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NE Indiana | I'm not a lawyer, but it seems pretty clear to me the surveyor is supposed to approve any connections to a county drain. You don't have to provide specs if your outlet is 12 inches or less, but you still have to get approval either way.
IC 36-9-27-17
Private and mutual drains; connection with regulated drains; procedure
Sec. 17. (a) Whenever:
(1) an owner wants to construct or extend a private or mutual drain, and outlet that drain into a regulated drain that is subject to this chapter; and
(2) the construction or extension will not go through land owned by other persons;
the owner shall file with the county surveyor having jurisdiction of the regulated drain for permission to connect his drain with the regulated drain.
(b) The owner shall file with his request the plans and specifications of the private or mutual drain that will be constructed or extended. However, if the private or mutual drain will have a tiled outlet of twelve (12) inches or less, and he alleges this in his request, no specifications need be filed.
(c) If the county surveyor determines that the regulated drain is adequate to handle the additional flow of water, if any, that would result from the connection, and that no harmful pollution is likely to result from the connection, he shall grant the request.
(d) If the county surveyor determines that the regulated drain is not adequate to handle the additional flow of water resulting from the connection without being reconstructed, he shall deny the request, and the request may not be granted until the regulated drain is reconstructed under sections 49 through 52 of this chapter.
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