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Drainage board extends dewatering discharge permit at ITC‑3 site amid public concern about wetlands and cumulative water use
Summary
The board approved a one-year extension of a dewatering discharge permit for utility work at the ITC‑3 site; residents raised concerns about wetland loss, cumulative dewatering volumes, and local water quality tied to nearby development and city discharges.
The St. Joseph County Drainage Board voted to extend a dewatering discharge permit for the northern portion of the ITC‑3 site for 12 months, allowing ongoing utility installation work to continue under the same discharge conditions.
Staff and the project representative said the extension does not change permitted discharge conditions and that contractor monitoring (identified in the record as Walbridge/AWS) will continue reporting discharge volumes. A staff summary stated the earlier permit authorized up to about 1,400,000 gallons per hour; in recent weeks the site has been discharging roughly half that amount — “about 600,000 to 700,000 gallons an hour” — while not all pumps have been running.
The board approved the extension after…
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