Regional sewer district reviews Phase 1 water and wastewater work for Westgate Tech Park; Reed & Sons awarded construction contract

An unidentified presenter for the Greene County Regional Sewer District told members the Phase 1 water and wastewater improvements in the Westgate Tech Park are under construction and moving on an accelerated schedule, with Reed and Sons awarded the Phase 1 construction contract in mid-November.

The presenter said the Phase 1 scope includes two new lift stations — including an Innovation Drive lift station on the park’s north side — new force mains east of the Crane Credit Union and a lift station along State Road 558. “The scope of the project consists of two new lift stations,” the presenter said, and added the team expects Phase 1 to be complete and in service in May 2026.

District staff were told weekly construction coordination calls are in place and that American StructurePoint will provide project-management updates and photographs; staff offered to be added to the distribution list for those updates. The presenter said the Kratos facility (the Indiana Payload Integration Facility, or IPIF) is on a fast track with a March 1 target to be operational, which drives the accelerated utility schedule.

Design for a new wastewater treatment plant is nearing a 90% review slated for January, and the presenter said the larger plant’s construction depends on a congressional-directed funding request of $15,000,000 submitted through Sen. Todd Young and Rep. Mark Messmer. “For this congressional directed spending to be allocated towards our specific project, it has to be approved along with the budget,” he said, adding the district is coordinating with multiple congressional offices and has identified contingency paths — including pursuing EPA funding — if the earmark is not approved.

Project leaders estimated roughly $10.5 million in construction costs for the treatment plant and a roughly two-year build schedule for that facility. Near-term work includes geotechnical borings and lateral surveys; staff noted those borings will be scheduled with the district and that Jeff Glover is the project manager for the treatment plant design work.

Water-side work tied to Phase 1 is nearly 100% designed and is funded through EDA grants and redevelopment tax-credit funding estimated at $5,000,000 available in February to support well-field improvements, a new White River well and upgrades to two existing wells. A separate Crane Village water-design effort is supported by a roughly $400,000 grant from the installation-focused grant program the presenter referenced (transcript labeled the office as 'OATCC'); that design is expected to be complete by late 2026.

The presentation concluded with an offer for the district to participate in weekly construction calls and ongoing coordination; questions from board members focused on inspection processes, sequencing of laterals and infiltration-and-inflow (I&I) assessment methods.

The district did not take a formal vote on the treatment plant funding request during the meeting; staff said additional design milestones and federal funding outcomes will determine next steps and timing.