The state agency took over the study in November after skepticism mounted over a proposal to pump millions of gallons of water daily from Tippecanoe County to a massive high-tech park planned in Boone County.
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The legislation comes in response to a state proposal to withdraw as much as 100 million gallons of water per day from aquifers connected to the Wabash River for the LEAP Research & Innovation District in Boone County.
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Attendees will be asked for input on developing a regional water planning framework, enhancing Indiana’s water monitoring networks and creating an online water data and management platform.
Construction is set to begin early next year on a $560 million project to send millions of gallons of water each day to Lebanon to meet the demands of the state’s 9,000-acre LEAP Research and Innovation District.
Environmentalists slammed the proposal as a giveaway to industry by President Donald Trump.
The all-stock deal announced Monday is expected to create a public water utility worth about $40 billion. Both companies have significant Indiana operations.
The state funding package will help pay for a slew of water infrastructure improvements, including a new water plant, new water wells and the replacement of all lead pipes.
Indiana Secretary of Energy and Natural Resources Suzanne Jaworowski told attendees at the annual Indiana Water Summit on Thursday that a pending statewide water plan must be “transparent, data-driven and developed collaboratively.”
Four data center proposals in the Indianapolis area are facing a dynamic that’s emerging here and elsewhere: The operators working to build data centers here vs. the neighbors trying to stop them.
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said the changes will “protect Americans from PFOA and PFOS in their drinking water” while providing “common-sense flexibility in the form of additional time for compliance.”
Gov. Mike Braun’s new executive orders require the state to develop a statewide water inventory and management plan, and establish a body that will spearhead efforts to reclaim rare earth elements from legacy coal byproducts.
The measure would require a utility or large private-sector project leader to obtain an approval permit before carrying out a project where significant amounts of water are moved from one water basin in the state to another.
One of the bills—which made the Senate Republican agenda—would require permits for projects that move significant amounts of water from one area of the state to another.
The findings are consistent with a statewide water study released in August that concluded Indiana has a “plentiful” but unevenly distributed water supply.
Zionsville residents would see their monthly sewer rate increase for the first time in 14 years if a proposed ordinance is passed.
Funding will go toward updating aging water systems and replacing lead pipes, building and expanding water systems in growing areas and improving cybersecurity systems.
As surging water from Hurricane Helene inundated the Tampa Bay area Thursday, Tampa General Hospital stayed dry, thanks to a temporary floodwall that protected the hospital.
Last month, a federal agency determined “with moderate confidence” that there is a link between higher levels of fluoride exposure and lower IQ in kids.
The Indiana Finance Authority approved the loans to support the proposed extension of the Citizens Energy system to provide 25 million gallons of water per day to the LEAP Lebanon Innovation District and surrounding Boone County developments.
State officials, business leaders and other stakeholders say failing to act soon could threaten Indiana’s growth and economic development.
The Citizens Energy and Lebanon Utilities project would supply the Eli Lilly and Co. manufacturing complex expansion, additional park tenants and new development in the city.
Tippecanoe County Commissioners first enacted a stoppage to high-volume water withdrawals in November in response to an IEDC proposal to take 100 million gallons a day from Wabash River aquifers and carry it 35 miles away to the LEAP district.
