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June 24, 2010. The 2009 Annual Water Quality Report was mailed today as an insert with your water bill to every billing address of record. Read over the report and call the office if you have any questions. Every report from the current one through previous years are also available on our web site as a download.
May 19, 2010. The annual membership meeting was held tonight at South Cental school. Re-elected to three year terms on the board of directors was Jack Frederick, Gary Eiler and Sally Williar.
April 29, 2010. The Office of Utility Consumer Counselor (OUCC) is now accepting public comments regarding the pending rate increase filing for South Harrison Water. If you wish to make comments, follow the link on our Home page for "Rate Increase Information" and click the link for the OUCC Public Notice and follow the instructions. Comments are due no later than May 26, 2010.
March 9, 2010. Online bill payment is now active on our home page. Click the link "Access My Account / Online Bill Payment" on our home page to take you to our secure web payment portal. You can pay by credit card online and you can also create a username & password to login and view / print your monthly bills. As with all credit card payments, the standard $2.00 processing fee applies.
February 10, 2010. South Harrison Water has received the Center for Disease Control's "Water Fluoridation Quality Award" again for calendar year 2009. This is 7 years in a row that we have received this award.
February 1, 2010. General Manager Bruce Cunningham attended the Harrison County Commissioner meeting this morning to request their sponsorship of a $1 million grant application to the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs. The grant will be used for water main construction along Lake Road and New Middletown-Elizabeth Road. The commissioners approved the request with a motion by Buck Mathes; seconded by Terry Miller. Grant application deadline is July 2, 2010. The first step is to have an income survey of water company customers conducted by a third party.
January 26, 2010. The rate increase petition was filed with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission today under cause number 43850.
January 13, 2010. The board tonight unanimously voted to file for a rate increase per the Cost of Service Study conducted by Umbaugh & Associates. It has been 19 years since our last rate increase was approved. It will take about 9 - 12 months to complete this process. The filing will be through the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission, which regulates South Harrison Water. The overall average rate increase requested will be 28.8%.
December 9, 2009. The board tonight approved our 2010 operations budget. Included in the budget is funding for online bill payments. This is a customer service feature that has been requested by many of our customers. We will roll out online bill payments in the first quarter of 2010 as part of our web site features. The next step will be e-billing, where customers may opt out of paper bill delivery. E-bill notification will be made by email or possibly text messaging. Watch for these new features coming in 2010.
September 17, 2009. Emergency generator has now been installed at the office headquarters / pumping station. Only the well field generator project remains to be completed.
September 9, 2009. The South Harrison Water Board of Directors voted tonight to have Umbaugh & Associates of Indianapolis, IN conduct a Cost of Service Study on our rate tariff. We have not had a rate adjustment in 18 years and the board is concerned as to where we stand with revenue versus expenses. Results of the COSS will probably be returned to the board after the first of the year.
September 1, 2009. South Harrison Water now has four of our major water pumping stations set up for emergency generator use. We have purchased a 100kw portable generator and installed manual transfer switches. Work is being completed to install a permanently mounted generator at the office.
May 26, 2009. The Harrison County Council voted tonight to provide $240,000 of funding to South Harrison Water for the purchase of emergency generators on a motion by Ralph Sherman; seconded by Richard Gerdon. Motion carried un-opposed. Members should thank the Commissioners and Council members for providing this funding.
May 20, 2009. The annual membership meeting was held tonight at Heth Washington school. Re-elected to three year terms on the board of directors was Matt Rothrock, Glenn Walker and Allen Pursell.
May 11, 2009. Manager Bruce Cunningham attended the Harrison County Council meeting tonight and made a presentation for emergency generator funding. Council will vote on the request at the May 26th meeting.
May 4, 2009. Manager Bruce Cunningham attended the Harrison County Commissioner meeting this morning and made a request for riverboat funds to purchase emergency generators. The total project will cost $410k, but SHW is willing to pay $170k of the project costs. Buck Mathes made a motion to fund $240k and Terry Miller seconded. The request will now go to the County Council for hearing at their May 11th meeting.
April 24, 2009. South Harrison Water has filed a modification to its schedule of rates and charges with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission. This modification is for the Credit Card Surcharge portion of our non-recurring charges and does not affect retail rates in any form. A public notice appears on our web site, is displayed on our office front door, and will appear in the Corydon Democrat.
April 6, 2009. Manager Bruce Cunningham attended the Harrison County Commissioner meeting this morning and made a request for riverboat infrastructure funds to purchase emergency generators. The total project will cost $410k, but SHW is willing to pay a portion of the project costs. Buck Mathes made a motion to fund $205k, but the motion died due to a lack of second. The other commissioners stated they wanted a month to discuss the need for generators with other water utilities. Cunningham was told to return to the commissioner's May 4th meeting.
