Rushville, IN

North Washington Street Subdivision

The City of Rushville is partnering with a local builder to build 33 single-family starter homes in the new North Washington Street Subdivision. HWC was hired by the City to complete the subdivision’s infrastructure design. This subdivision is located on property that connects an existing neighborhood with West 16th Street, a newly extended roadway that has been identified in the City of Rushville’s Comprehensive Plan as a key corridor for housing development. The project is near two other Rushville housing projects that will soon add 40 market-rate apartments and 64 higher-end custom homes.

Each of these housing projects is located within walking distance of two elementary schools, Rush County’s middle school and high school, Memorial Park, the Rush County Boys and Girls Club, and the City’s major retail outlets. This project’s proximity to the County’s school system and major quality of life amenities serves as a major incentive for young families to relocate to the area.

In recent years, the City of Rushville and Rush County Schools have been on a mission to grow the community’s population and public school enrollment. The two organizations understand the importance of an attractive housing product to workforce attraction and have partnered on numerous efforts to bring additional housing options to the community, including the creation of one of the first housing TIF districts in the State.

The North Washington Street Subdivision project is the latest example of this valuable partnership. The City of Rushville and Rush County Schools completed a land swap that enabled the City to bring this housing project to fruition. The North Washington project extends streets and utility infrastructure to this property and enables the developer to expand the community’s workforce housing options, providing an opportunity to expand the region’s population and local public school enrollment.

The project was completed in 2025, as well as the first five new homes being constructed and occupied. 

Jeffersonville, IN

River Ridge Commerce Center Water System Improvements (Elevated Tanks)

Jasonville, IN

Water System Improvements Phases 1 & 2

HWC worked with the City of Jasonville, Indiana to complete a master plan of the City’s water system. The study was intended to address NPDES permit violations related to water treatment facility backwash discharge and other system needs.

The master plan, which was funded by an IOCRA grant, recommended a two-phased approach to improve the system.

Phase 1 addressed regulatory compliance issues at the plant. This phase included a new filter backwash lagoon with liner and baffles, new backup power generators at the well field, well field transmission main, and electrical service replacement.

Phase 2 included capital improvements to address depreciated equipment at the treatment plant, replacing a failing supply well, and installing new transmission mains. This phase included the replacement of two gravity filtration units, new high-service pumps and interior piping, a new water supply well, and a new two-mile water supply main in a remote area of the distribution system.

Carlisle, IN

Water Supply and Treatment Improvements

HWC worked with the Town of Carlisle, Indiana to develop a State Revolving Fund (SRF) compliant Preliminary Engineering Report (PER) to obtain funding to improve the system, which serves the Town and the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility.

The Town’s raw water is supplied by five wells located southwest of the Town of Carlisle, adjacent to SR 58 in the Wabash River aquifer. Three of the wells lacked the capacity to individually meet the system’s demands, and the two larger wells were beginning to show signs of wear due to overuse. Additionally, the packaged filter units were of different capacities and in poor condition. The project recommended a new 600-GPM well and two new 600-GPM aeralator type filter units. Construction and demolition sequencing considerations were of the utmost importance during the design to ensure existing operations could be maintained during construction.

The $3.5 million project was completed in 2021 with funding provided by a SRF loan and a grant from the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs (IOCRA). HWC completed all planning, design, bidding, and construction phase services for this project.

Jamestown, IN

Development Infrastructure Plan for Fukai Toyotetsu Indiana Corporation (FTIC)

HWC worked with the Town of Jamestown, Indiana to provide overall project management, planning, design, bidding, construction administration, and construction observation services for the Fukai Toyotetsu Indiana Corporation (FTIC) Development Infrastructure Plan.

The $2.5 million project included infrastructure upgrades to an industrial site (FTIC) on SR 75 north of Jamestown. The infrastructure serves a 40-acre development for FTIC and allows infrastructure to be expanded to service adjacent sites in the future.

Project improvements to the water system included a new 150,000-gallon water storage tank with a mixing system, booster station, and 12” water main extension.

Project improvements to the sanitary sewer system included a new lift station and dual force mains (3” for current use an 8” gravity sanitary sewer extension)

Project improvements to the stormwater system included a series of open ditches and pipe structures for stormwater conveyance and a regional detention basin.

Roadway improvements included a new roadway extension for access to the industrial site.