Valpo's disinfection facility passes its first big test

VALPARAISO | The seemingly incessant rain last week provided the first test of Valparaiso's combined sewer overflow disinfection facility.

Valpo planning public works campus at sewer plant

VALPARAISO | The city is ready to get started on the last big project from the first strategic plan prepared when Mayor Jon Costas first took office nine years ago.

Valpo's come a long way in 10 years, mayor says

VALPARAISO | Many improvements have been made in the city in the last decade, but Mayor Jon Costas promised many more in the coming decade.

Valpo stormwater investment paying big dividends

VALPARAISO | It was a first in the 18 years Steve Poulos has worked for the city's wastewater treatment plant, and it might have been a first in the almost 60-year history of the facility.

1 wounded in accidental shooting at National Lakeshore

Two men were trying to disassemble a handgun Saturday at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore when the gun fired, striking one of them behind the knee, an official said.

EDITORIAL: Pooling resources improves detention basin

Valparaiso's new stormwater detention basin, currently under construction, is symbolic of the new attitude toward the environment in Northwest Indiana. Working together, environmentalists, government officials and industry can accomplish common goals.

Valpo stormwater basin hailed as model for NWI

VALPARAISO | Detention basins aren't just for temporarily storing stormwater anymore.

EDITORIAL: Keep working on sewer overflow problem

Valparaiso is working to end the release of untreated sewage into Salt Creek, most recently through the opening of a new combined sewer overflow disinfection facility. It's a welcome development.

When the rain comes, Valpo won't run and hide

VALPARAISO | Bring on the rain!

Valpo opens bids for Franklin Street storm culvert

VALPARAISO | The city should be ready to start another stormwater project from its priority list by mid-June after opening bids at last week's city Utilities Board meeting.

Finding the green in going green

Some people see the world through rose-colored glasses, but for Sabina Shaikh, the lenses are green and the frames are shaped like dollar signs.

Salmon create more cost for Valpo culvert project

VALPARAISO | The discovery of salmon in Sager Run might be good news for fishermen, but it is going to cost Valparaiso's Utilities Board more money for the design of a new culvert.

What really happened to the Cline Avenue bridge?

Sad to say, but the closed bridge over the Indiana Harbor Ship Canal is becoming a symbol of the Calumet Region.

Valpo sewage treatment efforts earn Gold Peak award

VALPARAISO | The city received an award for complete compliance by its sewage treatment plant with its operating permit in 2010.

Federal grant will benefit Valpo's stormwater efforts

VALPARAISO | The city's Thorgren detention basin will be the immediate beneficiary of a $611,171 federal grant, but it also means the city will be able to do another stormwater project in 2012.

Valpo's U.S. 30 corridor price tag: $56.6M

VALPARAISO | The city now has a plan for beautifying its U.S. 30 corridor "front door," but, with an estimated price tag of $56.66 million, Planning Director Craig Phillips warns it's not going to happen overnight.

Man dies after working at sewer plant

VALPARAISO | Work on the combined sewer overflow treatment facility at the city's sewage treatment plant has stopped following the death of a 38-year-old worker.

U.S. 30 corridor plan OK'd

VALPARAISO | The U.S. 30 corridor planned sailed through the approval process before the city's Plan Commission and the council on Monday.

Valpo's U.S. 30 corridor plan ready for approval

VALPARAISO | A plan for improving the appearance of the city's "front door" will be presented to the plan commission tonight.

State increasing salmon stocking in local waters this fall

The Little Calumet River, Salt Creek and Trail Creek are among the waterways to be stocked with salmon by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources this fall, the state announced Monday.