March 4, 2009. The sprinkler system / fire protection service was turned on today for Norstam Veneer. The new 12" water main is now in service and customer meters and tap lines are now being connected. By April we should begin the pavement repairs and will start cleaning up the pipeline route and customer yards as the weather allows.
February 4, 2009. South Harrison Water dodged another bullet during the recent ice storm and related power outages. We used a combination of water stored in our tanks, interconnections with neighboring utilities, and emergency generators to keep the water on to our customers. A special thanks to our employees who worked many overtime hours to keep your water on. Some of our employees were out of power at their own homes for up to six days. We will be discussing the purchase of emergency generators at our February board meeting. They are a big expense.
January 14, 2009. Norstam 12" water main project is approximated 65% complete. Over 11,000 feet of water main has now been laid. Thank you for your patience during this necessary time of construction. Winter time is not the optimal time for a large project of this nature. Clean up of rock and debris and also yard seeding and strawing will occur in the spring as weather allows.
January 1, 2009. Our new schedule of rates and charges went into affect today. We raised many of our non-recurring charges to help cover the actual costs of doing business. Our water rates were not affected in any way by these changes. Please refer to the back of your water bill for an explanation of these charges. They are also explained in our schedule of rates and charges. Follow the link on our Home page to download a copy of our Rate Schedule.
December 30, 2008. Our annual customer newsletter was mailed out today to every billing address on record. The newsletter was inserted into your regular bill envelope. Please make sure to read this informative newsletter for information about South Harrison Water. If you have any questions about the newsletter, feel free to call our office.
November 14, 2008. Norstam 12" water main project is well underway. About 3,000 feet of main has been laid and both road bores of SR 135 are now finished. Please bear with us during this time of construction. Some local traffic delays can be expected on Hillcrest DR north of Mauckport.
November 12, 2008. Board of Directors have agreed to institute the new schedule of IURC approved non-recurring charges beginning January 1, 2009.
October 27, 2008. Contractor began laying 12" water main in front of Norstam Veneer plant today. Project will proceed north and end at the intersection of SR 135 & Watson RD. Please bear with us during this time of construction.
September 15, 2008. The Harrison County Commissioners today approved the written agreement concerning the Norstam Veneer 12" water main project. Notice to proceed will now be given to the low bid contractor, Infrastructure Systems, Inc. of Orleans, IN. The project is expected to begin in mid October.
September 3, 2008. The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission approved today the requested increase in utility non-recurring charges. These fees are being increased to cover our costs of labor, material, and transportation. No increase to the water rates are planned at this time. The fees that will increase are: Connection fee ($750.00), Reconnection Charge ($40.00), General Service Charge - Working Hours ($50.00), General Service Charge - Non-Working Hours ($80.00), Returned Check Charge ($35.00), and the Meter Reading Charge ($10.00).
August 18, 2008. Painting of Laconia Tank on Merk RD has begun. This regular scheculed maintenance includes the complete sandblasting of the interior and exterior of the water tank. A three coat epoxy based paint system will be applied to the interior and exterior. Work is expected to take about 60 days and no water outages will be necessary.
August 13, 2008. Bids were opened at our regular board meeting tonight for the Norstam Veneer 12" water main project. A total of eight contractors submitted bids for the 12" water main construction. The bids were read aloud at the meeting. The apparent low bid was submitted by Infrastructure Systems, Inc. from Orleans, IN. Bids were taken under advisement until reviewed for correctness by our engineering firm. Contracts will not be signed until a written agreement has been executed by South Harrison Water, Harrison County Commissioners, and Norstam Veneer.
July 30, 2008. Press release appeared in the Corydon Democrat today about the new style water bills coming in August and also the non-recurring fee increases filed with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission.
June 11, 2008. Board of directors voted to raise many of our non-recurring charges through the 30 day filing process with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Cmmission. Tap on fee will raise from $450.00 to $750.00, plus the $110.00 membership fee. Other fees will also raise. Fee increases are to cover our actual cost of doing business. There will be NO INCREASE to the water rates.
May 19, 2008. Web site updated with Water Quality Report for calendar year 2007. This Consumer Confidence Report will be given out at our annual meeting on Wednesday night and will be mailed out to every customer address before the July 1, 2008 deadline.
May 14, 2008. Board of directors passed a motion to go with outsourced bill printing services. Post cards will no longer be used and new style bills will come in a sealed envelope with a return envelope included. Board also accepted the bid from Diversified Coatings for the sand blasting and painting of our Laconia Tank on Merk Road. Tank will be painted later this summer.
