This month, the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) presented a 2025 Governor’s Awards for Environmental Excellence to Pepper Construction, located in Marion County’s Riverside Wellfield Protection Area. The award was in the Recycling and Reuse category for the company’s efforts to increase construction waste recycling. Through their Waste Reduction Program, Pepper Construction provides on-site […]
News, Events, and Updates from MCWEC
Protect the 0.99% (It’s Groundwater!)
Sept 4 marks the annual celebration of Protection Your Groundwater Day, a time where water professionals around the country encourage communities to promote and protect their groundwater supply.
Microplastics in Drinking Water
The latest issue of The Aquifer, the newsletter from the Groundwater Guardian, includes an article about a topic lately found in media headlines – microplastics in drinking water.
Beyond Scarcity: Protecting Water Quality During National Water Quality Month
We all rely on water to live. When we think of water “problems” the image of a dry desert often comes to mind. But an abundance of un-usable water is just as problematic for our homes, agriculture and our community’s health.
Wellhead Protection Program in Indiana
As part of the 1996 ammendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Indiana Wellhead Protection Rule (327 IAC 8-4.1 [PDF]), each well or wellfield providing groundwater to a Community Public Water System in Indiana is required to implement a Wellhead Protection Program (WHPP). WHPP are just one component of overarching Source Water Protection […]
Leased Spaces: What Every Developer Needs to Know
This article is part of a series for land developers in Indianapolis. See the article one about wellhead protection ordinances and article two about erosion control. Before developing land in a Wellhead Protection Area (WHPA), it is important to consider what types of businesses may occupy the spaces. In Indianapolis, some activities such as new […]
