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Combined Sewer Overflows in the Great Lakes Basin-Indiana

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There are 22 NPDES permits for CSO discharges in the Great Lakes Basin in Indiana. The table below provides information about those permittees and, where available, links to their CSO website and Annual Notice describing the CSO discharges that occurred in 2023.

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Municipal Operator of CSONPDES Permit NumberGreat Lake Discharged ToWater Body Directly Discharged IntoWebsiteAnnual CSO Notice
AuburnIN0020672Lake ErieCedar CreekAuburn websiteAuburn annual public notice
BerneIN0021369Lake ErieHabegger Ditch, Spruger DitchBerne website 
ButlerIN0022462Lake ErieBig RunButler websiteButler annual report (pdf) (8.27 KB)
ChestertonIN0022578Lake MichiganEast Arm Little Calument River  
Crown PointIN0025763Lake MichiganMain Beaver Dam DitchCrown Point website 
East ChicagoIN0022829Lake MichiganIndiana Harbor Canal, Grand Calumet RiverEast Chicago website 
ElkhartIN0025674Lake MichiganElkhart River, St. Joseph River, Christina CreekElkhart websiteElkhart annual notification (pdf) (337.23 KB)
Fort WayneIN0032191Lake ErieMaumee River, St. Mary's River, Spy Run Creek, St. Joseph River, UNTFort Wayne websiteFort Wayne annual notification
GaryIN0022977Lake MichiganGrand Calumet River, Little Calumet RiverGary website 
GoshenIN0025755Lake MichiganElkhart RiverGoshen website 
HammondIN0023060Lake MichiganGrand Calumet River, East Arm Little Calumet RiverHammond websiteHammond annual notification
KendallvilleIN0020656Lake MichiganUNT Henderson LakeKendallville website 
LaPorte MunicipalIN0025577Lake MichiganTravis DitchLaPorte websiteLaPorte annual report
LowellIN0023621Lake ErieCedar CreekLowell website 
Michigan CityIN0023752Lake MichiganTrail CreekMichigan City website 
MishawakaIN0025640Lake MichiganSt. Joseph River, Eller DitchMishawaka websiteMishawaka annual notification
NappaneeIN0021466Lake MichiganBerlin Court Ditch, Armey DitchNappanee websiteNappanee annual notice (pdf) (29.02 MB)
New HavenINM020346Lake MichiganMaumee R via Martin Drain and Trier DNew Haven website 
South BendIN0024520Lake MichiganSt. Joseph RiverSouth Bend websiteSouth Bend annual notification and annual report
ValparaisoIN0024660Lake MichiganSalt CreekValparaiso websiteValparaiso annual notification (pdf) (96.92 KB)
WakarusaIN0024775Lake MichiganWerntz DitchTown of WakarusaWakarusa annual notification and annual report
WaterlooIN0020711Lake ErieCedar CreekWaterloo websiteWaterloo annual notification

EPA’s Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) database has additional information on NPDES discharges, including CSO discharges for some facilities.

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