Stormwater News
2022 June Notice of Stormwater discharge June 14, 2022
2019 Oct Taft Street Road Closure to begin Monday, October 14, 2019
2019 Sept Fall, 2019, Newsletter article (Stormwater Rain Gardens)
2019 Feb Municipal Sewer & Water article in February, 2019, edition
2018 May FEMA Fact Sheet Dated May 29, 2018 regarding February, 2018, Flooding and Rain Event
2018 April Merrillville High School and Andrean High School Participate in Earth Day Rain Barrel Competition
2018 Mar Spring, 2018, Newsletter article (Stormwater 101)
2018 Feb FLOOD ASSISTANCE QUICK REFERENCE LIST
2017 Dec STORMWATER "CLEAN AND CLEAR" POSTERS (FROM SOUTH SHORE SERIES) AVAILABLE FOR SALE
2017 Oct Fall, 2017, Newsletter article (Flood Insurance Facts)
2017 June Matt Lake & Stormwater Utiilty featured in June/July 2017 Business View Magazine
2017 May May is "National Water Safety Month" - Precautions Needed at Ponds & Other Bodies of Water
2017 May Rain Barrel Program for 2017 Concluded; Home Delivery is Now Available
2017 April Andrean High School and Merrilville Public Schools Participating in Earth Day Rain Barrel Competition
2017 Mar Spring, 2017, Newsletter Article (Wetlands and Stormwater Benefits)
2017 Mar 2017 Rain Barrel Program Begins
2016 Oct Fall, 2016, Newsletter Article (FEMA Flood Zones)
2016 Aug Purdue Extension Holds Rain Garden Workshiop at Stormwater Resource Center Aug. 30 & 31, 2016
2016 May Precautions Needed to Save Lives at Ponds & Other Bodies of Water
2016 May Rain Barrel Program Concluded; Barrels Still Available Through Home Delivery Program
2016 April Merrillville Public Schools Participate in Rain Barrel Competition at Earth Day Event
2016 Mar Stormwater Department Launches its 2016 Rain Barrel Program
2016 Mar Spring, 2016, Newsletter Article (Stormwater Pollution Prevention)
2016 Jan 2016 Officers Named to Stormwater Management Board
2015 Nov Mississippi Street Road Closure Announced for 93rd Avenue to 101st Avenue
2015 Oct Taney Ditch Improvements Completed - October, 2015
2015 Sep Fall, 2015, Newsletter Article (Stormwater Fall Tips)
2015 Sep Erosion Control Lunch & Learn Sponsored by Siltworm held at Stormwater Center
2015 Aug Hoosier Riverwatch Workshop Held at Stormwater Resource Center
2015 June Town of Merrillville Named an Indiana CLEAN Community
2015 May Rain Barrel Program concluded; Residents can still order through UpCycle Products
2015 April Rain Barrel Program Pickup Thursday, April 30, 2015 at the Stormwater Resource Center
2015 Mar Stormwater Utility Display Rain Barrel Painted By Andrean High School Students
2015 Mar Spring, 2015, Newsletter Article (Stormwater Protection, Awards Received This Past Year & Rain Barrel Program Info)
2015 Mar Stormwater Office Launches 2015 Rain Barrel Program
2015 Feb INAFSM Winter Newsletter 2014-15 (with photo of Executive Director Matt Lake with "Outstanding Stormwater Project" Award and article about the 54th Court Project)
2014 Nov Flood Insurance Premiums for Merrillville Residents to be Reduced
2014 Nov Stormwater Resource Center Still Accepting Caps for Recycled Benches
2014 Oct Stormwater Utility Receives Statewide Awards for 54th Court Project
2014 Oct Fall, 2014, Newsletter Article (Stormwater Enforcement and Ways Residents Can Help)
2014 Sept Take the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Quiz!
2014 Sept Illegal Dumping Signs to be Installed in Town - $100 Reward to be Given for Informaton Leading to Conviction - September 16, 2014
2014 Aug Stormwater Master Plan to be Presented August 14, 2014
2014 July Stormwater Center is Drop-Off Site for CAP-A-THON Program for Recycled Benches
2014 May Radio One Communications Interview with Matt Lake & Darren Olson from Christopher Burke Engineering re: Stormwater Master Plan