April 29, 2008. South Harrison Water today contacted Midwestern Engineers to begin the preliminary engineering necessary for the state permits and bid documents for the 12" Norstam water line project. SHW personnel will be making property owner contact along the proposed construction route over the next few weeks.
April 28, 2008. The Harrison County Council voted tonight to send a letter of intent to provide $900,000 of funding to the Economic Development Corp for the 12" water line construction for Norstam Veneer. Motion by Ralph Sherman; seconded by Leslee Robertson. Carried 6-0.
April 21, 2008. The Harrison County Commissioners voted tonight to grant $900,000 to the Economic Development Corporation, which will in turn pass the monies to South Harrison Water for the construction of 18,000 feet of 12" water main that will provide fire protection service to Norstam Veneer. The project is planned to begin at the SR 135 / Watson RD intersection, following SR 135 and Hillcrest Drive to the twin churches area, then along Crossroads Road to the Norstam factory. Motion made by Terry Miller; seconded by JR Eckart. Carried 3-0.
January 10, 2008. The annual customer newsletter was mailed out today. As usual, we also included 12 return envelopes for your monthly bill payments and 12 stickers that say "Read SH Water Meter" for your family calendar. As a reminder, it is important to read your meter the same time each month.
November 14, 2007. The emergency interconnection built with the Town of Corydon water system, is now operational and on line ready for use. The interconnection is for emergency purposes only and can supply drinking water from Corydon to South Harrison, or from South Harrison to Corydon. It has a capacity of up to 1 million gallons per day. This project was funded with Harrison County infrastructure monies. Special thanks to the county commissioners and the county council for approving the funding for this emergency interconnection between the two utilities.
May 25, 2007. If you are reading this, then you already know that our web site has moved to a new location. South Harrison Water has teamed with Portative Technologies, Corydon, IN to bring high speed internet to rural areas of Harrison County. As part of that effort, we have moved our web page to a new server and easier to remember web address. We hope that in the future this will allow us to add new features and information to our web site. Just check us out at www.southharrisonwater.com.
May 16, 2007. The water company held its 36th annual membership meeting tonight at South Central School. Business conducted at the meeting included a review of 2006 financial information and the re-election of three members to our board of directors. Congratulations to Jack Frederick, Sally Williar, and Gary Eiler. Next year's annual meeting is tentatively scheduled for May 21, 2008 at New Middletown Elementary School.
April 2, 2007. The county commissioners held a public hearing at 8:30 AM today to discuss the closing of Rainey Well RD. No one spoke against closing the road. The commissioners then voted to close the road. The water company will work with the adjoining property owners to install locked gates.
March 5, 2007. Manager Bruce Cunningham presented a petition to close Rainey Well RD to the Harrison County Commissioners at their regular meeting. A public hearing has been scheduled on the matter at 8:30AM on April 2, 2007 at a regular commissioner meeting.
January 8, 2007. Crews have begun laying 6" water main along Maple RD in Boone Township. This new main will loop part of our distribution system and increase service reliability.
December 12, 2006. Contractors have bugun installing the below grade piping necessary for the new Corydon emergency interconnection, located along SR 135 south of Central. If the weather cooperates, we will complete construction by spring.
November 30, 2006. The Centers for Disease Control and the United States Department of Health & Human Services has awarded South Harrison Water its 4th consecutive "Water Fluoridation Quality Award". The award states in part "... commends this water system for its consistent and professional adjustment of the water fluoride content to the optimum level for oral health for 12 consecutive months. Consistent, high quality water fluoridation practice, as demonstrated by this water system, is a safe and effective method to prevent tooth decay, improving the oral health of the community residents of all ages."
October 10, 2006. The Harrison County Council tonight approved $175,000 for South Harrison Water and the Town of Corydon to build an emergency interconnection. The motion to approve was made by Councilman Ralph Sherman and Seconded by Councilman Buck Mathes. Vote was 5 - 0 - 1, with Kenny Saulman abstaining. Representatives from both water utilities would like to thank the Commissioners and Council for approving this request.
September 18, 2006. General Manager Bruce Cunningham and Corydon Town Council President Fred Cammack, jointly attended the Harrison County Commissioners meeting tonight to make a second request for funding to build an emergency interconnection between the two water systems. The request was approved by the commissioners on a motion by James Goldman; seconded by Jim Heitkemper. The utilities will present their request to the Harrison County Council at their planning meeting September 25, 2006, at 7PM.
September 5, 2006. General Manager Bruce Cunningham and Corydon Town Council President Fred Cammack, jointly presented a request to the Harrison County Commissioners today for funding to build an emergency interconnection between the two water systems. The one million gallon per day proposed interconnection would enable each utility to provide drinking water to the other in case of an emergency on that system. The request was tabled by the commissioners until their next regular meeting September 18, 2006.
