategy consistent with providing reliable, efficient, and economical water service; and

(C) is in the public interest; and

(2) approves the cost and schedule estimate for developing and implementing the environmental compliance plan.

As added by P.L.76-1991, SEC.2.