Dozen Indiana communities score $8M in grants for water projects
Recipients of the federal grants including Beech Grove, Lapel, Thorntown and Edinburgh in the Indianapolis metropolitan area.
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Memory Bank: Building a seawall along Fall Creek
Fall Creek, which flows 57 miles from Pendleton to the White River in downtown Indianapolis, was a key part of architect George Kessler’s plans for a park and boulevard program that was revealed in 1909 and built and expanded over the next decades.
Reservoir cleanup costs spur division in tony Geist
More than 1,400 Geist households want a special taxing district that would raise money to maintain the reservoir. But other residents say the taxes would benefit mostly lakefront property owners, not people who live a few blocks away.
Indianapolis’ next reservoir ‘an insurance policy’ for dry periods
When completed, the 88-acre project, called Citizens Reservoir, will be able to pump up to 30 million gallons a day of captured rainwater into nearby Geist Reservoir.
Water-management software firm 120WaterAudit lands $7M in funding
Zionsville-based 120WaterAudit plans to use the funds to improve its digital water-program-management platform and expand sales and marketing.
Trump moves to roll back rules regulating wetlands authority
A legal tug of war has unfolded over a 2015 rule that gave the Environmental Protection Agency much broader authority over the nation’s waterways. Critics say the Obama rule gave the federal government far too much power; supporters counter that it prevents the loss of vast swaths of wetlands.
Indiana American Water customers could see rates climb nearly 8 percent
The utility, with more than 300,000 customers in central Indiana, announced a settlement agreement Tuesday with consumer groups.
Duke Energy to create corrective plan for Indiana coal ash ponds
Cleanup options include excavating ponds or capping the ponds and keeping the ash in place. Both methods require steps to be taken to protect the water quality of nearby rivers or lakes.
NineStar Connect closes $4M acquisition of local water utility
As part of the acquisition, NineStar Connect agreed to run high-speed fiber to each home and business in the Gem Water Utility territory.
City panel OKs TIF-like districts to help Warfleigh, other flood-prone areas
The City-County Council’s public works committee voted unanimously Thursday night to move a proposal forward that would establish a so-called “flood control improvement district” in the Warfleigh neighborhood, plus parts of Broad Ripple and near Butler University.
Two hearings set on Indiana American Water rate hike request
The utility is seeking a nearly 17 percent rate increase to help pay for more than $542 million of infrastructure investments.
Citizens floats 27 percent hike in sewer rates, 2 years after previous increase
State regulators approved a 30 percent increase from Citizens in 2016. The utility now says it needs to raise rates to continue funding its massive DigIndy tunnel system project.
DigIndy tunnel project half-completed, $400M under budget, utility says
Citizens Energy gave an update Monday on the the massive, $2 billion project, which involves a network of tunnels hundreds of feet under the city to handle sewage that would otherwise spill into local waterways.
Water utility seeks rate hike for $542M in infrastructure
Indiana American Water, which provides water services to 1.3 million people in Indiana, has requested a nearly 17 percent rate increase.
Utility estimates $177M to replace lead water lines around state
Indiana American Water, which serves about 1.3 million people, estimates it will replace all lead service lines by no later than 2042 and possibly as soon as 2028.
UPDATE: Maryland-Illinois intersection reopens after repairs, utility says
Citizens Energy Group said crews are “conducting rapid inspections of all downtown sewer infrastructure to identify potential issues” after problems below the surface forced closures of two intersections this month.
Another downtown intersection closed for utility repairs
Attention commuters: Citizens Energy Group announced Thursday afternoon that it had to close another busy downtown intersection because of problems with the underlying sewer system.
UPDATE: Indiana seeking to head off potential water crisis
Gov. Eric Holcomb is seeking to create a multi-agency working group to develop strategies to manage the state's water resources and infrastructure.
Tunnel work to close parts of Meridian, Pennsylvania streets for most of 2018
The project will close the two streets just north of Fall Creek Parkway, as part of Citizens Energy’s $2 billion project to improve waterways.
Water-testing startup wins $100K in pitch competition
Founded in 2016, 120WaterAudit beat out nine other area firms that had been chosen to compete in the Rise of the Rest pitch competition that rolled into Indianapolis on Thursday.