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Ranking of Municipalities In Accepting New Sewage Flow 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

 

 

Municipality*

 

County

Total New Daily Sewage Flow Since 1993 (gallons)

Largest Flow for Single Permit

(gallons)

Number of Permits Issued Since 1993

Total All Permits

370,504,169

 

11,116

Total of Municipalities > 1000,000 Gallons

370,175,772

 

10,683

INDPLS

Marion

51627996

8240000

1447

EVANSVILLE

Vanderburgh

16837162

3187114

361

LAFAYETTE

Tippecanoe

14885436

9000000

153

BLOOMINGTON

Monroe

14036793

3000000

293

FISHERS

Hamilton

11157898

2000000

351

SOUTH BEND

St. Joseph

11108155

2318800

133

ELKHART

Elkhart

9628738

1743650

189

Fort Wayne

Allen

9578150

1131500

395

MERRILLVILLE

Lake

9449271

7320000

44

NOBLESVILLE

Hamilton

8360897

1730000

202

MICHIGAN CITY

Laporte

7096197

4962162

47

PLAINFIELD

Hendricks

7076337

1027100

140

GREENWOOD

Johnson

6892491

969500

216

GOSHEN

Elkhart

6507971

1393140

67

 

Hendricks

5953884

905000

230

WESTFIELD

Hamilton

5841625

3000000

102

COLUMBUS

Bartholomew

5762860

3330000

94

KOKOMO

Howard

4903073

2380000

109

FRANKLIN

Johnson

4279806

1264000

95

AVON

Hendricks

4232161

1460410

55

LAWRENCE

Marion

4123897

838600

136

Carmel

Hamilton

4024728

170190

264

JEFFERSONVILLE

Clark

3956243

492590

115

LAPORTE

Laporte

3796943

953770

55

CROWN POINT

Lake

3524650

892700

47

MISHAWAKA

St. Joseph

3492925

455220

122

ZIONSVILLE

Boone

3175014

600000

63

SHELBYVILLE

Shelby

3078117

1002550

53

BROWNSBURG

Hendricks

3007331

576000

118

TERRE HAUTE

Vigo

2768471

543625

76

GREENSBURG

Decatur

2626719

1485000

44

WEST LAFAYETTE

Tippecanoe

2580885

652500

52

AUBURN

Dekalb

2484290

700000

43

PRINCETON

Gibson

2425375

640000

29

PLYMOUTH

Marshall

2348757

709750

31

ANDERSON

Madison

2272402

439500

78

VALPARAISO

Porter

2129946

262570

87

N/A

Lake

2087270

1008000

4

NEWBURGH

Warrick

2082184

150040

123

CHANDLER

Warrick

2044930

1847180

16

PORTAGE

Porter

2041077

520000

51

COLUMBIA CITY

Whitley

2007057

582500

36

NEW CASTLE

Henry

2003494

443000

39

ANGOLA

Steuben

1930489

601260

55

NEW ALBANY

Floyd

1750634

400185

101

 

Miami

1725393

1000000

11

SCHERERVILLE

Lake

1670755

217310

61

PITTSBORO

Hendricks

1637910

990000

29

 

Hamilton

1507033

481740

76

LEBANON

Boone

1504115

360000

44

CHESTERTON

Porter

1425241

269545

46

WHITING

Lake

1370000

1370000

7

 

Allen

1330190

88970

106

SPEEDWAY

Marion

1276665

500000

27

St. John

Lake

1275240

713800

27

GREENFIELD

Hancock

1188338

166700

75

 

Dearborn

1120670

187990

52

CLARKSVILLE

Clark

1089088

288000

42

MARION

Grant

1037266

250000

28

Frankfort

Clinton

1034241

537978

22

GARY

Lake

1020999

266600

49

BUTLER

Dekalb

1011235

500000

23

NEW HAVEN

Allen

1006700

217290

31

MOORESVILLE

Morgan

990597

127720

44

MUNCIE

Delaware

912670

120200

56

LOGANSPORT

Cass

906447

250000

19

WALKERTON

St. Joseph

886400

300000

7

Huntington

Huntington

868785

135000

37

CULVER

Marshall

852170

749800

9

WASHINGTON

Daviess

841660

565950

21

Fortville

Hancock

840720

430000

23

Lawrenceburg

Dearborn

812110

400000

24

 

Lake

799731

285000

43

 

Madison

785390

207700

23

FT. WAYNE

Allen

779600

90520

54

ELLETTSVILLE

Monroe

749320

325500

33

RICHMOND

Wayne

735819

395400

19

HUNTERTOWN

Allen

733090

240250

18

JASPER

Dubois

723785

66830

65

HOBART

Lake

713060

173400

26

NEW CARLISLE

St. Joseph

703310

288000

12

 

Boone

689770

310000

29

DYER

Lake

667850

101140

31

MUNSTER

Lake

656710

182390

16

 

Tippecanoe

643970

110400

37

CRANE

Martin

635207

462672

30

HIGHLAND

Lake

630902

147470

22

Peru

Miami

627453

259200

26

SHADELAND

Tippecanoe

618500

505000

15

PETERSBURG

Pike

605000

600000

5

Bargersville

Johnson

594067

116000

29

Huntingburg

Dubois

582520

238230

21

CONNERSVILLE

Fayette

567894

101514

29

WOODBURN

Allen

560700

400000

6

BRISTOL

Elkhart

560010

288510

12

ST. LEON

Dearborn

553860

399500

12

FREMONT

Steuben

552790

94800

20

HUNTINGTON

Dubois

550000

550000

1

LEAVENWORTH

Crawford

534320

236000

8

NORTH VERNON

Jennings

530130

121500

40

 

