Judge Derek Molter appointed to Indiana Supreme Court by Governor Holcomb
Governor Eric Holcomb has selected Court of Appeals Judge Derek Molter, replacing Supreme Court Justice Steven David, as the next member of the Indiana Supreme Court. Molter was appointed to the Court of Appeals by Governor Holcomb in October of 2021. Prior to that appointment, he was a partner at Ice Miller in Indianapolis, and also an attorney in Washington DC. Judge Molter will be robed into service at a later date, by the Indiana Supreme Court
Notre Dame to play in 2022 College World Series
Notre Dame gets back-to-back home runs in the 7th to comeback against top-ranked Tennessee and earn a bid into the 2022 College World Series. The Irish won Game 1 and Game 3 in the best-of-three series to advance. They will meet Texas in the Round 1 of the College World Series this weekend in Omaha. Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, and Arkansas are among the other teams who advanced to the College World Series. Stanford will face UConn and Auburn will face Oregon in their Super Regional series finales Monday night.
City of Bloomington Utilities Begins Inventory to Identify Lead Water Service Lines
The City of Bloomington Utilities (CBU) has launched an infrastructure project to identify all active lead (Pb) water service lines in its distribution system. The Service Line Inventory (SLI) is a new requirement of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for municipal utilities with the goal of identifying lead service lines by October 2024 that remain active on both the private and public side of the water distribution system. By conducting the SLI ahead of the EPA’s deadline CBU seeks to leverage state and federal funding resources, like the recently passed federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, to accelerate CBU’s opportunity to complete a city-wide lead service line replacement.
CBU’s water meets or exceeds all local, state, and federal standards. If a service line is determined to be made of lead during the inventory process it doesn’t mean lead is in the water. CBU’s treatment process is designed to prevent the corrosion of lead pipes. A city-wide lead service line replacement schedule will be created once the inventory list is complete.
CBU is using several methods to gather inventory of the entire distribution system including Geographic Information System (GIS) and building plans, historical data, and physically looking at water lines.The CBU Service Line Inventory Project (SLI) is part of Mayor John Hamilton’s Recover Forward initiative to help the community recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
If a property is selected for the physical inventory list, residents will receive a letter from CBU requesting a signed Right of Entry agreement. Once on the property, CBU will excavate two small (approximately 18” or less diameter) holes– one on the private side of the water meter and one on the public side of the meter to determine the composition of the line. The holes will be filled, smoothed, and covered in grass seed and straw that same day. CBU will submit its findings to the EPA and develop a plan to replace all the lead lines in the distribution system. CBU expects to complete the entire inventory project in 12-18 months.
For more information about the project, including frequently asked questions, visit bloomington.in.gov/utilities/inventory.
This Week in Hoosier History
1812 -The War of 1812 began. Indiana Territorial Governor William Henry Harrison left office to help lead soldiers in the 32-month conflict between the United States and Great Britain and its Native American allies.
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