410 Ind. Admin. Code 32-1-72

Current through September 4, 2024
Section 410 IAC 32-1-72 - "Soil-lead hazard" defined

Authority: IC 16-41-39.8-6

Affected: IC 16-41-39.8

Sec. 72.

(a) "Soil-lead hazard" means bare soil on residential real property or on the property of a child-occupied facility that contains total lead at, or in excess of, levels identified by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, 40 CFR Part 745 *, effective March 8, 2021.
(b) A soil-lead hazard is present:
(1) in a play area when the soil-lead concentration from a composite play area sample of bare soil is equal to or greater than levels identified by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, 40 CFR Part 745 *, effective March 8, 2021; or
(2) in the rest of the yard when the arithmetic mean lead concentration from a composite sample or composite samples of bare soil from the rest of the yard, including nonplay areas, for each residential building on a property equal to or greater than levels identified by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, 40 CFR Part 745 *, effective March 8, 2021.
(c) If the soil is removed, it shall:
(1) be replaced by soil with a lead concentration as low as practicable, but not greater than levels identified by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, 40 CFR Part 745 *, effective March 8, 2021; and
(2) not be used as top soil at another residential property or facility.
(d) If the soil-lead hazard is equal to or exceeds levels identified by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, 40 CFR Part 745 *, effective March 8, 2021, the soil-lead hazard must be remediated using an abatement activity.

*This document is incorporated by reference. Sales of the Code of Federal Regulations are handled exclusively by the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402.

410 IAC 32-1-72

Indiana State Department of Health; 410 IAC 32-1-72; filed Sep 10, 2003, 4:24 p.m.: 27 IR 465; readopted filed Jul 14, 2011, 11:42 a.m.: 20110810-IR-410110253RFA; filed Dec 20, 2011, 1:51 p.m.: 20120118-IR-410100734FRA
Readopted filed 9/13/2017, 4:08 p.m.: 20171011-IR-410170339RFA
Readopted filed 12/16/2021, 8:34 a.m.: 20220112-IR-410210390FRA
Readopted filed 11/28/2023, 12:13 p.m.: 20231227-IR-410230638RFA

Transferred from the Air Pollution Control Board (326 IAC 23-1-60.6) to the Indiana State Department of Health (410 IAC 32-1-72) by P.L. 57-2009, SECTION 17, effective July 1, 2009.