According to the 2012 U.S. Geological Survey and Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Kosciusko County uses 28 million gallons of water per day of water.

“We are not Nebraska.” Lyndon Kelley, irrigation specialist with the Purdue University Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, spoke the phrase in reference to what he would title a book if he were to write one about how farm irrigation systems affect the local water supply. Since the summer of 2012, when one of the …read more.

The persistent hot and dry weather resulting in drought conditions across most of Indiana has prompted a call for high-capacity water facilities in 32 counties to implement voluntary water conservation measures. Kosciusko County is one of those counties with area farmers, towns of Syracuse and Milford being affected. However, notifications have yet to be received. According to a press …read more.