East Chicago Sanitary District
East Chicago eyes first sewer rate hike in 15 years
EAST CHICAGO | An estimated $1 million annual deficit in running the Sanitary District has officials considering the city's first sewer rate hike in 15 years.
Former water official pleads guilty in Hammond pollution case
HAMMOND | A former Hammond Sanitary District official agreed to plead guilty Friday to federal charges pertaining to illegal discharge of wastewater.
Flooding in East Chicago lead to sewer problems
EAST CHICAGO | Flooding in East Chicago is quite troublesome and prevention can involve a variety of changes to your house and property changes that can vary in complexity and cost. In some floodprone areas, flooding can cause sewage from sanitary sewer lines to back up into houses through d…
EDITORIAL: East Chicago right to trash agreement
East Chicago Sanitary District officials were right to close the city's garbage transfer station recently and cancel the arrangement with Anthony Portone's Cline Disposal & Recycling LLC.
MARK KIESLING: Who is the next power broker?
It's said that nature abhors a vacuum, and there is a opening in the Lake County political want ads these days for "power broker."
BP accident affects water pressure in part of E.C.
A piece of equipment on its way to the BP Whiting Refinery fell off a truck Wednesday and damaged a fire hydrant, affecting the water pressure in East Chicago's Marktown neighborhood.
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