# Ind. Code § 13-18-3-2.6: Permit schedules of compliance > Indiana · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T13_A18_C3_S13-18-3-2.6 ## Section - **Citation:** Ind. Code § 13-18-3-2.6 - **Heading:** Permit schedules of compliance - **Jurisdiction:** Indiana - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Indiana Code / Title 13 / Article 18 / Chapter 3 / Section 13-18-3-2.6 ## Text Sec. 2.6. (a) Where appropriate, permits shall contain schedules of compliance requiring the permittee to take specific steps to achieve expeditious compliance with applicable standards, limitations, and other requirements. (b) The schedule of compliance shall require compliance as soon as reasonably possible, but not later than five (5) years from the date applicable standards, limitations, or other requirements are incorporated into the permit and may remain in effect as long as the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit requirements are in effect. (c) The department shall, at the request of the NPDES permit holder, incorporate in the permit a schedule of compliance for meeting the water quality based requirements associated with combined sewer overflows during the period of development, approval, and implementation of the long term control plan. The schedules of compliance: (1) may exceed time frames authorized under 327 IAC; and (2) may not exceed the period specified for implementation in an approved long term control plan. (d) If the term of a schedule of compliance exceeds the term of an NPDES permit, the department shall continue to implement the schedule of compliance continuously before and during each successive permit term, to the maximum duration as provided in subsection (c). The permit shall specify that the schedule of compliance lasts beyond the term of the permit. (e) Upon request of the permittee, the department shall modify NPDES permits containing water quality based requirements associated with combined sewer overflows to provide schedules of compliance as provided in subsection (c). (f) The board shall adopt rules under IC 13-14-8 and IC 13-14-9 to implement this section. As added by P.L.54-2005, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.135-2026, SEC.148. ## Nearby sections - [Ind. Code § 13-18-3-1 Water pollution rules](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T13_A18_C3_S13-18-3-1.md) - [Ind. Code § 13-18-3-1.5 Adopting of rules concerning the reclamation and reuse of treated wastewater](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T13_A18_C3_S13-18-3-1.5.md) - [Ind. Code § 13-18-3-2 Adoption of rules to implement federal acts; designation of outstanding state resource waters; antidegradation review of certain applications; classification of all state waters](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T13_A18_C3_S13-18-3-2.md) - [Ind. Code § 13-18-3-2.1 Deadline for department to complete antidegradation review in certain circumstances; extension](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T13_A18_C3_S13-18-3-2.1.md) - [Ind. Code § 13-18-3-2.3 Designated use change to CSO wet weather category; long term control plans](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T13_A18_C3_S13-18-3-2.3.md) - [Ind. Code § 13-18-3-2.4 Review of feasibility of implementing additional or new control alternatives to attain water quality standards](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T13_A18_C3_S13-18-3-2.4.md) - [Ind. Code § 13-18-3-2.5 CSO wet weather limited use subcategory established; application after approval of long term control plan; other requirements; EPA approval; monitoring and review; rules](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T13_A18_C3_S13-18-3-2.5.md) - [Ind. Code § 13-18-3-2.6 Permit schedules of compliance](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T13_A18_C3_S13-18-3-2.6.md) - [Ind. Code § 13-18-3-3 Repealed](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T13_A18_C3_S13-18-3-3.md) - [Ind. Code § 13-18-3-4 Orders; review by administrative law judge](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T13_A18_C3_S13-18-3-4.md) - [Ind. Code § 13-18-3-5 Repealed](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T13_A18_C3_S13-18-3-5.md) - [Ind. Code § 13-18-3-6 Enforcement](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T13_A18_C3_S13-18-3-6.md) - [Ind. Code § 13-18-3-7 Orders to acquire, construct, repair, alter, or extend plants](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T13_A18_C3_S13-18-3-7.md) - [Ind. Code § 13-18-3-8 Sealing of mines and wells](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T13_A18_C3_S13-18-3-8.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T13_A18_C3_S13-18-3-2.6. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.