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Terre Town neighborhood residents have until next week to express interest in connecting to the city’s water utility.

Around 1,800 addresses, including two schools, were without water this morning after a water main break.

Bloomington’s ambitious fiber optic plan will bring rapid download speeds to thousands of homes. But homeowners affected by damage during installation can find themselves bogged down for months.

That includes utilities serving the cities of Logansport, Columbus, Elkhart, and Sellersburg as well as Watson Rural Water Company.

Scientists, lawmakers and business leaders joined together to talk about how to better manage Indiana’s water.

So far, IDEM has found unhealthy levels of PFAS in 19 drinking water utilities — 10 midsize utilities and nine small water utilities.

52.8 percent of the state is under drought, while 97.6 percent is at least “abnormally dry,” according to the National Weather Service.

Exposure to PFAS chemicals has been linked to kidney cancer, problems with the immune system and developmental issues in children.

No one agency is responsible for protecting the lake. But one group that’s helping is Friends of Lake Monroe, which has developed the Lake Monroe Watershed Management Plan focused on improving water quality.

The Heritage Environmental landfill in Roachdale largely complies with regulations. But some of its hazardous waste sits in an unlined unit above a town's drinking water.