With society in general more aware of the fragile state of our environment... it's helped Indianapolis "sell" the wastewater rehab project to residents who will be paying the bill planners and engineers are more aware too... as they coordinate

Tapping the Future

Mar 3rd, 2009

About 75 percent of Indianapolis' drinking water comes from rivers and streams; the rest is from ground water. Dr. Lenora Tedesco the Director of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Indiana University Purdue University says access to clean wat

Drops in the Bucket

Mar 3rd, 2009

The work underway in Indianapolis to improve the city's water and sewer system comes with a hefty price tag: $1.7 billion by recent estimates. We'll take a look at how the price tag has delayed action, ballooned to the cost today, and why the e

Laying the Pipes

Feb 24th, 2009

More than 300 million Americans use an average of 100 gallons of water each day. Every home and business depends on water. In "Laying the Pipes" we examine what it takes to maintain our drinking water, wastewater and storm water systems. We'll

Underground Maze - Part 1

Feb 24th, 2009

Most of us don't think much about having clean water - it's there everyday on demand ..as much as we want or need. It's vital to our public health and economic development. Yet there are warnings about our recreational use of Central Indiana's

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