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Mishawaka adopts ordinance updating utilities' service boundaries tied to IURC settlement
Summary
The Mishawaka Common Council unanimously adopted an ordinance to amend municipal code boundaries for Mishawaka utilities to furnish water and sewer up to four miles outside the city, implementing terms of a settlement approved by the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission.
The Mishawaka Common Council on June 1 adopted an ordinance amending Chapter 137 of the municipal code to establish updated service boundaries for Mishawaka utilities, permitting water and sewer service up to four miles beyond city limits. The vote was unanimous, 9–0.
Ken Prince, director of planning and community development, told the council the ordinance implements a settlement agreement with the St. Joseph County regional water and sewer district that the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) approved with conditions. "On April 22nd, 2026, the IURC approved the settlement agreement subject to the city of Mishawaka adopting an amendment to the regulatory ordinance to incorporate the service areas and material information that was included in the settlement," Prince said.
Prince said the change responds to previous activity around a proposed private water utility seeking to serve a major data center and references prior local ordinances from 2014 and 2025 that identified exclusive service boundaries. The ordinance as drafted incorporates the settlement's map and explanatory materials and will be filed with the IURC to make the agency action effective.
A committee report from the council's land use and planning committee recommended adoption; the council accepted that report and voted 9–0 to adopt the amended ordinance.
The ordinance puts into local law the service-area boundaries described in the settlement and enables the city to proceed with the administrative filing required by the IURC.
