'You're trying to get blood from a turnip:' Region residents, officials decry proposed water rate hike

A proposed increase to Indiana American Water’s rates has drawn condemnations from public officials and members of the public in Northwest Indiana. On March 31, the utility filed a rate adjustment request with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC), seeking approval for a new rate plan that would increase its total operating revenue by 31% over a 16-month period. Rate increases would ...

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