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UMAC official says IDEM warned Wingate it could face enforcement over plant conditions
Summary
At the Sept. 10 Wingate Town Council meeting, UMAC representative Troy Elless reported an IDEM inspector warned the town that plant conditions and the lack of planning-grant funding could lead to enforcement; town staff said they will follow up.
UMAC representative Troy Elless told the Wingate Town Council on Sept. 10 that an inspector from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management said plant conditions at Wingate’s wastewater facility had not improved and that the town had not yet obtained funding for a planning grant. The inspector indicated he would send the town for enforcement if conditions do not improve.
Elless reported the inspector’s message during the council’s updates and said the town’s application to the Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA) for a planning grant remains pending. “The inspector said he would be sending Wingate in for enforcement,” Elless said, according to the meeting transcript. Elless also reported the inspector conveyed concern about the lack of planning-grant funding.
The report prompted no formal action at the meeting; council members instructed staff to follow up. Clerk-Treasurer Janet Alexander and UMAC will coordinate next steps, and Elless said he will continue work with state inspectors and town staff on the plant’s compliance status.
The town did not provide additional technical details at the meeting about the specific violations cited, any required corrective schedule, or whether enforcement steps (such as notices or civil penalties) had already been initiated. Town officials said staff will pursue available planning-grant funding and meet with residents who raised related concerns.
The council’s minutes record the conversation but do not disclose an enforcement timeline or further technical findings. The town’s next regular meeting is scheduled for Oct. 15, 2024, and staff indicated they will report updates as they are available.
