312 IAC 25-1-131 "Significant, imminent environmental harm to land, air, or water resources" construed

Sec. 131. "Significant, imminent environmental harm to land, air, or water resources" is construed as follows: (1) "Environmental harm" means an adverse impact on land, air, or water resources (including plant and animal life) that is not contemplated by the permit. (2) "Imminent" means a condition, practice, or violation that is causing or may reasonably be expected to cause an environmental harm before the condition or practice can be abated. (3) "Significant" means the environmental harm: (A) is more than local in scope; (B) when continued, poses a serious environmental hazard to existing land, air, or water resources; and (C) will have a long-lasting, detrimental effect before the end of a reasonable abatement time.