2019 |
Oct |
Taft Street Road Closure to begin Monday, October 14, 2019 |
2019 |
Sept |
Fall, 2019, Newsletter article (Stormwater Rain Gardens) |
2019 |
Feb |
Municipal Sewer & Water article in February, 2019, edition |
2018 |
May |
FEMA Fact Sheet Dated May 29, 2018 regarding February, 2018, Flooding and Rain Event |
2018 |
April |
Merrillville High School and Andrean High School Participate in Earth Day Rain Barrel Competition |
2018 |
Mar |
Spring, 2018, Newsletter article (Stormwater 101) |
2018 |
Feb |
FLOOD ASSISTANCE QUICK REFERENCE LIST |
2017 |
Dec |
STORMWATER "CLEAN AND CLEAR" POSTERS (FROM SOUTH SHORE SERIES) AVAILABLE FOR SALE |
2017 |
Oct |
Fall, 2017, Newsletter article (Flood Insurance Facts) |
2017 |
June |
Matt Lake & Stormwater Utiilty featured in June/July 2017 Business View Magazine |
2017 |
May |
May is "National Water Safety Month" - Precautions Needed at Ponds & Other Bodies of Water |
2017 |
May |
Rain Barrel Program for 2017 Concluded; Home Delivery is Now Available
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2017 |
April |
Andrean High School and Merrilville Public Schools Participating in Earth Day Rain Barrel Competition |
2017 |
Mar |
Spring, 2017, Newsletter Article (Wetlands and Stormwater Benefits)
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2017 |
Mar |
2017 Rain Barrel Program Begins |
2016 |
Oct |
Fall, 2016, Newsletter Article (FEMA Flood Zones) |
2016 |
Aug |
Purdue Extension Holds Rain Garden Workshiop at Stormwater Resource Center Aug. 30 & 31, 2016 |
2016 |
May |
Precautions Needed to Save Lives at Ponds & Other Bodies of Water |
2016 |
May |
Rain Barrel Program Concluded; Barrels Still Available Through Home Delivery Program |
2016 |
April |
Merrillville Public Schools Participate in Rain Barrel Competition at Earth Day Event |
2016 |
Mar |
Stormwater Department Launches its 2016 Rain Barrel Program |
2016 |
Mar |
Spring, 2016, Newsletter Article (Stormwater Pollution Prevention) |
2016 |
Jan |
2016 Officers Named to Stormwater Management Board |
2015 |
Nov |
Mississippi Street Road Closure Announced for 93rd Avenue to 101st Avenue |
2015 |
Oct |
Taney Ditch Improvements Completed - October, 2015 |
2015 |
Sep |
Fall, 2015, Newsletter Article (Stormwater Fall Tips) |
2015 |
Sep |
Erosion Control Lunch & Learn Sponsored by Siltworm held at Stormwater Center |
2015 |
Aug |
Hoosier Riverwatch Workshop Held at Stormwater Resource Center |
2015 |
June |
Town of Merrillville Named an Indiana CLEAN Community |
2015 |
May |
Rain Barrel Program concluded; Residents can still order through UpCycle Products |
2015 |
April |
Rain Barrel Program Pickup Thursday, April 30, 2015 at the Stormwater Resource Center |
2015 |
Mar |
Stormwater Utility Display Rain Barrel Painted By Andrean High School Students |
2015 |
Mar |
Spring, 2015, Newsletter Article (Stormwater Protection, Awards Received This Past Year & Rain Barrel Program Info) |
2015 |
Mar |
Stormwater Office Launches 2015 Rain Barrel Program |
2015 |
Feb |
INAFSM Winter Newsletter 2014-15 (with photo of Executive Director Matt Lake with "Outstanding Stormwater Project" Award and article about the 54th Court Project) |
2014 |
Nov |
Flood Insurance Premiums for Merrillville Residents to be Reduced |
2014 |
Nov |
Stormwater Resource Center Still Accepting Caps for Recycled Benches |
2014 |
Oct |
