Draft:DigIndy
DigIndy is a $2 billion tunnel system project that was built to hold 250 million gallons of sewage after rain.[1] The former system was a combined sewer system, which allows for sewage and stormwater to flow through the same system.[2]
Background
[edit]When Indianapolis built its first sewer system, it was not intended to be a combined water system. The original system only allowed for stormwater to run through it. Once indoor plumbing became prevalent, the decision to combine raw sewage into the stormwater system was made.[2] Indianapolis began to increase in population and the rainfalls increased, this system became overwhelmed. Overflow events increased over the years, causing raw sewage to back up into homes and businesses, causing an environmental problem.[2][3] Many of these overflow events would pollute the White River near the affluent Northside neighborhoods of Meridian Hills and Broad Ripple.[4] The residents of these neighborhoods complained and the city officials decided the solution was the Northside Sewer Diversion Project, that would divert sewage from northern Indianapolis to Fall Creek.[4][5]
References
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- ^ "Going 270 feet underground: An update on the DigIndy Tunnel System". wthr.com. 2023-12-20. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
- ^ a b c "What does DigIndy have to do with water quality? – MCWEC". mcwec.org. 2022-10-10. Retrieved 2025-04-24.
- ^ Contributor, Guest (2020-09-10). "Dig Indy project could bring jobs, cleaner communities to Indianapolis". Indianapolis Recorder. Retrieved 2025-04-24.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ a b Bowman, Sarah. "The White River: Cleanup follows decades of civil rights abuses. Now who will benefit?". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2025-04-24.
- ^ "Indianapolis Recorder 13 August 1988 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program". newspapers.library.in.gov. Retrieved 2025-04-24.