SOUTH WHITLEY — At Tuesday, April 28’s meeting, the South Whitley Town Council held a public hearing for Phase B of the town’s wastewater utility improvement project.
The improvements, including replacement of a failing lift station installed in 1970, are mandated by the state. South Whitley has already received two extensions from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, or IDEM, as the town must complete the improvements by May 2028.
The project will also involve boring a new line under Eel River, which was first installed in 1970, ruptured in 1984 and was replaced with PVC. It will be replaced with a heavier-duty line, said utilities superintendent Kent Slater…