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Sewage
Sewage treatment services are provided by the Michigan City Sanitary District.
- 8.5 million gallons daily with current capacity of 15 million gallons.
- Continued upgrades include: installation of new sewers as well as additional storm and sanitary sewer separation.
- State recognized industrial pretreatment program and bio-solids handling programs are in place.
Base Fee of Water Consumption - $2.65
Rate per Cubic Foot $2.48
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Industrial users are charged an extra fee depending on the pollution level of discharge into the sewage treatment system. The following chart provides the added charges.
Discharge
Conventional BOD
Conventional COD
Suspended Solids
Ammonia
Phosphates/Phosphorus |
Fee
.325 cents per lb. over 250 MG/L
.352 cents per lb. over 500 MG/L
.364 cents per lb. over 250 MG/L
1.10 cents per lb. over 20 MG/L
.968 cents per lb. over 6 MG/L |
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Gas and Electric
Natural gas and electric service in the Michigan City area is provided by the Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO), a subsidiary company of NiSource, an energy-based, investor-owned holding company.
- NIPSCO is a tax-paying private utility serving a 12,000 square mile area in the northern one-third of Indiana, with a population of more than 2.2 million.
- NIPSCO provides electric service to 421,000 customers and natural gas to 739,400 customers. It is the largest gas distribution company and the second largest electric distribution company in Indiana. The current capacity of the system is 3,361 MW. Natural gas is provided by six pipeline suppliers averaging 1,000 BTU's per cubic foot. There are no restrictions on the amounts of gas and electric sales to new users.
Number of Electric Generating Units: 19
Percentage of Generation:
Coal Fired 95.0%
Oil 0%
Nuclear 0%
Hydro 6%
Natural Gas 4.4%
Information is available at 1-800-4-NIPSCO (1-800-464-7726). NIPSCO's Economic Development Department can prepare detailed rate information and projected bills upon request.
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Water
Michigan City businesses receive an abundant, reliable supply of fresh water from Lake Michigan which is provided through the Michigan City Water Department. The Michigan City Department of Water Works office is located at 532 Franklin St.,
telephone (219) 874-3228. The following chart provides current water rates.
Filtration Plant
| Current Volume |
8 million GPD |
| Sustained Capacity |
20 million GPD |
| Surge Capacity |
30 million GPD |
| Elevated & Ground Level Storage Volume |
5 million Gallons |
| Quality |
7.5 grains hardness
110 ppm alkalinity
7.2 PH
0.1 ppm Iron
1.0 ppm Flouride |
Metered User Block Schedule
For use of and service rendered by the waterworks system, based upon the use of water supplied by said waterworks system:
Monthly Water Usage
First 4,500 cu. ft.
Next 25,500 cu. ft.
Over 30,000 cu. ft. |
Rate Per 100 Cu. Ft.
$2.01
$1.55
$1.31
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Service Charge
In addition to the metered user block rate, each user shall pay a monthly service charge in accordance with the following applicable size of meter installed:
Meter Size
5/8 in. meter
3/4 in. meter
1 in. meter
1 1/4 in. meter
1 1/2 in. meter
2 in. meter
3 in. meter
4 in. meter
5 in. meter
6 in. meter
8 in. meter
10 in. meter
12 in. meter |
Minimum Rate Per Month
$5.58
6.20
7.80
8.76
9.88
15.78
58.97
74.91
94.04
111.56
154.60
202.43
255.01 |
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Telephone
Telephone service is provided by SBC. A full range of telephone communication services are available. The (219) area code is serviced by the Evansville, Indiana office. You may contact their industrial/commercial services office by telephoning 1-800-480-8088.
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