Columbus residents are on track to see their water and sewer bills increase about 40 percent in the next three years beginning July 1.

According to the Indiana Department of Health, every year more than 20,000 septic systems need to be repaired or replaced.

The state distributes grants to rural communities to help them with projects such as infrastructure improvement, public facilities and economic development.

Work on the 5-mile-long tunnel pressed ahead during 2020 despite the pandemic, weather issues, mechanical problems with the boring machine that is drilling the tunnel and improperly marked old pipes.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it will put more than $55 million toward the state's revolving loan fund, which provides loans to communities for things like replacing water and sewer lines.

The state appeals court has ordered northern Indiana's Miami County to pay the city of Peru $104,000 for a water line county workers damaged while clearing a logjam from the Wabash River.

The water utility for Indiana's second-largest city will lift its protections against utility shutoffs next week after Fort Wayne officials said the months-long moratorium had become "unsustainable."

The chemicals are found in so many of our everyday products that they even end up in our wastewater.

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources is working with two other water quality agencies to collect data and samples for a new project called the White River Mainstem Project.

The central Indiana region will need to withdraw almost 30 percent more water 50 years from now than it does today, according to a report from the Indiana Finance Authority.