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Ranking of Municipalities In Accepting New Sewer Connections 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

INDPLS

Marion

51627996

8240000

1447

Fort Wayne

Allen

9578150

1131500

395

EVANSVILLE

Vanderburgh

16837162

3187114

361

FISHERS

Hamilton

11157898

2000000

351

BLOOMINGTON

Monroe

14036793

3000000

293

Carmel

Hamilton

4024728

170190

264

 

Hendricks

5953884

905000

230

GREENWOOD

Johnson

6892491

969500

216

NOBLESVILLE

Hamilton

8360897

1730000

202

ELKHART

Elkhart

9628738

1743650

189

LAFAYETTE

Tippecanoe

14885436

9000000

153

PLAINFIELD

Hendricks

7076337

1027100

140

LAWRENCE

Marion

4123897

838600

136

SOUTH BEND

St. Joseph

11108155

2318800

133

NEWBURGH

Warrick

2082184

150040

123

MISHAWAKA

St. Joseph

3492925

455220

122

BROWNSBURG

Hendricks

3007331

576000

118

JEFFERSONVILLE

Clark

3956243

492590

115

KOKOMO

Howard

4903073

2380000

109

 

Allen

1330190

88970

106

WESTFIELD

Hamilton

5841625

3000000

102

NEW ALBANY

Floyd

1750634

400185

101

FRANKLIN

Johnson

4279806

1264000

95

COLUMBUS

Bartholomew

5762860

3330000

94

VALPARAISO

Porter

2129946

262570

87

ANDERSON

Madison

2272402

439500

78

TERRE HAUTE

Vigo

2768471

543625

76

 

Hamilton

1507033

481740

76

GREENFIELD

Hancock

1188338

166700

75

GOSHEN

Elkhart

6507971

1393140

67

JASPER

Dubois

723785

66830

65

ZIONSVILLE

Boone

3175014

600000

63

SCHERERVILLE

Lake

1670755

217310

61

MUNCIE

Delaware

912670

120200

56

AVON

Hendricks

4232161

1460410

55

LAPORTE

Laporte

3796943

953770

55

ANGOLA

Steuben

1930489

601260

55

FT. WAYNE

Allen

779600

90520

54

SHELBYVILLE

Shelby

3078117

1002550

53

 

Dearborn

1120670

187990

52

WEST LAFAYETTE

Tippecanoe

2580885

652500

52

PORTAGE

Porter

2041077

520000

51

CRAWFORDSVILLE

Montgomery

480918

50000

51

GARY

Lake

1020999

266600

49

CROWN POINT

Lake

3524650

892700

47

MICHIGAN CITY

Laporte

7096197

4962162

47

CHESTERTON

Porter

1425241

269545

46

MERRILLVILLE

Lake

9449271

7320000

44

GREENSBURG

Decatur

2626719

1485000

44

MOORESVILLE

Morgan

990597

127720

44

LEBANON

Boone

1504115

360000

44

 

Lake

799731

285000

43

AUBURN

Dekalb

2484290

700000

43

CLARKSVILLE

Clark

1089088

288000

42

NORTH VERNON

Jennings

530130

121500

40

DANVILLE

Hendricks

438360

42870

40

NEW CASTLE

Henry

2003494

443000

39

Huntington

Huntington

868785

135000

37

 

Tippecanoe

643970

110400

37

COLUMBIA CITY

Whitley

2007057

582500

36

BATESVILLE

Ripley

131500

16100

35

MADISON

Jefferson

415416

128500

34

ELLETTSVILLE

Monroe

749320

325500

33

 

Hancock

353100

54870

33

SEYMOUR

Jackson

392830

62750

33

MOUNT VERNON

Posey

148575

36000

32

NEW HAVEN

Allen

1006700

217290

31

PLYMOUTH

Marshall

2348757

709750

31

DYER

Lake

667850

101140

31

GREENCASTLE

Putnam

421524

160816

31

CEDAR LAKE

Lake

322950

44420

30

CRANE

Martin

635207

462672

30

BRAZIL

Clay

301455

81500

30

 

Clark

527400

110000

30

CORYDON

Harrison

349460

77758

29

 