September 5, 2006. South Harrison Water welcomed their new employee, Adam Ferree, to his first day of work today.
August 11, 2006. The US Army Corps of Engineers riverbank / well protection project is now finished. Pictures were added to the web site today showing the different phases of construction and the completed job.
August 7, 2006. The US Army Corps of Engineers riverbank / well protection project is nearly finished. The pre-final inspection was held today and to date 4,000 tons of rock have been placed. Another 500 tons of rock will be placed tomorrow and the final inspection will be held Thursday August 10th. The job looks very good and the contractor has done excellent work. Pictures of "before and after" will be put up on our "Pictures" link by the end of the week.
June 27, 2006. The well field CRP planting is now finished. We have planted the property in warm season grasses and established clover buffers and water ways around and through the property. Problem erosion areas have been repaired and re-seeded. This effort has been made to help with our well head protection program. Well head protection is all about protecting our drinking water source from possible future contamination.
June 13, 2006. The US Army Corps of Engineers riverbank stabilization project near our wells began today. The project includes clearing of 225 feet of riverbank and the placement of four barges of rip-rap to help prevent further erosion from occuring. The project has a 90 day completion window.
May 31, 2006. The 2005 Water Quality Report (also know as a consumer confidence report) was uploaded to the web site today. This report is mailed out annually to every customer on record and gives information about our water, water testing, and test results. There is a text version and also Adobe Acrobat versions available here on our web site. Follow the link on our opening home page that says "Consumer Confidence". We also have past year's reports available in Acrobat format for download. We are proud that we did not have any testing or monitoring violations in 2005.
May 17, 2006. The water corporation held our annual membership meeting at Heth Washington School tonight at 7PM. Business included a review of 2005 business and financial data and also the re-election of three board members to our board of directors. Congratulations to Allen Pursell, Matt Rothrock, and Glenn Walker who were re-elected to three year terms.
February 8, 2006. At our regular board meeting, the directors voted to accept the low bidder TJC Engineering on the US Army Corps of Engineers riverbank protection project around our Ranney Well. The total cost of the bid is $330,000 and the cost share portion out of SHWC’s pocket is $133,662. The board of directors also decided to proceed with enrolling our property in the federal CRP program and plant warm season native grasses on our 23 acres. Some discussion also occurred about repairing the erosion damage in the vacant fields and cost sharing with the local Soil & Water Conservation District on establishing water ways in those three areas. A block ad also appeared in the Corydon Democrat today as a part of our well head protection public education outreach program.
January 26, 2006. The water company web site has been completely updated with new information, including about 40 new photos on our 'pictures' link and new information on our 'water conservation' link. Email the webmaster with any thoughts or comments you have regarding our web site.
January 18, 2006. Our first 'targeted newsletter' was mailed out today to a list of county officials and public/private board members. This newsletter is being done to help educate those individuals, and provide better communications, about the role of South Harrison Water in Harrison County.
January 6, 2006. The annual customer mailing was sent out today. Included in the mailing was an informative newsletter and 12 return envelopes for bill payments. We strive to keep our customers informed of ongoing activities and system improvements.
December 7, 2005. General Manager Bruce Cunningham today was elected board president of the Alliance of Indiana Rural Water. The Alliance is the rural water association in Indiana that is affiliated with National Rural Water. They receive grant funding from the federal government to help Indiana's approximatly 975 small water and wastewater systems. The Alliance is headquartered in Indianapolis and has a staff of 10 employees.
November 9, 2005. South Harrison Water board of directors approved the utility office staff's proposal to begin automatic bank drafting of customer payments. Plans are to begin this program on a limited basis in December, with roll out to all customers in January 2006.
October 5, 2005. South Harrison Water was notified today by the Indiana Department of Health that we have received the "Water Fluoridation Quality Award" for calendar years 2002 and 2003. This award is given by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the US Department of Health and Human Services to drinking water systems that maintain the proper fluoride level in their water in every sample taken during the calendar year. Congratulations to all South Harrison employees, especially Bill Stewart our treatment plant operator.
September 22, 2005. SHWC crews today set the last of the county funded fire hydrants. During the last 7 years, South Harrison Water has installed 89 new fire hydrants. Of the 89, 43 were paid for with Harrison County grant funds and 46 were paid for from our own cash flows. We are very proud of our commitment to fire protection. In 1997 we only had 9 fire hydrants system wide. As of today's date we have 98.
August 16, 2005. The pumps are running hard to meet our customer demand. Each day so far this month, we have exceeded 1 million gallons of production. Our newly expanded water system is meeting our expectations. We are however, having leaks in other parts of our system due the high demand. We apologize for any inconvenience and want to ensure you that we will work toward upgrades in those areas in the future.