Clark

527400

110000

30

KENDALLVILLE

Noble

499680

184500

23

RENSSELAER

Jasper

498160

192000

13

ELBERFELD

Warrick

492410

468100

9

 

Putnam

491970

173290

7

CRAWFORDSVILLE

Montgomery

480918

50000

51

Avilla

Noble

477682

110670

24

 

Porter

477451

124000

26

MORRISTOWN

Shelby

469160

455000

6

ARGOS

Marshall

463310

210000

9

ROCKVILLE

Parke

438465

112000

13

DANVILLE

Hendricks

438360

42870

40

ROCKPORT

Spencer

435850

92600

17

GREENCASTLE

Putnam

421524

160816

31

MADISON

Jefferson

415416

128500

34

PENDLETON

Madison

412670

115200

22

EAST CHICAGO

Lake

401840

342000

29

SCOTTSBURG

Scott

395600

95100

24

SEYMOUR

Jackson

392830

62750

33

Warsaw

Kosciusko

387919

75500

28

 

Morgan

379891

225000

18

 

Howard

379130

300000

15

ROANOKE

Huntington

374180

350000

7

BOONVILLE

Warrick

369690

85560

28

Hamilton

Steuben

357970

300000

7

 

Hancock

353100

54870

33

CAMBRIDGE CITY

Wayne

351140

175000

7

Liberty

Union

350200

144000

9

CORYDON

Harrison

349460

77758

29

OSGOOD

Ripley

344025

180000

11

VINCENNES

Knox

324151

202980

17

CEDAR LAKE

Lake

322950

44420

30

NEW WHITELAND

Johnson

319190

124000

8

DECATUR

Adams

318015

69000

18

VEEDERSBURG

Fountain

307450

164000

6

 

Dubois

301830

121900

6

BRAZIL

Clay

301455

81500

30

SELLERSBURG

Clark

296878

139500

13

GARRETT

Dekalb

290410

162400

17

CAMBY

Hendricks

289610

86490

6

DeMotte

Jasper

284530

90000

13

Grabill

Allen

283920

250500

5

LOWELL

Lake

281245

56000

20

HAUBSTADT

Gibson

276520

110750

12

PORTLAND

Jay

275780

144000

9

CLOVERDALE

Putnam

275725

262620

12

WHITELAND

Johnson

266510

63240

19

NAPPANEE

Elkhart

261480

36930

20

MONTICELLO

White

261291

41850

19

WINCHESTER

Randolph

261000

216000

5

N/A

Tippecanoe

257200

128600

2

LAGRANGE

Lagrange

249026

135360

13

 

Harrison

247615

187615

6

 

White

246060

69810

13

WORTHINGTON

Greene

243350

243350

3

 

Laporte

230400

230400

3

PRINCE'S LAKE

Johnson

222580

222580

1

Santa Claus

Spencer

218750

140000

8

BROOKVILLE

Franklin

218290

140370

10

GREENDALE

Dearborn

216100

102300

8

 

Whitley

215580

70000

16

BEECH GROVE

Marion

213300

56000

15

TAYLORSVILLE

Bartholomew

212200

120000

3

 

Kosciusko

205810

187410

8

LEO

Allen

204910

36270

8

CHARLESTOWN

Clark

204440

115500

14

AURORA

Dearborn

202951

35650

14

HAMMOND

Lake

201430

54180

23

MIDDLEBURY

Elkhart

196328

67803

20

Merrillville

Laporte

195471

195471

1

OSSIAN

Wells

194890

75000

8

LAKE STATION

Lake

192070

164200

6

 

Jennings

191503

102583

7

FILLMORE

Putnam

189600

81840

3

 

Steuben

187910

138300

12

WINAMAC

Pulaski

180550

173700

3

Clear Lake

Steuben

180000

180000

1

 

Lagrange

176418

63232

8

Battle Ground

Tippecanoe

175250

70400

14

Knightville

Clay

175120

175120

1

 

Ripley

175000

175000

2

NEW PALESTINE

Hancock

174620

96410

10

 

Delaware

174505

54750

16

NORTH MANCHESTER

Wabash

170010

64810

7

BREMEN

Marshall

165830

73600

8

MARTINSVILLE

Morgan

164320

36200

18

Yorktown

Delaware

158395

68655

12

GAS CITY

Grant

151790

48000

9

N/A

Hendricks

149810

42780

11

MOUNT VERNON

Posey

148575

36000

32

Osceola

St. Joseph

146300

73150

3

WABASH

Wabash

145115

31000

22

Brookville

Union

144680

114680

2

MCCORDSVILLE

Hancock

143030

102720

7

IRELAND

Dubois

141365

82225

2

 

Jefferson

139460

72000

8

EDINBURGH

Bartholomew

138570

107250

3

GRISSOM

Miami

137840

56800

4

UNION CITY

Randolph

132470

81000

9

BATESVILLE

Ripley

131500

16100

35

PORTER

Porter

130158

57600

9

SALEM

Washington

127340

71500

16

UPLAND

Grant

126400

108450

7

HEBRON

Porter

125020

50000