Indiana is not doing enough to keep the public safe. State regulations only require monitoring at campground beaches. Call on municipalities to test beaches more frequently. The U.S. House of Representatives version, H.R. 999, passed on Earth Day 1999. Only install septic systems in suitable soils and keep systems maintained.
Sandy soils allow septic waste to drain into nearby surface waters.
Urge the Indiana Department of Environmental Management to reduce sewage overflows that cause beach contamination. They can be reached at 100 N. Senate, P.O. Box 6015, Indianapolis, IN 46206-6015. All rights reserved.