WARSAW — A joint-funding agreement between the U.S. Department of the Interior and the city’s stormwater utility was approved by the Warsaw Board of Works Friday morning, July 15. The agreement, costing $4,000, is for the operation and maintenance of the Pike Lake stream gauge from Oct. 1, through Sept. 30, 2017. Brian Davison stated …read more.

WARSAW — Water is a precious commodity that isn’t often considered in our day to day lives; yet even as we take it for granted, there are others working hard to manage and monitor both the water we drink and the water in which we swim. Ryan Workman is one of these people. Workman is …read more.

WARSAW — A shoreline restoration project at Lucerne Park, Pike Lake, was tabled Monday morning during the Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety.

WARSAW — No comments from the general public were heard during a public hearing on Warsaw’s 2016 Budget. The budget was adopted Monday evening, Oct. 5, during the Warsaw Common Council meeting.

Beginning with July wastewater payments, Warsaw city residents will see an additional fee on their bills. Warsaw Common Council unanimously passed a stormwater utility rate schedule during Monday night’s meeting. As required by state and federal regulations, municipalities must manage storm water runoff that is often polluted and discharges into local rivers and streams without treatment. Municipalities with populations …read more.

Additional verbiage to reflect the possibility of appealing a rate or asking for credits was finally enough for the Warsaw Common Council to approve an ordinance establishing stormwater utility rates. But, the ordinance requires one additional reading and final vote that will come next month. The ordinance was presented to the council for the third …read more.

Two hours of discussion ended with the city of Warsaw no closer to adopting an ordinance establishing stormwater utility rates and charges. For the second time, Ordinance 2014-03-01 topped the discussion of the Warsaw Common Council, but once again, the matter stalled on possible credits and an appeals process for stormwater users. While city officials …read more.

The newly established Stormwater Utility brought about 2 hours of discussions Monday night as the Warsaw Common Council discussed consumer fees and the tedious process that went into determining those fees. All in all, Warsaw residents should be pleased with the low rate they’ll be expected to pay, but some “major users,” such as Warsaw …read more.

Warsaw has identified several areas where storm water drainage issues are a problem. Under the Clean Water Act, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has required certain municipalities to maintain storm sewer systems. Warsaw is among the cities that falls under the regulations and, on Monday night, the Warsaw Common Council took its first step in …read more.