August 2, 2005. The US Army Corps of Engineers has bid the river bank stabilization project at the South Harrison Water well field. Bids are due to the Corps office on August 18th. Contact the Louisville District of USACE for more information.
July 15, 2005. The water treatment plant project is now complete, with a total production capacity of 2 million gallons of drinking water per day. The total USDA Rural Development Project will soon be closed out. The $3.85 million project is projected to come in under budget and on time. Congratulations to all involved in this project.
July 11, 2005. The Harrison County Council voted tonight to approve the request for $112,000 in riverboat funding to support the US Army Corps of Engineers river bank stabalization project. The motion to approve was made by Ralph Sherman, seconded by Buck Mathes. Motion carried 4-2 with Alvin Brown and Rhonda Rhodes opposed. SHWC would like to thank the County Couniclmen and Commissioners who voted to support our porject.
July 8, 2005. The new water treatment plant expansion project is now nearly finished. Both sides of the plant were making water at the same time today for the first time. Our capacity is now 1,400 GPM, or 2 million gallons per day.
June 27, 2005. General Manager Bruce Cunningham presented a request for $112,000 in funding to the Harrison County Council this morning. The $112k will be used as a match for a US Army Corps of Engineers river bank stabilization project near our water wells.
June 15, 2005. The new Rehoboth one million gallon tank was placed in service this afternoon. The extra one million gallons of tank capacity brings our total system storage capacity to 3.925 million gallons.
June 10, 2005. Filling of the new Rehoboth one million gallon storage tank began today. It will take several days to fill the tank, followed by two days of bacteria testing, before the tank can be placed into service for public use.
June 6, 2005. Bruce Cunningham, General Manager of South Harrison Water, today made a presentation to the Harrison County Commissioners requesting their support of a joint project with the US Army Corps of Engineers to stabilize the river bank near our water wells. The Commissioners agreed to support South Harrison Water and to also pass a request for funding to the Harrison County Council for the $112,000 in matching funds needed. The motion was made by Jim Heitkemper; seconded by JR Eckart. James Goldman was not present at the meeting.
May 18, 2005. The annual membership meeting was held tonight at New Middletown School. Business conducted included a review of 2004 finances and construction, and also the election of three board members. Re-elected to three year terms to the board of directors were Maurice Roby and Kenny Saulman. The members present also elected Andy Eschbacher as a new board member to represent Heth and Washington Townships. Congratulations Mr. Eschbacher.
May 11, 2005. Regular board meeting held. Board said good bye to Bob Weber who has decided not to run for another term. Thank you Bob for your service to South Harrison Water.
May 5, 2005. The painting crew (Currens Co.) is now on site and have begun painting of the new one million gallon tank.
May 3, 2005. The new one million gallon tank near Rehoboth has been erected and the crew from Caldwell Tank has left the site. Painting crew should arrive soon.
May 2, 2005. Candidates for the board of director election at our annual meeting were posted in our office as required by our by laws today. Call our office for details.
April 19, 2005. Mac Construction has completed the clean up work on our new 18" water main project. If additional clean up work is needed on your property at a later date, contact our office.
December 29, 2004. Caldwell Tank arrived on site today to begin erection of our new one million gallon elevated storage tank near Rehoboth. Scheduled completion is July 11, 2005.
December 20, 2004. The water treatment plant expansion is now well under construction. Scheduled completion is July 11, 2005. The project will double our capacity.
October 8, 2004. The initial pipeline route cleanup work is now finished. We expect the ditch line to settle over the winter and will have our cleanup crew back next spring.
September 21, 2004. Mac Construction laid the last piece of 18" water main on our project today. The total project is about 7 miles of 18" ductile iron pipe. Mac has done a fine job and the crews are now starting clean up work. Please bear with us as we make our way back across the construction route doing clean up.
August 16, 2004. The Harrison County Commissioners today signed an interlocal agreement with South Harrison Water to install 14 new fire hydrants in Harrison Township. These hydrants are in addition to the 29 already installed in Boone, Webster, and Heth townships that were also funded by county government. Make sure to thank your elected officials (Commissioners and Council) for this grant funding.
July 14, 2004. Caldwell Tank has begun construction of our new 1 million gallon Rehoboth tank. The footers and foundations are now under construction and are progressing well. Over 250 cubic yards of concrete and thousands of feet of reinforcing steel will be placed in the foundations. When finished and filled with water, the new tank will weigh about 10 million pounds. Tank erection will proceed this fall with final painting scheduled for spring 2005.