Boone

689770

310000

29

PITTSBORO

Hendricks

1637910

990000

29

Bargersville

Johnson

594067

116000

29

CONNERSVILLE

Fayette

567894

101514

29

PRINCETON

Gibson

2425375

640000

29

EAST CHICAGO

Lake

401840

342000

29

MARION

Grant

1037266

250000

28

Warsaw

Kosciusko

387919

75500

28

BOONVILLE

Warrick

369690

85560

28

SPEEDWAY

Marion

1276665

500000

27

St. John

Lake

1275240

713800

27

 

Porter

477451

124000

26

Peru

Miami

627453

259200

26

HOBART

Lake

713060

173400

26

Lawrenceburg

Dearborn

812110

400000

24

Avilla

Noble

477682

110670

24

SCOTTSBURG

Scott

395600

95100

24

HAMMOND

Lake

201430

54180

23

 

Madison

785390

207700

23

Fortville

Hancock

840720

430000

23

BUTLER

Dekalb

1011235

500000

23

KENDALLVILLE

Noble

499680

184500

23

HIGHLAND

Lake

630902

147470

22

WABASH

Wabash

145115

31000

22

PENDLETON

Madison

412670

115200

22

Frankfort

Clinton

1034241

537978

22

WASHINGTON

Daviess

841660

565950

21

Huntingburg

Dubois

582520

238230

21

FREMONT

Steuben

552790

94800

20

MIDDLEBURY

Elkhart

196328

67803

20

NAPPANEE

Elkhart

261480

36930

20

LOWELL

Lake

281245

56000

20

RICHMOND

Wayne

735819

395400

19

LOGANSPORT

Cass

906447

250000

19

WHITELAND

Johnson

266510

63240

19

MONTICELLO

White

261291

41850

19

DECATUR

Adams

318015

69000

18

 

Morgan

379891

225000

18

HUNTERTOWN

Allen

733090

240250

18

MARTINSVILLE

Morgan

164320

36200

18

TELL CITY

Perry

97520

25000

18

 

Daviess

10460

6210

18

 

Floyd

94140

20000

17

ROCKPORT

Spencer

435850

92600

17

VINCENNES

Knox

324151

202980

17

GARRETT

Dekalb

290410

162400

17

CHANDLER

Warrick

2044930

1847180

16

Hanover

Jefferson

119940

30000

16

MUNSTER

Lake

656710

182390

16

FERDINAND

Dubois

24100

7800

16

 

Delaware

174505

54750

16

 

Whitley

215580

70000

16

SALEM

Washington

127340

71500

16

SHADELAND

Tippecanoe

618500

505000

15

 

Howard

379130

300000

15

BEECH GROVE

Marion

213300

56000

15

Battle Ground

Tippecanoe

175250

70400

14

AURORA

Dearborn

202951

35650

14

 

Monroe

122616

36000

14

 

Greene

43400

43400

14

CHARLESTOWN

Clark

204440

115500

14

SELLERSBURG

Clark

296878

139500

13

FOWLER

Benton

48690

16580

13

RENSSELAER

Jasper

498160

192000

13

ELWOOD

Madison

87990

51260

13

 

White

246060

69810

13

ROCKVILLE

Parke

438465

112000

13

DeMotte

Jasper

284530

90000

13

LAGRANGE

Lagrange

249026

135360

13

HAUBSTADT

Gibson

276520

110750

12

ROME CITY

Noble

39380

15500

12

 

Steuben

187910

138300

12

NEW CARLISLE

St. Joseph

703310

288000

12

ST. LEON

Dearborn

553860

399500

12

CLOVERDALE

Putnam

275725

262620

12

BRISTOL

Elkhart

560010

288510

12

LOOGOOTEE

Martin

59030

19500

12

Yorktown

Delaware

158395

68655

12

SYRACUSE

Kosciusko

88670

16200

11

 

Miami

1725393

1000000

11

OSGOOD

Ripley

344025

180000

11

N/A

Hendricks

149810

42780

11

PAOLI

Orange

16610

5450

11

RUSHVILLE

Rush

79940

29200

10

RISING SUN

Ohio

104220

72500

10

BORDEN

Clark

48360

12400

10

BLUFFTON

Wells

84130

28210

10

NEW PALESTINE

Hancock

174620

96410

10

BROOKVILLE

Franklin

218290

140370

10

SHIPSHEWANA

Lagrange

84314

38100

10

 

Jasper

10940

10940

10

* Blank means project not assigned to a municipality