November 18, 2009
Public Freshwater Lakes List Approved by NRC

A new non-rule policy establishing a listing of public freshwater lakes in Indiana under the authority of the Lakes Preservation Act (IC 14-26) was approved by the Natural Resouces Commission on November 17, 2009. This policy will be published in the Indiana Register and posted to the NRC's website within the next few weeks..

This policy provides a list of the lakes that are know to be public freshwater lakes as defined in IC 14-26-2-1.5 and 14-26-2-3 that are north of State Road 26. Staff within DNR are beginning the process of determining the status of additional lakes that should be included in this list that are south of State Road 26.

If you have questions about a particular lake, please feel free to contact Linnea Petercheff, Operations Staff Specialist with the DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife at 317-233-6527 or email her. If an indiviual wants to request that a lake be added or removed, the initial request should be in writing and sent to:

Natural Resources Commission, Division of Hearings
Indiana Government Center North
100 North Senate Avenue, Room N501
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2200

The letter should provide a narrative of the problem, who the other interested persons are and their addresses, and the relief sought. Once the NRC gets the request, the Divisions of Water and Fish and Wildlife will receive a notice of a pre-hearing conference with an Administative Law Judge and the process will begin to make the determination. For additional questions about this legal process, please call Steve Lucas at 317-233-3322.

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