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Homeowners in parts of Marshall County will apparently be keeping their septic systems. The Indiana Department of Environmental Management has ordered the Marshall County Regional Sewer District to be dissolved, saying the project isn’t “economically feasible, fair, or reasonable.”

City of Mishawaka officials say the 3.75% annual rate increases over five years will help fund sewer upgrades that have been mandated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to stop raw sewage from entering the St. Joseph River during rainy weather.

"I don’t see this project as being financially viable going forward," said Council President Tim Harman. "It just makes no sense to me whatsoever."

The agreement gives the parties two months to map out a service area for Mishawaka water and sewers across a four-mile radius beyond city limits into Granger.

On Tuesday St. Joseph County Commissioners will consider an agreement to let Mishawaka extend water and sewers to Microsoft's proposed data center in Granger. The agreement also calls for the city to extend water and sewers to undeveloped parts of Granger, annexing where it can, including existing subdivisions with well and septic problems.

The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission says it has up to 300 days to decide whether Mishawaka or St. Joseph County will be allowed to serve the planned data center with water and sewer lines.

The project will replace lead pipes and separate stormwater and sewage pipes.

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