June 30, 2004. Today South Harrison Water finally closed our $3.85 million loan with the USDA Rural Development program to finance our next system expansion. The loan closing was at noon local time. The loan closing was followed at 2PM with a pre-construction meeting and contract signing with the low bidders on the project. Congratulations to Pace Contracting of Jeffersonville, IN - the low bidder on the treatment plant expansion; Mac Construction of New Albany, IN - the low bidder on the water main installation; and Caldwell Tanks, Louisville, KY - the low bidder on the new storage tank.
June 15, 2004. The New Middletown tank painting project is now completed. The newly cleaned and painted tank is now back in service. The tank was completely sandblasted to bare metal and repainted. The interior coating used is a 30 year sealant that should give many years of tank service. We feel the exterior white paint is a vast improvement over the old faded and peeling brown (pink?).
May 20, 2004. A big South Harrison Water welcome to our newest employee, Bradley (BJ) Lillpop.
May 19, 2004. The 31st Annual Membership was held tonight. The agenda included a review of 2003 business data and the election of three board members. Congratulations to Jack Frederick, Sally Williar, and Gary Eiler who were each re-elected to three year terms on the board.
April 14, 2004. Bids were opened at the board meeting tonight for our USDA RD funded water capacity expansion project. Bids are being reviewed by our engineering firm for correctnness before any contracts are awarded. Thank you to all bidders for bidding. Bids were also opened for the maintenance painting of the New Middletown water storage tank. The low bidder was Sam Estes painting. Painting should begin by the first of May and be completed by the end of May.
April 12, 2004. Employee Steve Chambers gave his notice of voluntary termination today. An ad will be ran in the Corydon Democrat for two weeks advertising for Help Wanted. Good luck Steve with your future endeavors.
April 7, 2004. Indiana 9th District US Congressman Baron Hill visited with South Harrison Water officials today at our office in New Middletown. We thanked Congressman Hill for his efforts in obtaining a $200,000 grant for river bank erosion control at our well field in southern Harrison Count. We also discussed other issues facing the water industry today. Thank you Congressman Hill for your help.
April 6, 2004. It is now official. The 2004 Annual Member meeting will be held at South Central High School in the new auditorium. Thank you to the school for letting us use their wonderful new facility for our meeting.
April 3, 2004. A letter was mailed out today to customers whose yards remain a mess from the construction projects last fall and winter. The contractors have been notified to have the construction route cleaned up by May 1st, weather permitting.
March 31, 2004. A pre bid meeting for our USDA RD funded expansion project was held today at our office in New Middletown. Much interest has been expressed in the project by the bidders.
March 16, 2004. Manager Bruce Cunningham gave a drinking water presentation to a South Central Elementary School 5th grade class today. Items discussed were drinking water regulations, well head protection, the water cycle and pollution prevention. This outreach is part of our public relations effort.
February 2, 2004. Manager Cunningham met with Boone Township Fire Department personnel tonight to discuss their status as first responders to any incident that might occur at the well field area. Training was held on South Harrison Water's well head protection plan and how Boone VFD can help in that effort.
January 13, 2004. IDEM field inspector Shawn Flanningham conducted a sanitary survey today of our drinking water system. This inspection covers all aspects of utility operations including paperwork and a visual inspection of all buildings and tanks. No discrepancies were noted.
December 4, 2004. USDA RD officials met at South Harrison Water today to discuss the status of the expansion project. All paperwork has been submitted and we are pending review by state and federal agencies.
August 26, 2003. The new 12" water main from Old Goshen to Central is nearly complete. One mile of pipe along Central Drive remains to be laid on this 7.5 mile project. Please be patient with us during this period of intense construction.
May 22, 2003. The 30th annual membership meeting was held last night at Heth Washington Elementary School. Re-elected to the board of directors were District 8 incumbent Matt Rothrock and District 9 incumbent Glenn Walker. Also a new board member was elected to represent District 7. Congratulations to Mr. Allen Pursell. A review of 2002 business and financial data was conducted and door prizes were awarded. The meeting was attended by approximately 100 people.
April 23, 2003. The slate of candidates is set for the 2003 annual membership meeting. District 7 - Incumbent Bill Nichols - opposition candidate Allen Pursell. District 8 - Incumbent Matt Rothrock - no opposition candidate. District 9 - Incumbent Glenn Walker - opposition candidate Nancy Blessett.
April 22, 2003. The 12" water main project is still progressing well. The contractor has installed line from Old Goshen pump station to the bottom of the hill at Benny Watson's Bridge on Buck Creek. Clean up work is scheduled to begin on the first part of the job as soon as the weather allows.
April 1, 2003. The 12" water main project along Old Goshen / Union Chapel / Watson Road is progressing well. A little over 3 miles of line is now in the ground and work is ongoing. Please bear with us during this time of construction and spring rains.
