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Ranking of Counties In Accepting New Permits Since 1993

Based on Wastewater Treatment Facility Construction Permits

Issued Pursuant to 327 IAC 3-2-1 Since 1993

Prepared by Tom Neltner of Improving Kids’ Environment

Based on IDEM’s Facility Construction Database

File in Word

 

County

Total New Daily Sewage Flow Since 1993 (gallons)

Largest Flow for Single Permit (gallons)

Number of Permits Issued Since 1993

Totals

370,504,169

9,000,000

11,116

Marion

57359108

8240000

1635

Hamilton

31147731

3000000

1024

Hendricks

23162208

1460410

658

Allen

14596671

1131500

642

Lake

25410733

7320000

506

Johnson

12829475

1264000

394

Vanderburgh

16881222

3187114

375

Monroe

14962669

3000000

344

Elkhart

17370740

1743650

332

St. Joseph

16501360

2318800

304

Tippecanoe

19251291

9000000

276

Porter

6568288

520000

242

Clark

6209089

492590

231

Warrick

5104284

1847180

190

Hancock

2846873

430000

171

Madison

3798742

439500

167

Boone

5505669

600000

150

Howard

5404963

2380000

141

Floyd

2016624

400185

136

Dearborn

2976191

400000

121

Laporte

11371941

4962162

119

Dubois

2359520

550000

117

Bartholomew

6244680

3330000

109

Dekalb

3894875

700000

105

Steuben

3278574

601260

100

Delaware

1561905

120200

96

Morgan

1622858

225000

92

Vigo

2805671

543625

88

Noble

1322312

184500

85

Kosciusko

896719

187410

70

Shelby

3605877

1002550

67

Montgomery

572558

70000

67

Huntington

1458565

350000

66

Putnam

1407689

262620

66

Marshall

3834567

749800

63

Ripley

824975

180000

63

Jefferson

692486

128500

63

Grant

1444036

250000

60

Whitley

2257237

582500

59

Gibson

2874640

640000

58

Henry

2098134

443000

58

Daviess

881300

565950

54

Decatur

2646559

1485000

52

Jackson

513270

62750

52

Harrison

671657

187615

51

Miami

2495486

1000000

50

Spencer

873310

140000

49

Jennings

721633

121500

48

Clay

523895

175120

48

Wayne

1372889

395400

46

Jasper

817785

192000

45

Martin

696962

462672

45

Lagrange

629052

135360

42

White

553446

69810

41

Wells

398205

75000

41

Greene

355330

243350

39

Posey

204575

36000

39

Scott

481540

95100

37

Clinton

1055996

537978

33

Knox

444151

202980

33

Wabash

317585

64810

33

Fayette

613184

101514

30

Cass

921947

250000

25

Washington

142070

71500

25

Adams

337015

69000

24

Vermillion

206363

106123

23

Perry

111160

25000

23

Benton

66955

16580

23

Randolph

397840

216000

22

Jay

338820

144000

22

Blackford

215070

64480

22

Sullivan

57660

19200

22

Franklin

305270

140370

20

Crawford

587809

236000

17

Orange

143823

124993

17

Fountain

376140

164000

16

Rush

168430

88490

16

Lawrence

68600

25200

16

Parke

438765

112000

15

Owen

55500

16120

15

Starke

42570

7750

15

Tipton

103005

59520

14

Brown

41370

19840

13

Union

494880

144000

12

Switzerland

171110

80000

12

Ohio

106720

72500

11

Fulton

86317

33000

11

Newton

42670

22000

11

Carroll

66500

64000

10

Pike

605000

600000

9

Pulaski

184630

173700

7

Warren

18600

11160

6

Not Assigned

 

 

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