Why is the LEAP project important to residents of Greater Lafayette?
Dr. Jody Tishmack has put together a document showing the history of Indiana's response to water demands and supply concerns. Why do politicians and business leaders think it's a good idea to transfer water from one area to another? What have they done in the past, and what are they doing now, to address predicted water shortages?
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Brian Daggy at the Indiana Capital Chronicle has written that the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) has been given another $101 million of our tax dollars "...for a water pipeline, land and infrastructure for the (LEAP) project." The current plan would take water from closer to Indianapolis, from
Jody Tishmack, PhD, CEO/President of Soilmaker, has written a letter in response to the Indiana Finance Authority's (IFA) recent release of the first part of its study of water in the North Central area of Indiana. In that release, the IFA claimed that water withdrawals in the
The Indiana Finance Authority has released a summary of its review of water demand in two areas of the state. They now turn to the question of supply. How do they think they can get a realistic view of water supply in just a few months? North-central water withdrawals in
Here is the second attachment from Jody Tishmack's message about monitoring wells.