2014 May Rain Barrel Program Concluded
2014 May Merrillville Recognized for Illicit Discharge Detection & Elimination Plan by IDEM
2014 May Executive Director Speaks at MS4 Annual Meeting on Utility Development & Master Plans
2014 April Stormwater Utility Launches Rain Barrel Program
2014 April Stormwater Utility Sets Southmoor Park Residents Public Meeting
2014 April Floodplain Management Workshop Held
2014 April Permeable Hardscapes Workshop Held
2014 March Spring, 2014, Newsletter Article (Stormwater Spring Tips)
2014 Feb Stormwater Concerns Rise With Snow Melt
2014 Jan Routine Ditch Maintenance on Madison Ditch
2013 Dec Fr. Joseph Vamos Blessing of Merrillville Stormwater Resource Center
2013 Dec Merrillville Stormwater Resource Center Ribbon Cutting & Open House Held
2013 Sept Fall, 2013, Newsletter Article (Stormwater Resource Center Being Constructed, etc.)
2013 Sept Kaiser Ditch Drainage Project Done in Conjunction with Lake County Surveyor
2013 Sept Stormwater Master Plan Inundation Maps Available For Public Viewing
2013 Aug Merrillville Rain Garden Featured in Great Lakes Green Streets Guidebook
2013 July Merrillville Stormwater Resource Center Groundbreaking Held
2013 May Bon Aire Lake Residents Meeting Held
2013 April Merrillville Named Tree City USA Again for 2012
2013 April Spring, 2013, Newsletter Article (Cancer and Stormwater Runoff)
2013 April Contractors' Workshop for Stormwater Protection Held
2013 April 54th Avenue Storm Sewer Reconstruction Project Starts
2012 Oct Fall, 2012, Newsletter Article (Various Stormwater Projects and Activities)
2012 Oct Fall, 2012, Newsletter Article (West Nile Virus Protection)
2012 Sept INAFSM Winter Newsletter 2012-13 (with photo of Executive Director Matt Lake receiving "Excellence in Stormwater Management" Award
2012 Sept Executive Director Presented "Excellence in Stormwater Management" Award by INAFSM
2012 Aug Taft Street Drainage Improvement Project Begins
2012 July Good Tree Works Municipal Arborist Training Held at Hidden Lake
2012 May 54th Court Reconstruction Project Slated To Begin
2012 March Spring, 2012, Newsletter Article (Fertilizers and Stormwater Management in Your Yard)
2012 Jan Matt Lake Appointed to Indiana Watershed Leadership Academy
2011 Oct Fall, 2011, Newsletter Article (Oil and Stormwater Do Not Mix)
2011 Aug Matt Lake Hired as Executive Director of Merrillville Stormwater Utility
2019 Oct Taft Street Road Closure to begin Monday, October 14, 2019
2019 Sept Fall, 2019, Newsletter article (Stormwater Rain Gardens)
2019 Feb Municipal Sewer & Water article in February, 2019, edition
2018 May FEMA Fact Sheet Dated May 29, 2018 regarding February, 2018, Flooding and Rain Event
2018 April Merrillville High School and Andrean High School Participate in Earth Day Rain Barrel Competition
2018 Mar Spring, 2018, Newsletter article (Stormwater 101)
2018 Feb FLOOD ASSISTANCE QUICK REFERENCE LIST
2017 Dec STORMWATER "CLEAN AND CLEAR" POSTERS (FROM SOUTH SHORE SERIES) AVAILABLE FOR SALE
2017 Oct Fall, 2017, Newsletter article (Flood Insurance Facts)
2017 June Matt Lake & Stormwater Utiilty featured in June/July 2017 Business View Magazine
2017 May May is "National Water Safety Month" - Precautions Needed at Ponds & Other Bodies of Water
2017 May Rain Barrel Program for 2017 Concluded; Home Delivery is Now Available
2017 April Andrean High School and Merrilville Public Schools Participating in Earth Day Rain Barrel Competition
2017 Mar Spring, 2017, Newsletter Article (Wetlands and Stormwater Benefits)
2017 Mar 2017 Rain Barrel Program Begins
2016 Oct Fall, 2016, Newsletter Article (FEMA Flood Zones)
2016 Aug Purdue Extension Holds Rain Garden Workshiop at Stormwater Resource Center Aug. 30 & 31, 2016
2016 May Precautions Needed to Save Lives at Ponds & Other Bodies of Water
2016 May Rain Barrel Program Concluded; Barrels Still Available Through Home Delivery Program
2016 April Merrillville Public Schools Participate in Rain Barrel Competition at Earth Day Event
2016 Mar Stormwater Department Launches its 2016 Rain Barrel Program
2016 Mar Spring, 2016, Newsletter Article (Stormwater Pollution Prevention)
2016 Jan 2016 Officers Named to Stormwater Management Board
2015 Nov Mississippi Street Road Closure Announced for 93rd Avenue to 101st Avenue
