Muncie approves $21.8m CSO 7 separation package
Muncie Sanitary District, Indiana · Meeting date: October 14, 2026 · Published: October 15, 2026
The Muncie Sanitary District Board of Sanitary Commissioners approved Amendment 3 to its guaranteed savings contract for the CSO 7 project on 14 October. The package will separate combined sewer infrastructure in an area between Ball State and the White River, with costs already incorporated into existing rates.
Key points
- The board unanimously approved Amendment 3 for CSO 7, a $21.8 million contract package under the district’s long-term control plan.
- American StructurePoint is completing the project design for an area mostly east of Ball State, between the university and the White River.
- The budget will be divided roughly between sanitary-sewer and stormwater improvements, according to District Administrator Rick Conrad.
- The district said the project funding has already been accounted for in utility rates and will not require a rate increase.
- The work is also expected to bring paving, ADA and stormwater improvements around Riverside, Bethel and Wheeling.
Full report
Muncie Sanitary District has approved a $21.8 million amendment to advance its CSO 7 combined sewer separation project, extending the utility’s long-term control plan into the area east of Ball State University.
The Board of Sanitary Commissioners approved Amendment 3 to the guaranteed savings contract unanimously at its 14 October meeting. District Administrator Rick Conrad said American StructurePoint is completing the project design for an area “mostly east of Ball State,” between the university and the White River.
The $21.8 million package will be split roughly between sanitary improvements and stormwater improvements. Conrad said the funding is already included in the district’s rates, meaning the work will not trigger a further rate increase.
“This has all been long planned for and a continuation of the long-term control plan,” Conrad told the board.
The chair said the construction area would receive broader infrastructure upgrades alongside the sewer work. Stormwater improvements are planned on Riverside, where the work will also result in paving. The chair added that roads disturbed by the project would be repaved and that ADA improvements would be included.
The expected improvement area was described as generally north of Riverside and south of Bethel, touching part of Bethel and extending west of Wheeling. Some works will cross Wheeling and reach the fairgrounds area, the chair said.
The ongoing closure of Bethel between Wheeling and New York is part of the wider CSO 7 effort, although that section was funded separately, according to the chair. District staff said the closure was expected to continue for another couple of weeks as of the meeting date.
The amendment uses a guaranteed maximum price structure, under which contingencies are built into the project price. The chair said the district would pursue any available savings and said it anticipated Bowen would come in below the $21.8 million amount.
The project follows earlier long-term control plan work that included construction of a large interceptor near the Amazing Joe’s building. The board also approved a $2.21 million register of claims at the meeting, including $1.06 million for bond projects under the long-term control plan.
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Source: Board Meeting, Muncie Sanitary District