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Indiana Finance Authority September 13, 2022

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List of 2023 Regional Planning Meetings:

  1. Northwest Region
    1. This group meets approximately twice a year.
    2. Next meeting: Fall 2023, Rensselaer
  2. Wabash/Wildcat Region
    1. This region meets approximately twice a year
    2. Next meeting:
    3. TBD Nov 2023, Logansport, IN. Agenda and registration will be posted closer to the meeting.
  3. Little Vermillion Region
    1. This region meets approximately once per year.
    2. Next meeting: TBD April 2024, New Richmond.
  4. Central Indiana Wastewater Operators Association Region
    1. Contact: cioasecretary@hotmail.com
    2. This group holds quarterly meetings.
    3. Next meeting: Thursday, July 6, 2023, Yorktown WWTP (2001 S West St, Yorktown, IN 47396)
  5. Central Indiana Drinking Water Collaborative Region
    1. This group holds quarterly meetings.
    2. Contact: Debbie Frye, Citizens Energy Group, email:  DFrye@citizensenergygroup.com
  6. Southwest Central Region
    1. This group meets three- four times per year. 
    2. Next meeting: Friday, June 16, 2023, 10:00-11:30am
    3. BBP Water Corporation, 256 West Clay Street, Spencer IN 47460
    4. Agenda
    5. There is no cost to attend but registration is appreciated. Register here:
  7. US 50 Region
    1. This group meets approximately twice a year.
    2. Next meeting: Sept 2023 TBD
    3. Stoll's Lakeview Restaurant, 15519 US Hwy 231, Loogootee, IN  47553
    4. Registration and Agenda coming soon.
  8. Southern Indiana Water Professionals Association West
    1. This group holds quarterly meetings
    2. Next meeting: Evansville Water and Sewer Sunrise Pumping Station
    3. June 15, 2023, Thursday,10:30am EDT/9:30am CDT
    4. Draft Agenda
    5. There is no cost to attend but registration is appreciated. Register here:
  9. North Central Region
    1. This group meets approximately twice a year.
    2. Next meeting: Fall 2023
    • West Side Park Building , 500 N. Nappanee St. Nappanee, IN 46550
  10. Northeast Region
    1. This group meets one to two times per year.
    2. Next meeting: Thursday, June 1, 2023, 10:00-11:30am
    3. Rieke Park Lodge, 1800 N Indiana Avenue, Auburn, IN 46706
    4. Agenda 
    5. Register here.
  11. Upper Wabash Region
    1. This group meets one to two times per year.
    2. Next meeting: Wednesday, June 21, 2023, 1:00pm
    3. Marion Utilities, L.E.A.D. Building, 1540 North Washington Street, Marion, IN 46952
    4. Agenda coming soon.
    5. Register here:https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/7255344/June-21-2023-Upper-Wabash-Regional-Planning-Meeting
  12. Whitewater Region
    1. This group meets three to four times per year.
    2. Next meeting: Wednesday, June14, 2023,10:00-11:00am
    3. Community Room of the City Building, 50 North 5th Street, Richmond, IN 47374
    4. Agenda
    5. There is no cost to attend but registration is appreciated. Register here:
  13. Southeast Central Region
    1. This group meets one to two times per year.
    2. Next meeting: Tuesday, June 20,2023, 10:00am
    3. Edinburgh Park & Rec Center, 722 S. Eisenhower Dr. Edinburgh, IN 46124
    4. Agenda coming soon.
    5. Register here:: https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/7255338/June-20-2023-Southeast-Central-Regional-Planning-Meeting
  14. Southern Indiana Wastewater Operators Association Region
    1. This group holds quarterly meetings
    2. Contact: sioaofficer@gmail.com
  15. Ohio Valley Region
    1. This group meets approximately once per year.
    2. Next meeting: April 2024 TBD
      Schilling Center, 900 Mill Street, Brookville, IN 47012
  16. Muscatatuck Region
    1. This group meets approximately twice per year.
    2. Next meeting: Tuesday, June 6, 2023,  2:00-3:00pm
    3. Jennings County Public Library, 2375 IN -3, North Vernon, IN 47265
    4. There is no cost to attend but registration is appreciated .Register https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/7212851/June-6-2023-Muscatatuck-Regional-Planning-Meeting
    5. Agenda
  17. Southern Indiana Water Professionals Association Region
    1. This group holds quarterly meetings. Contact: Scott Ham, Silver Creek Water Corporation, Telephone: 812-246-2889

The list of utilities who have attended an IFA Regional Planning Meeting is available here. Click here to view the list.

As more meetings are scheduled, they will be added here. If you would like to host one, please contact Sarah Hudson at sahudson@ifa.in.gov.

Please note: these meetings are for utility personnel, board members, and elected officials, and only these individuals can meet the attendance requirement. Consultants and contractors are welcome to attend when they attend at the invitation of a utility who is also attending. Utilities may attend a regional meeting outside of their region, but the intention is that they attend one in their region to get the benefits of interacting with their neighbors.

Background and Overview

In 2018, the State convened the Water Infrastructure Task Force (“Task Force”) to study drinking water and wastewater utility needs and best practices in Indiana. One recommendation of the Task Force was for the State to assist utilities with long term planning by establishing Water Infrastructure Study Areas for the purpose of studying supply and demand, drought preparedness, infrastructure needs, and opportunities for utility collaboration within a region.

As a result of these recommendations, the 2019 Indiana General Assembly enacted Senate Enrolled Act 4.   (“SEA 4”) requiring the IFA to conduct regional meetings throughout the state to enable drinking water and wastewater utilities to work together to address long term needs. SEA 4 also requires drinking water and wastewater utilities to report their participation in the meetings to the IFA.

Starting in 2020, the IFA will host annual, regional meetings throughout the state for the purpose of regional, long-term planning. During these meetings, drinking water and wastewater utilities and other interested parties can, for example, identify regional drinking water and wastewater priorities, discuss topics of regional interest, and investigate avenues of possible collaboration. For the purpose of these meetings, “regional, long-term planning” is defined as a group of localized utilities working together to describe and address future needs. The IFA’s goal in conducting these meetings is to help organize utility-led planning groups that focus on regional, long-term issues.

Many utilities are already participating in regional planning via formal or informal arrangements. If your utility already participates in a utility-led, regional planning group, please let us know. We do not want to “recreate the wheel”; rather we would like to partner with you and help bolster your efforts. Your utility can meet the SEA 4 requirement if the IFA participates in an existing utility-led regional planning meeting that your utility attends.

The legislation requires utilities to attend an IFA regional planning meeting every year and report their participation by March 1.  Please note participation in an IFA regional planning meeting is required to be eligible for State-supported financial resources.

Documents and Links

Indiana Regional Meetings Legislative Report for 2020, October 2021

2018 Water Infrastructure Task Force Final Report, November 2018

IFA Regional Planning Meetings Kick-off Letter to Utilities, December 6, 2019

Contacts
Sarah Hudson
Director, Water Resources and Infrastructure Planning Program
317-232-2812
sahudson@ifa.in.gov

Program Mailing Address:
100 North Senate Avenue, Rm. 1275
Indianapolis, IN 46204
317-234-1338 (fax)

Joanie Jones
Administrative Assistant, 
317-234-1279
joajones@ifa.in.gov