2015 Oct Taney Ditch Improvements Completed - October, 2015
2015 Sep Fall, 2015, Newsletter Article (Stormwater Fall Tips)
2015 Sep Erosion Control Lunch & Learn Sponsored by Siltworm held at Stormwater Center
2015 Aug Hoosier Riverwatch Workshop Held at Stormwater Resource Center
2015 June Town of Merrillville Named an Indiana CLEAN Community
2015 May Rain Barrel Program concluded; Residents can still order through UpCycle Products
2015 April Rain Barrel Program Pickup Thursday, April 30, 2015 at the Stormwater Resource Center
2015 Mar Stormwater Utility Display Rain Barrel Painted By Andrean High School Students
2015 Mar Spring, 2015, Newsletter Article (Stormwater Protection, Awards Received This Past Year & Rain Barrel Program Info)
2015 Mar Stormwater Office Launches 2015 Rain Barrel Program
2015 Feb INAFSM Winter Newsletter 2014-15 (with photo of Executive Director Matt Lake with "Outstanding Stormwater Project" Award and article about the 54th Court Project)
2014 Nov Flood Insurance Premiums for Merrillville Residents to be Reduced
2014 Nov Stormwater Resource Center Still Accepting Caps for Recycled Benches
2014 Oct Stormwater Utility Receives Statewide Awards for 54th Court Project
2014 Oct Fall, 2014, Newsletter Article (Stormwater Enforcement and Ways Residents Can Help)
2014 Sept Take the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Quiz!
2014 Sept Illegal Dumping Signs to be Installed in Town - $100 Reward to be Given for Informaton Leading to Conviction - September 16, 2014
2014 Aug Stormwater Master Plan to be Presented August 14, 2014
2014 July Stormwater Center is Drop-Off Site for CAP-A-THON Program for Recycled Benches
2014 May Radio One Communications Interview with Matt Lake & Darren Olson from Christopher Burke Engineering re: Stormwater Master Plan
2014 May Rain Barrel Program Concluded
2014 May Merrillville Recognized for Illicit Discharge Detection & Elimination Plan by IDEM
2014 May Executive Director Speaks at MS4 Annual Meeting on Utility Development & Master Plans
2014 April Stormwater Utility Launches Rain Barrel Program
2014 April Stormwater Utility Sets Southmoor Park Residents Public Meeting
2014 April Floodplain Management Workshop Held
2014 April Permeable Hardscapes Workshop Held
2014 March Spring, 2014, Newsletter Article (Stormwater Spring Tips)
2014 Feb Stormwater Concerns Rise With Snow Melt
2014 Jan Routine Ditch Maintenance on Madison Ditch
2013 Dec Fr. Joseph Vamos Blessing of Merrillville Stormwater Resource Center
2013 Dec Merrillville Stormwater Resource Center Ribbon Cutting & Open House Held
2013 Sept Fall, 2013, Newsletter Article (Stormwater Resource Center Being Constructed, etc.)
2013 Sept Kaiser Ditch Drainage Project Done in Conjunction with Lake County Surveyor
2013 Sept Stormwater Master Plan Inundation Maps Available For Public Viewing
2013 Aug Merrillville Rain Garden Featured in Great Lakes Green Streets Guidebook
2013 July Merrillville Stormwater Resource Center Groundbreaking Held
2013 May Bon Aire Lake Residents Meeting Held
2013 April Merrillville Named Tree City USA Again for 2012
2013 April Spring, 2013, Newsletter Article (Cancer and Stormwater Runoff)
2013 April Contractors' Workshop for Stormwater Protection Held
2013 April 54th Avenue Storm Sewer Reconstruction Project Starts
2012 Oct Fall, 2012, Newsletter Article (Various Stormwater Projects and Activities)
2012 Oct Fall, 2012, Newsletter Article (West Nile Virus Protection)
2012 Sept INAFSM Winter Newsletter 2012-13 (with photo of Executive Director Matt Lake receiving "Excellence in Stormwater Management" Award
2012 Sept Executive Director Presented "Excellence in Stormwater Management" Award by INAFSM
2012 Aug Taft Street Drainage Improvement Project Begins
2012 July Good Tree Works Municipal Arborist Training Held at Hidden Lake
2012 May 54th Court Reconstruction Project Slated To Begin
2012 March Spring, 2012, Newsletter Article (Fertilizers and Stormwater Management in Your Yard)
2012 Jan Matt Lake Appointed to Indiana Watershed Leadership Academy
2011 Oct Fall, 2011, Newsletter Article (Oil and Stormwater Do Not Mix)
2011 Aug Matt Lake Hired as Executive Director of Merrillville Stormwater Utility