This week, the Indiana Senate unanimously passed legislation that would help assess the state’s current water capacity and future need, as well as determine how to go about rebuilding aging water infrastructure.The bill’s provisions include putting the Indiana Finance Authority in charge of various water studies, requiring agencies evaluating rate hike proposals to consider long-term infrastructure replacement costs, and requiring water quality tests before a public utility changes water sources.The bill is now in the House.Another bill still being considered by the Senate would establish an infrastructure assistance fund under the Indiana Finance Authority for providing grants and loans for
