Lochmueller Group_Wastwater Infrastructure Strategic Planning Study_Accepted Proposal

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General Info

• IN Advisory Commission March 2019 Indiana’s Unsewered Communities
  • IC 36-11 sets the parameters for the establishment of a county onsite waste maintenance district. This statute provides the flexibility for communities to
    tailor a local program to local circumstances.
• EPA: Clean Water Act Analytical Methods
• EPA: Funding for Septic Systems
• EPA: Onsite Wastewater Treatment and Disposal Systems. A design manual for onsite wastewater treatment and disposal systems.

Project Status Reports

• 2020-06-09 – BCRSD – WW Infrastructure Study
• 2020-05-12 – BCRSD – WW Infrastructure Study

Current events

Feb 24, 2021. BCRSD and HRSD – Joint Meetings.   All options on table: regional sewer plan being discussed. By Suzannah Couch

Sep 17, 2020. BCD, GUEST OPINION: Sources of E. coli contamination being studied by Clint Studabaler

Sep 16, 2020.  BCD. Water sampling to take place in area creeks Friday By Staff Reports

Aug 13, 2020. GUEST OPINION: Water quality sampling efforts underway by  Maggie Sullivan

In December 2019, the Brown County Regional Sewer District received a $118, 000 grant to fund the development of a  Wastewater Infrastructure Strategic Plan.

• Jan 28, 2020, BCD, Sewer board earns $100,000+ grant to do wastewater plan by Sara Clifford
  • The cost of the grant-funded project will be $118,000. It required a 10-percent match — $11,800 — which came out the Brown County Redevelopment Commission’s remaining budget at the end of 2019.
  • Brown County Matters – Facebook Post on the award of the grant

In January 2020, the BCRSD issued a Request for Proposals (RFPs) that will be used to select the contractor for this plan.

• BCRSD Request for Proposal (RFP) Document January 2020 – Wastwater Infrastructure Strategic Plan
• Revised Scope Budget and misc

Dec 20, 2019.   ROI awards $1.86 million in Ready Communities implementation grants

• Award to Brown County Regional Sewer District for a wastewater strategic management plan. – This grant will fund an engineering evaluation of existing septic treatment systems and study the technical and economic feasibility of regional wastewater collection and treatment options in Brown County.

April 2019. BCRSD April 2019 ROI Grant Application _ Studabaker Clint