DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

The Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water, will hold a public meeting on April 11, 2018 beginning at 9:00 am (local time) in the Brown County Public Library located at 205 Locust Lane in Nashville, Indiana. The purpose of this meeting is to gather testimony on the following water supply contract application: Applicant: Salt Creek Services, c/o Sherman and Armbruster, 609 Treybourne Drive, Suite A, Greenwood, IN 46142; Request: Water Supply Contract for Domestic Home Use; Reservoir: Monroe Lake Reservoir; Location: Monroe and Brown Counties on the East Fork of Whitewater River; 4850 S. State Road 446, Bloomington, IN 47401.

This public meeting is being pursuant to the provisions of Indiana Code 14-25-2-2.5 which authorizes the State to contract for the provision of certain minimum quantities of stream flow or to sell water on a unit pricing basis for water supply purposes from the water supply storage in reservoir impoundments that are financed by the State of Indiana. The determination whether to enter a water supply contract is made by the Natural Resources Commission considering the following factors: 1) Terms, conditions, and purposes of the authorizing legislation; 2) The likelihood of adverse effects to: a) Public Safety; b) The Environment; c) Navigation; d) Recreation; 3) The availability of another source of water to the person making the request; 4) The proximity of the reservoir of any person making the request; 5) The water allocation priorities for the use of withdrawn water.

The issues directly related to this request for a water supply contract will be addressed at the meeting. The meeting will include a presentation by the Department describing the nature of the request and the process by which the Commission will determine whether to enter the contract with Salt Creek Services. An opportunity for public comment on the pending request will be provided.

If you have any questions concerning this public meeting, please contact Vanessa Gonzalez at the Division of Water at 317-232- 4160 or 877-928-3755 (toll free), by email at [email protected], or in writing to the Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water 402 W Washington St. Room W264 Indianapolis, IN 46204.

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