March 20, 2003. South Harrison Water welcomes a new employee, Mark Buzzee from Laconia. Mark brings 14 years of prior experience in the water industry with him to SHWC. Welcome Mark.
January 24, 2003. The annual customer mailing of 12 return envelopes and a newsletter will be done 1/24/03.
January 8, 2003. The SHWC Board of Directors voted tonight to award our 12" water main (Old Goshen to Central) bid to the low bidder - Corydon Stone & Asphalt.
August 29, 2002. Our new rate tariff for the Chariot Run golf course has been approved and is now posted on our web site. Follow the "Rate Schedule" link and look under section B.
August 12, 2002. South Harrison Water tonight was approved by the Harrison County Council for the $500,000 grant of funds that we have been trying to get for some time. The funds will be used to construct 7 miles of 12" water main from the Old Goshen area to the town of Central. The motion for approval was made by Councilman Ralph Sherman; seconded by Councilman Buck Mathes, and carried unopposed 5-0. Councilman Kenney Saulman abstained from voting.
August 12, 2002. South Harrison Water Corporation today received an award from the American Water Works Association, a national water and waster water trade association. The "Award of Excellence" is for outstanding safety and no lost time accidents or injuries in 2001.
June 11, 2002. Work began today on re-erection of a 100,000 gallon water storage tank at our water treatment plant near Laconia. This tank will be painted in July and placed into service. This storage tank is being completed at about 40% of the cost of a new tank and will greatly benefit the water corporation's operation.
June 10, 2002. Manager Bruce Cunningham attended the Harrison County Council meeting tonight to request approval of the proposed $500,000 funding to SHWC to build a new 12" water main from Old Goshen to Central. The council took no action, as this request was not properly advertised for public notice. The manager and county council decided to advertise the request and they will review it again at the July 8th meeting.
May 28, 2002. Manager Bruce Cunningham presented a proposal to the Harrison County Council tonight to provide $500,000 funding to SHWC to build a new 12" water main from Old Goshen to Central. The council took no action as this was a planning meeting. The council will vote on the proposal at their regular meeting June 10th.
May 16, 2002. Last nights annual membership meeting was attended by well over 100 people. A total of 97 votes were cast during the director elections. All three incumbent directors were re-elected to the board: Robert Weber, Kenny Saulman, and Maurice Roby.
May 6, 2002. Manager Bruce Cunningham presented a proposal to the Harrison County Commissioners to provide $850,000 funding to South Harrison Water for construction of 7.2 miles of new 12" water main. The commissioners approved $500,000 of the requested amount on a motion by James Goldman and second by J. R. Eckart. The request will now be heard by the County Council at their May 28th planning meeting.
April 22, 2002. Construction began today on the foundation work needed for the new 100,000 gallon tank being built at our treatment plant near Laconia.
February 18, 2002. Manager Bruce Cunningham presented a proposal to the Harrison County Commissioners to provide $850,000 funding to South Harrison Water for construction of 7.2 miles of new 12" water main. The commissioners voiced support for this project, but did not have adequate funding on hand to formally support the request to the County Council. The manager was told to return later in the year, possibly April, when more funds are received into the riverboat accounts.
February 4, 2002. Manager Bruce Cunningham presented a proposal to the Harrison County Public Works Board to provide $850,000 funding to South Harrison Water for construction of 7.2 miles of new 12" water main. The advisory board voted to pass along this request to the county commissioners. There were no other requests heard by the board.
February 2002. Construction is now underway for a new booster station on East Old Goshen Road near Maple Road.
September 17, 2001. The new 400,000 gallon tank built near Mathes Quarry was placed into service today. The old 175,000 gallon tank will now be taken off line for painting and maintenance.
September 15, 2001. The new 500,000 gallon tank at Chariot Run was placed into service today for the first time. Building this tank in four months is quite some feat.
August 17, 2001. Water was turned on today for the Chariot Run golf course. Water is being purchased from the Town of Elizabeth and being fed through the new lines to the golf course.
July 9, 2001. Work began today by CT Services, under contract to South Harrison Water, on the removal and transportation of the Caesars 100,000 gallon water tank. The tank will be relocated to our water treatment plant at Laconia and re-erected next year. The tank will supplement our existing 300,000 gallon tank already located at the treatment plant.
July 2, 2001. Today Caesars Indiana contacted South Harrison Water about the donation of a second water tank! This 100,000 gallon water storage tank has been in temporary service at the casino site while the complex is being built. Located along SR 111, the tank is now in the way of parking garage construction and is scheduled for removal and destined for the scrap pile.
July 1, 2001. Work began today on a new water booster station at SR 11 and Deatrick Road for part of the improvements for the Chariot Run golf course.
