# Ind. Code § 14-32-5-4: "Landfill"; inspection

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## Section

- **Citation:** Ind. Code § 14-32-5-4
- **Heading:** "Landfill"; inspection
- **Jurisdiction:** Indiana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Indiana Code / Title 14 / Article 32 / Chapter 5 / Section 14-32-5-4

## Text

Sec. 4. (a) As used in this section, "landfill" means a facility where solid waste is to be disposed of through placement on or beneath the surface of the ground. However, the term does not include any of the following:

(1) A land application operation regulated under 327 IAC 6.

(2) A surface impoundment.

(3) An injection well.

(4) A facility for the disposal of solid waste other than sludge from a municipal wastewater treatment plant that is:

(A) generated at the site of the facility; or

(B) generated by the owner or operator of the facility.

(5) An operation permitted under IC 14-34.

(b) As used in this section, "underground injection" means the subsurface emplacement of fluids through:

(1) a bored, drilled, or driven shaft; or

(2) a dug hole, the depth of which is greater than the hole's largest surface dimension.

(c) A district shall inspect every landfill located within the boundaries of the district for compliance with rules adopted under IC 13-18 or IC 13-19 concerning erosion and sediment control. Each landfill shall be inspected under this section at least two (2) times each calendar year as follows:

(1) One (1) time before July 1.

(2) One (1) time after June 30 and before December 31.

(d) Not later than ten (10) days after an inspection of a landfill under this section, the individual who conducted the inspection on behalf of the district shall prepare a written report on the results of the inspection and send the report to the following:

(1) The executive of the county.

(2) The commissioner of the department of environmental management.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-1-15(a)(2), (a)(3), (b), (c).]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.25. Amended by P.L.136-1997, SEC.31; P.L.1-2006, SEC.222; P.L.2-2008, SEC.35; P.L.120-2008, SEC.15; P.L.14-2026, SEC.7.

## Nearby sections

- [Ind. Code § 14-32-5-1 General powers](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T14_A32_C5_S14-32-5-1.md)
- [Ind. Code § 14-32-5-2 Inapplicable provisions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T14_A32_C5_S14-32-5-2.md)
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