Water is Life

And we love it!

The Water Department is responsible for ensuring the water treatment system is working effectively, hazard free, and in good repair.

• Adding the necessary chlorine to the water
• Scheduling with the Water Treatment Operation
• Repairing and replacing well motors
• Running water samples inside the plant daily
• Maintaining the water treatment grounds
• Guiding and directing projects to ensure compliance with time and budget parameters for the project
• Monitoring the performance of all equipment, gauges and charts
• Receiving and researching complaints from residents and scheduling work to rectify the complaint
• Managing the daily operation of the DS water system according to Local, State and Federal regulations
• Submitting monthly reports to the State (IDEM)

PROTECT YOUR DRINKING WATER!

BELOW ARE A FEW WAYS TO PROTECT BOTH YOUR SOURCE AND DRINKING WATER

• Don’t flush old medications (Bring to Sheriff’s Department)
• Don’t flush wipes (even those that say “flushable”)
• Do not pour pesticides, herbicides, and other household chemical wastes on the ground or into septic systems
• Do not over apply agricultural products and byproducts such as fertilizer, herbicide, pesticides, and manure.
• Never apply fertilizer, herbicide, pesticides, and manure within 200 feet of a public drinking water well
• Report all hazardous spills immediately to IDEM (Indiana Department of Environmental Management’s 24-hour hotline at 1-888-233-7745.

For questions contact the Corydon Water Department at 812-738-4649.