Stormwater Utility Receives Statewide Awards for 54th Court Project |
2014 |
Oct |
Fall, 2014, Newsletter Article (Stormwater Enforcement and Ways Residents Can Help) |
2014 |
Sept |
Take the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Quiz! |
2014 |
Sept |
Illegal Dumping Signs to be Installed in Town - $100 Reward to be Given for Informaton Leading to Conviction - September 16, 2014 |
2014 |
Aug |
Stormwater Master Plan to be Presented August 14, 2014 |
2014 |
July |
Stormwater Center is Drop-Off Site for CAP-A-THON Program for Recycled Benches |
2014 |
May |
Radio One Communications Interview with Matt Lake & Darren Olson from Christopher Burke Engineering re: Stormwater Master Plan |
2014 |
May |
Rain Barrel Program Concluded |
2014 |
May |
Merrillville Recognized for Illicit Discharge Detection & Elimination Plan by IDEM |
2014 |
May |
Executive Director Speaks at MS4 Annual Meeting on Utility Development & Master Plans |
2014 |
April |
Stormwater Utility Launches Rain Barrel Program |
2014 |
April |
Stormwater Utility Sets Southmoor Park Residents Public Meeting |
2014 |
April |
Floodplain Management Workshop Held |
2014 |
April |
Permeable Hardscapes Workshop Held |
2014 |
March |
Spring, 2014, Newsletter Article (Stormwater Spring Tips) |
2014 |
Feb |
Stormwater Concerns Rise With Snow Melt |
2014 |
Jan |
Routine Ditch Maintenance on Madison Ditch |
2013 |
Dec |
Fr. Joseph Vamos Blessing of Merrillville Stormwater Resource Center |
2013 |
Dec |
Merrillville Stormwater Resource Center Ribbon Cutting & Open House Held |
2013 |
Sept |
Fall, 2013, Newsletter Article (Stormwater Resource Center Being Constructed, etc.) |
2013 |
Sept |
Kaiser Ditch Drainage Project Done in Conjunction with Lake County Surveyor |
2013 |
Sept |
Stormwater Master Plan Inundation Maps Available For Public Viewing |
2013 |
Aug |
Merrillville Rain Garden Featured in Great Lakes Green Streets Guidebook |
2013 |
July |
Merrillville Stormwater Resource Center Groundbreaking Held |
2013 |
May |
Bon Aire Lake Residents Meeting Held |
2013 |
April |
Merrillville Named Tree City USA Again for 2012 |
2013 |
April |
Spring, 2013, Newsletter Article (Cancer and Stormwater Runoff) |
2013 |
April |
Contractors' Workshop for Stormwater Protection Held |
2013 |
April |
54th Avenue Storm Sewer Reconstruction Project Starts |
2012 |
Oct |
Fall, 2012, Newsletter Article (Various Stormwater Projects and Activities) |
2012 |
Oct |
Fall, 2012, Newsletter Article (West Nile Virus Protection) |
2012 |
Sept |
INAFSM Winter Newsletter 2012-13 (with photo of Executive Director Matt Lake receiving "Excellence in Stormwater Management" Award |
2012 |
Sept |
Executive Director Presented "Excellence in Stormwater Management" Award by INAFSM |
2012 |
Aug |
Taft Street Drainage Improvement Project Begins |
2012 |
July |
Good Tree Works Municipal Arborist Training Held at Hidden Lake |
2012 |
May |
54th Court Reconstruction Project Slated To Begin |
2012 |
March |
Spring, 2012, Newsletter Article (Fertilizers and Stormwater Management in Your Yard) |
2012 |
Jan |
Matt Lake Appointed to Indiana Watershed Leadership Academy |
2011 |
Oct |
Fall, 2011, Newsletter Article (Oil and Stormwater Do Not Mix) |
2011 |
Aug |
Matt Lake Hired as Executive Director of Merrillville Stormwater Utility |
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