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Interior and Environment Appropriations Requests The following project requests were submitted for funding to the Subcommittee. At this point, all decisions whether to accept the requested projects and, if so, the amount of funding that will be assigned, is determined by the Subcommittee. The amounts displayed do not represent a final award. The City of Tipton is seeking $500,000 for water system improvements. Funding will be used for engineering fees and preliminary planning for improvements to the City’s waste and drinking water system. The existing system was constructed in 1954 and is in need of system-wide improvements and repairs. This project is in the interest of taxpayers because it improves public safety by ensuring clean drinking water and safe removal of waste water. The City of Mishawaka is seeking $256,000 for the Mishawaka Utilities Aeration Blower Project. Funding will be used for purchase and installation of a high efficiency aeration blower and its components at the Mishawaka Wastewater Treatment Plant. The project will reduce energy usage at the plant. This project is in the interest of taxpayers because it will reduce the overall energy consumption by the Plant, therefore reducing the cost burden for ratepayers. The City of Elkhart is seeking $750,000 for the Elkhart Environmental Center Storage and Pump Facility. Funding will be used for construction of a new storage and pumping facility for collection of wet weather overflow until the rain event has passed and overflow can be returned to the system for treatment. This project is in the interest of taxpayers because it will reduce the number of waste water overflows as a result of rain storms and reduce the pollution of nearby water resources by overflow. The City of Lafayette is seeking $1,760,000 for Service Area 21-Phase I-Gateway Area. Funding will be used to extend sanitary sewer and potable water utilities to an area targeted for development around the I-65 and Hoosier Heartland Highway Corridor. Providing these services will allow new businesses to locate at this intersection as well as allow existing businesses to expand by relocating to this intersection, creating jobs for Hoosiers. This project serves the taxpayers by extending necessary services to an area targeted for economic development. The City of North Vernon is seeking $500,000 for water infrastructure improvements. Funding will be used to replace all water main piping that violates current Indiana Department of Environmental Management regulations. The entire project, of which this is a part, would result in the replacement of more than 11 miles of pipes. This project is in the interest of taxpayers by bringing the City of North Vernon into compliance with environmental regulations to ensure access to clean drinking water. The City of Southport is seeking $375,000 for the McLaughlin Avenue Storm Water Improvement Project. Funding will be used to construct a storm drainage system within existing street right-of-way to mitigate roadside ditches that have been filled by debris and sediment and are no longer functioning. The project also includes construction of curb and gutter sections on both sides of McLaughlin Avenue. This project serves taxpayers by reducing the risk of flooding along roadways and the damage to McLaughlin Avenue that is currently occurring. The City of Princeton is seeking $500,000 for water system improvements. The overall cost of this project is $3,385,000, of which all but $500,000 has been paid by the City. The project will upgrade treatment capacity, prepare for future capacity increases, allow for emergency back up and redundancy needs, modify major treatment systems, and increase storage capacity through a ground storage tank and an elevated storage tank. This project serves taxpayers by ensuring access to clean drinking water and safe removal of waste water. The Town of Munster is seeking $2,250,000 for the Schoon Ditch Combined Sewer Overflow Elimination Project. Funding would be used for sewer separation to eliminate sewer overflow from spilling into Schoon and Hart Ditches and eventually into the Little Calumet River. This project is in the interest of taxpayers because it will reduce the number of waste water overflows as a result of rain storms and reduce the pollution of nearby water resources by overflow. The City of South Bend is seeking $1,000,000 for the Combined Sewer Overflow Smart Sewers Sensor Control Network. Funding will be used to install smart censors and smart valves in key locations that will be able to respond during peak flow to shift water to other parts of the sewer system, reducing the need for overflows by rerouting storm water to low flow areas until the rain event has passed. This project is in the interest of taxpayers because it will reduce the number of waste water overflows as a result of rain storms and reduce the pollution of nearby water resources by overflow. The City of Beech Grove is seeking $750,000 for the Park Grove Storm Water Rehabilitation Project. This project will address a non-functioning storm water drainage system by removing and replacing existing storm water drainage and castings on all storm sewer curb inlets in the Park Grove neighborhood. This project is in the interest of taxpayers because it will reduce the number of waste water overflows as a result of rain storms and reduce the pollution of nearby water resources by overflow. The Town of Fishers is seeking $809,000 for engineering and survey costs for a large wastewater infrastructure project to replace septic systems. This project serves taxpayers by adequately planning for the safe removal of septic systems to prevent pollution of groundwater through septic system failures. The Evansville Audubon Society is seeking $1,150,000 for land acquisition for the Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge and Wildlife Management Area. Funding will be used to purchase 1,150 acres within the purchase boundary of Patoka River NWR available from a willing seller. This project serves taxpayers by responsibly preserving and restoring refuge areas for wildlife that were previously owned by coal mining companies. The Nature Conservancy is seeking $1,644,000 for Hoosier National Forest Unique Areas land acquisition. Funding will be used to purchase 600 acres within the purchase boundary of Hoosier National Forest available in four pieces from willing sellers. The project serves taxpayers by responsibly preserving and restoring unique forest areas in Indiana.
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