CLAY TOWNSHIP

ABOUT US



From the District's inception in 1973 until construction began in 1986 on the original "Primary Area" sanitary sewer project in the Home Place area, the major priorities of the Board were demonstrating the need for sanitary sewers in the populated non-sewered portions of Clay Township and investigating possible sources of funding. Originally the District was governed by a seven member Board, comprised of four (4) Clay Township Trustee appointees, and one (1) appointee each from the Mayor of Carmel, the Hamilton County Commissioners and the Hamilton County Council. Following the expansion of the District in 1991 into Boone County, the Board was expanded to nine (9) members, with an additional appointee for the Clay Township Trustee and a new appointee to be designated by the Boone County Commissioners.

The District was successful in receiving an $11 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and a $4 million loan from the Farmers Home Loan Association to fund the original Primary Area project, which encompassed roughly 2000 homes in the greater Home Place area of Clay Township. All sewer construction since then has been privately funded by developers or through fees collected by the District; sewers are constructed to District specifications and dedicated to the District for maintenance upon completion.

The District also entered into an agreement with the City of Carmel to provide wastewater treatment at Carmel's treatment plant and has purchased a total of 3.08 million gallons per day capacity in their plant. Carmel is compensated monthly by the District based on a set charge per gallon of wastewater metered for treatment at the Carmel plant. Carmel's meter readings are cross checked against a meter at the District's main lift station near 99th & Keystone. Areas generally east of Towne Road are served in this fashion.

Since the District first began serving customers in 1987 and 1988, it has been organized with four service areas based on geography in two watersheds. From east to west these areas are: the Primary Area which includes the original EPA project in the Home Place area; the Meridian Corridor business corridor along US Highway 31; Clay Waste West between Spring Mill Road and Towne Road; and, the Michigan Road Corridor, which lies generally west of Towne Road and extends into Boone County. In 1991 the District's Michigan Road Wastewater Treatment Plant was constructed west of Michigan Road south of 106th Street in Boone County and was expanded in 1996 to 1.05 million gallons per day and to 2.55 MGD in 2004. Generally, flow west of Towne Road flow to the District's treatment plant. In 2006, the Meridian Corridor Lift Station was upgraded to enable it to pump to both the Carmel and the District's plants.

The Clay Township Regional Waste District has operations in two different locations, one in Clay Township in Hamilton County in the heart of the original Primary Area project in the area of Home Place; and one in Eagle Township in Boone County.

As a municipal corporation, the District is a political entity created, organized, and existing under the environmental laws of the State of Indiana. The District is governed by State statutes and by a nine (9) person appointed Board of Trustees. The District's Board members are appointed by a number of different local elected officials and serve staggered four (4) year terms. To learn more about our Board, check the Board of Trustees page.

Planning for the Clay Township Government Center began in 1995 with the selection of local architect Mark Swanson & Associates in order to construct Township administrative offices and a new fire station for the Carmel Clay Fire Department. Bidding was completed in 1996 with construction of the facility by the R. L. Turner Corporation taking almost a year. Around Memorial Day weekend 1997, the building was ready for occupancy with the Fire Department, Clay Township Assessor, CTRWD staff and the Clay Township Trustee moving into their new quarters.

This facility was a joint project through an inter-local cooperation agreement between the Township Trustee and CTRWD with the Trustee remaining as the principal owner and CTRWD involved as a minority owner. Funding was coordinated by the Township Trustee through a bond issue, Trustee funds on hand, and CTRWD's contribution. The Township Assessor leases space in the facility.

In addition to the Fire Station and Township government offices, the facility also boasts a training room which can accommodate up to 120 people. The Township Board and CTRWD's Board of Trustees conduct their regular meetings here and the training room is available for use by local community based organizations and others under requirements established by the building's Management Committee. The Management Committee is made up of the Township Trustee, the Carmel Fire Chief and the CTRWD Utility Director.

We hope that when you are in the area, you will stop in and visit. Construction of this facility has had a positive effect on the surrounding area through the provision of additional fire protection services and greater accessibility to Township officials. A side benefit has been the increased level of investment in surrounding properties which have virtually all been renovated since the Government Center project began.