Articles tagged as: water
December 9, 2016
EPA Finds High Lead Levels In Some East Chicago Homes' Tap Water
The city is already grappling with lead in the soil around homes inside its EPA Superfund, but the EPA says that isn't the source of the lead in the tap water.
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Farmers Hope Trump Will Eliminate Revised Waters Of The U.S. Rule
President-elect Donald Trump says he wants to do away with unnecessary regulations, including the EPA's Waters of the U.S. rule.
Read MoreDecember 6, 2016
Water Infrastructure Needs Getting Sidelined At Statehouse
Some lawmakers are concerned an infrastructure debate will focus mostly on roads and bridges and a water infrastructure discussion will get drowned out.
Read MoreDecember 5, 2016
Report: State Needs $2 Billion Water Infrastructure Investment Now
Utilities reported replacing and upgrading distribution pipes, water treatment plants and fire hydrants are among their most pressing needs.
Read MoreOctober 5, 2016
Water Efficiency Measures Can Have Hidden Costs
Little is known about the potential of new technologies to contribute to disease.
Read MoreAugust 11, 2016
Wet Spring Prepared Indy For A Dry August
In 2012, a summer drought eventually led to a water ban that limited when and how much residents could water their lawns.
Read MoreApril 20, 2016
More Than 100 Indiana Communities Working To Reduce Combined Sewer Overflow
Lots of communities in Indiana 105, to be exact are working to reduce their combined sewer overflows right now in a variey of ways - from large storage tunnels to do-it-yourself rain gardens. But why are we seeing so many of these public works projects now?
Read MoreApril 4, 2016
Tunnels Expected to Solve Sewage Overflow Problem in Indianapolis, Fort Wayne
More than 100 of Indiana's sewage systems need improvements to comply with federal standards, and the Environmental Protection Agency has sued many cities and towns over sewage overflow problems. Some cities are building new sewage overflow tunnels to fix the problem.
Read MoreApril 1, 2016
Indiana Agency Offering Free Testing Of Private Wells
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management says state residents are eligible for the free testing if their property contains a private drinking water well.
Read MoreMarch 22, 2016
Ball State Professor Invited To White House To Talk About Nation's Water Quality
While the country has rallied around ugly brown lead-tainted water in Flint, Michigan, Lee Florea has led Hoosier students along Indiana river and creek-banks to show them that water quality issues aren't always that easy to see.
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