Billions of gallons of water could be diverted to Boone County project site via new pipeline

Photo caption: A rendering of a proposed LEAP Innovation District in Boone County, the biggest capital investment secured by the state in 2022. (Fr...

August 14, 2023
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Photo caption: A rendering of a proposed LEAP Innovation District in Boone County, the biggest capital investment secured by the state in 2022. (From the IEDC December 2022 agenda presentation) An IEDC official said early testing supports the agency's plan to send water 35 miles from a Wabash River aquifer. By Casey Smith, Indiana Capital Chronicle Early testing shows a Wabash River aquifer can supply enough water for the Indiana Economic Development Corporation's proposed pipeline project that would send up to 100 million gallons daily to a massive — and controversial — high-tech park planned in Boone County.

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