WINONA LAKE – Researchers at the Lilly Center for Lakes & Streams are actively monitoring Blue-green algae in Kosciusko County amid reports outside of Indiana in which dogs have died after coming in contact with the algae. Blue-green algae, also called “cyanobacteria,” grow well in warm water. As a result, shallow areas of lakes, where …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER — A crowd of 250 attended the official public hearing on the petition to form the Tippecanoe-Chapman Regional Sewer District tonight, Wednesday, June 26. The number was less than those who attended a public meeting Sept. 29, 2018 when attendance was estimated close to 400 and information about the proposal was presented. Tonight’s public …read more.

SYRACUSE —  Syracuse Town Council approved rezoning a tract of land from public use to agricultural so Wawasee Community School Corporation can pursue a solar project. The decision was made during the council’s regular monthly meeting held Tuesday night, March 19. The tract of land is owned by the school corporation and includes the bus …read more.

WARSAW — Kosciusko County Attorney Chad Miner announced to the council last week that a petition sent to the state regarding a possible regional sewer district will need a few minor tweaks before progress can be made on the project. At the council’s regular monthly meeting Thursday, March 14, Miner told the council that a …read more.

CLAYPOOL — Residents who live near a soybean processing plant near Claypool have about two more weeks remaining in order to weigh in on a request the company has made to the state regarding its factory’s emissions. A legal ad appeared in a local newspaper Dec. 15, stating that a 30-day public comment period would …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS — The week of March 11-17 is National Groundwater Awareness Week, and the Indiana Department of Environmental Management is reminding Hoosiers about the importance of protecting and conserving Indiana’s groundwater resources. In 1999, National Groundwater Awareness Week was created to provide an opportunity for people to learn about the importance of the resource and …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – House Bill 1494, proposed by State Rep. Dave Wolkins of Winona Lake, was passed by the House of Representatives in the Indiana General Assembly and was assigned to the Senate Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedure.

NORTH WEBSTER — It was a long and tedious endeavor, but no one was injured and no evacuations took place in an anhydrous ammonia leak this morning at Home City Ice, 7056 N. SR 13, North Webster.

INDIANA — The Indiana Department of Environmental Management has declared tomorrow, Wednesday Aug. 3, is an Air Quality Action Day for St. Joseph and Elkhart Counties. This means meteorologists have forecasted weather conditions will be conducive to high levels of ozone pollution. These actions will help lower emissions that contribute to the formation of ozone: Bike, …read more.

ELKHART — Meteorologists have forecasted that weather conditions will be conducive to high levels of ozone pollution.

WOLCOTTVILLE — The Indiana Department of Environmental Management has been notified that acidic ferric chloride is being discharged from the Wolcottville wastewater treatment plant.

WOLCOTTVILLE — The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) is monitoring chemicals that were accidentally discharged into the north branch of the Elkhart River from the Wolcottville Wastewater Treatment Plant. It is estimated that approximately 1,200 to 1,400 gallons of ferric chloride was released inside the plant and an unknown amount made it into the …read more.

(Photo created with beaconbeta.schneidercorp.com of the spill site) SYRACUSE — The demolition of a condemned home resulted in Turkey Creek Fire Department being notified of a  report of an oil spill on Bayshore Channel of Lake Wawasee, Sunday, July 12. (Related: Local Officials Respond To Hatchery Road Chemical Spill) Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation, which is …read more.

[weaver_youtube sXfK7vCGG80 rel=0]   Oakwood Resort in Syracuse is once again hosting the Indiana Lakes Management Conference. Around 120 people are participating in this annual event which is in its 28th year. Attendees have come from around the state to collaborate and discuss environmental management and to further educate themselves on lake conservancy and protection. …read more.

Indianapolis – On Friday, Governor Mike Pence and Lieutenant Governor Sue Ellspermann sent a letter to both the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers urging them to withdraw the proposed rule that redefines “waters of the United States” protected under the Clean Water Act. In October, Governor Pence joined eleven …read more.

North Webster Town Council set the date for the sewer rate hearing at its monthly meeting Tuesday. The proposed rate is $48 per individual residential customer. That is an increase of 31.25 percent. The hearing will be held 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 3, at the North Webster Community Center. The increase will not only bring …read more.

The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) Office of Water Quality (OWQ) is offering residential well owners the opportunity to have their water tested as part of the statewide Ground Water Monitoring Network. Testing for metals, nitrate-nitrite, VOCs, SOCs, alkalinity, pesticide degradates and general chemistry will be conducted free of charge for 400 qualified well …read more.