The Environmental Policy Office is dedicated to ensuring that INDOT is compliant with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and hazardous material requirements. The Office is responsible for red flag investigations, Phase I & II environmental site assessments (ESA), remediation of contamination discovered during construction, noise barrier assessments, air quality reviews, and the preparation/review of NEPA documents. Within Environmental Policy there are two units: Document Review and Site Assessment & Management. The Document Review Unit is responsible for ensuring that Indiana’s transportation projects comply with federal and state requirements for environmental documentation, including NEPA, the state Environmental Policy Act, and associated regulations. The unit prepares and reviews Environmental Impact Statements, Environmental Assessments, and Categorical Exclusions.
NEPA / SEPA - Forms and Templates
Programmatic Agreements and Memorandums of Understanding
Resources
Noise Information
The 2022 Noise Policy has an effective date of 1/1/2023.
Air Quality
Commitments
Community /Environmental Justice Information
- Community Crossings Guidance
- Enviromental Justice Guidance
- Environmental Justice Demographic Data Update
- Local Public Agency Guidance
Early Coordination Information
- Sample Early Coordination Letter - Updated February 2021
- Early Coordination List - Updated November 2023
Guidance Language (December 2021)
Protected Species Information
- Range-wide Programmatic Informal Consultation INDOT Implementation
- USFWS Indiana Bat and Northern Long-eared Bat Section 7 Consultation and Conservative Strategy
- Using USFWS IPaC System for Listed Bat Consultation for INDOT Projects (July 2024)
- INDOT Protected Species Guidance (November 2021)
- INDOT Bat Guano Collection Form (November 2021)
- INDOT Active Bat Season Tree Removal Policy (December 2020)
- Bat Habitat In-lieu Fee Payment Process
- USFWS Interim Policy (2013)
- Bat Investigations for Field Personnel Training Access
- Northern Long-Eared Bat Poster
- Indiana Bat Poster
Public Involvement
Public Involvement Guidance and Templates
Section 106 Information
Section 106 Guidance and Templates
Section 4f/ Section 6f Information
- FHWA Section 4(f) Policy Paper
- Section 4(f) De Minimis Q&A
- Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) County Property List for Indiana (Last Updated March 2022)
Water Resource Information
- IDEM Wellhead Protection Program
- FEMA Flood Plain Map Service Center
- Lake Michigan Coastal Program Guidance
- Ecology and Waterway Permitting Guidance and Templates
- Karst Protection Procedures
Additional Resources
- INDOT’s NEPA Prequalified Preparers List (updated Monthly)
- NEPA Compliance and Waterway Permitting for Bundled Projects
- Indiana Map
- FHWA Environmental Review Toolkit
- AASHTO Center for Environmental Excellence
Recent List Serv Annoucements - EPO Guidance
INDOT Environmental Policy Virtual Chats
Contact Information
Please send inquiries to esd.NEPA@indot.in.gov