Warrick County Drainage Board approves routine items, rejects one bid and hears multiple IDEM complaints

The Warrick County Drainage Board met Aug. 11 and approved routine meeting business, voted to reject bids on a local stormwater project pending a redesign, and heard repeated Indiana Department of Environmental Management complaints about construction runoff in two subdivisions.

Board President called the meeting to order and the board approved minutes from the Jan. 28, 2025 meeting and claims totaling $106.62; both motions carried unanimously, recorded as 3–0.

The board approved plans for Miner's Lake, a proposed 13‑lot residential subdivision along Boonhill Harmony Road, after staff review found no drainage improvements were necessary. Jim Morley Jr., project engineer, told the board the lots average about 4.5 acres and drain to an existing onsite lake; board members agreed the subdivision would not affect off‑site drainage and approved the item 3–0.

On stormwater capital work, county staff reported two bids for a proposed stormwater improvement on Glenbrook Drive in Fieldstone Subsection B exceeded the engineer's estimate by more than 10 percent. Staff said they will redesign the…