Evansville, IN – According to the state officials, Gov. Holcomb has directed the Indiana Finance Authority to begin exclusive oversight of the completion and validation of the INTERA water supply study currently underway along the Wabash River in Tippecanoe County expected to be completed and peer reviewed in January 2024.
This study was originally commissioned and overseen by the Indiana Economic Development Corporation to operate at the speed of business and market demands positioning Indiana for further capital investment.
Holcomb has also instructed IFA to accelerate the start of a planned comprehensive regional water study for north-central Indiana that will examine watersheds covering Tippecanoe County and at least 12 other area counties including Benton, Cass, Carroll, Clinton, Fountain, Howard, Montgomery, Parke, Tipton, Vermillion, Warren, White with potentially more being invited to be participate.
Gov. Holcomb also asked IFA to add new water monitoring devices in the area to support this regional study while providing the public assurance that water use and availability will continue to be tracked accurately and in real-time.
