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Evansville, IN Environmental Rules: Stormwater Management (2026)

Some Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified August 2026

Key Facts

Threshold
1 acre or more of disturbance
Required filing
NOI letter to the state
Plan review
By City's MS4 operator
Review window
14 days for deficiency notice
Technical review
Copy sent to Vanderburgh County SWCD

Summary

Evansville requires a Notice of Intent letter and a city-approved construction plan before any project disturbing one acre or more of land can begin grading, under the City's construction and post-construction storm water runoff control chapter.

For any new construction activity that will result in land disturbance equal to or greater than one acre, the project site owner must submit to the department a complete NOI letter in accordance with this chapter and 327 IAC 15-5.

(B) The NOI letter must be comprised of and otherwise comply with the following criteria:

(1) Name, mailing address, and location of the project site for which the notification is submitted.

(2) The project site owner’s name, address, telephone number, e-mail address (if available), and ownership status as Federal, State, public, private, or other entity.

(3) Contact person (if different than project site owner), person’s name, company name, address, e-mail address (if available), and telephone number.

(4) A brief description of the construction project, including a statement of the total acreage of the project site. Total acreage claimed in the NOI letter shall be consistent with the acreage covered in the construction plan.

(5) Estimated dates for the initiation and completion of construction activities. Within 48 hours of the initiation of construction activity, the project site owner must notify the department and the agency or MS4 operator of the actual project start date.

(6) The latitude and longitude of the approximate center of the project site to the nearest 15 seconds, and to the nearest quarter section, township, range, and civil township in which the project site is located.

View official code

Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance G-2026-12, passed June 22, 2026).

Full Breakdown

Projects that will disturb one acre or more of land in Evansville must submit a complete Notice of Intent letter to the state and a construction plan to the City's MS4 operator (the City Engineer's office or Board of Public Works) before construction starts; Vanderburgh County SWCD receives a copy for technical review. The MS4 operator has 14 days to flag a plan as deficient. Starting construction before plan approval, or continuing under a plan found deficient, is a violation subject to enforcement action, penalty, or fine. Individual lots inside an already-permitted major project follow that project's master plan instead of filing their own.

Violations & Fines

Beginning construction before MS4 plan approval, or after a notice of plan deficiency, is a violation subject to enforcement action, penalty, or fine under EMC 16.20.070.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who administers Evansville's construction stormwater rules?
The City's MS4 operator, the City Engineer's office or Board of Public Works, reviews and approves construction plans before grading starts.
Can I grade my lot before my stormwater plan is approved?
No. EMC 16.20.070(E) makes starting construction before MS4 plan approval a violation subject to enforcement, penalty, or fine.

Sources & Official References

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