June 1, 2001. Tank foundation work began today on a new 500,000 gallon water tank being built at the Chariot Run golf course.
May 2001. South Harrison Water received an Award of Excellence from the American Water Works Association for our superior safety record. We had no lost time accidents in the year 2000.
April 25, 2001. Manager Bruce Cunningham met with Caesars Indiana officials today and was given the green light to proceed with construction necessary to provide water to the new golf course being built in southern Harrison County. The course could need 350,000 gallons of water per day for irrigation purposes.
April 2001. Manager Bruce Cunningham was named the Alliance of Indiana's Manager of the Year at their spring conference held in Indianapolis. This award is given to one manager out of 450 possible candidates at water and wastewater utilities around the state of Indiana.
March 14, 2001. The site grading work was completed today to facilitate the construction of our new 400,000 gallon water storage tank near Mathes Quarry south of Corydon. Pictures will be posted on our web site as this job progresses.
March 5, 2001. South Harrison Water presented the second part of our major system improvement project to service the west side of our system to the Harrison County Public Works Board. We requested a $831,000.00 grant to build a new 12" ductile iron water main from the Old Goshen Booster Station to the Town of Central. Formal proposal will be made to the Public Works Board at a later date.
December 7, 2000. Today the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) informed South Harrison Water that we have been awarded IDEM 100% Club membership for calendar year 1999. This award means that South Harrison Water has met or exceeded all environmental regulations during that award year. South Harrison Water was one of only 20 entities in the entire State of Indiana that received this award. Over 3,000 were eligible. South Harrison Water was the only entity in this part of southern Indiana, including Crawford, Harrison, Washington, Floyd, Clark, and Scott counties, to gain this recognition.
October 2, 2000. South Harrison Water will be changing our computer customer billing software. We will be sending out a new style of billing postcard with our October bill (due November 15th). We have placed an advertisement in the Corydon Democrat and also a public notice that will run October 4th & 11th. We will also send an announcement letter to each billing address. Watch for your new style billing postcard!
October 2, 2000. We will begin raising our water system pressure as a result of our new Central water storage tank on January 1, 2001. Make sure your pressure regulator on your private water service works properly. We will add approximately +10 psi in the area along SR 135 south of Wiseman Road including the communities of Central, Glidas, Mauckport, Valley City, and New Amsterdam.
October 2, 2000. We will begin raising our water system pressure as a result of our new Lanesville Booster Station on December 1, 2000. This new booster station has been built at the base of our water tank on Hess-Jawtak Road and will increase pressure along Hess Jawtak RD, St. Johns Church RD (north of Hess Jawtak), Lieber Hausz RD, Martin John RD, Geswein RD, and Reinhardt RD. Make sure your pressure regulator on your private water service works properly. We will slowly increase the pressure in these areas by +25 psi.
September 20, 2000. Caesars Indiana has donated a 530,000 gallon water storage tank to South Harrison Water. This tank was bought by Caesars for their project, but never installed or used. We plan on placing this new tank near our existing water tank by Mathes Quarry along SR 135. This tank will increase our system storage capacity and ultimately make our system more reliable.
September 18, 2000. The new Central water storage tank is now completed and has been placed on line with our water system.
August 7, 2000. The Harrison County Commissioners today approved SHWC spending the balance of unappropriated Central tank construction funds on additional 12" water main in the Central area. SHWC hopes to begin construction on 4,000 feet of additional 12" main this fall.
July 31, 2000. The new 750,000 gallon water storage tank is now approximately 80% complete. We hope to have water in the tank in September.
June 1, 2000. The new 12" water main for the Central Tank is now installed. Concrete poured for the tank foundation today at 1:00PM.
March 8, 2000. The SHWC board of directors tonight accepted the low bids and signed construction contracts with the low bidders on the new tank and 12" water main at Central. The tank low bidder is Caldwell Tanks, Louisville, KY and the 12" main low bidder is Barks & Ferree Construction, Central, IN.
March 6, 2000. The Harrison County Comissioners today signed the contract/agreement with SHWC for the $580,000.00. This allows SHWC to proceed with contracts to build the new tank and 12" water main.
February 12, 2000. The Harrison County Council today approved SHWC's funding request for $580,000.00. After much debate and discussion, Councilman Carl Duley made the motion; seconded by Councilman Ralph Sherman. Those voting in favor were Gary Davis and Alvin Brown. Opposed was Carl "Buck" Mathes. Councilman Kenneth Saulman abstained. Motion carried 4-1-1.
February 7, 2000. The Harrison County Commissioners today approved SHWC's funding request for $580,000.00. After some discussion about what county fund the money would be taken from, Commissioner Terry Miller made the motion to approve; seconded by Commissioner Ed Emily. Motion carried unopposed.