Patoka Lake Regional Water & Sewer Distr

Patoka Lake Regional Water & Sewer District, a U.S. government entity and Indiana state agency, acts as a prime recipient of federal project grants and as a sub-recipient on federal environmental and water-quality grants from civilian agencies. The district does not hold federal contracts or contract vehicles.

The district's federal footprint centers on water infrastructure and watershed management. As a prime grantee, Patoka Lake Regional received a $7.036750 million Economic Adjustment Assistance Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration, awarded June 22, 2022, for construction of a new one-million-gallon elevated water storage tank in Orange County, Indiana. The project targets completion by April 2026 and is designed to support economic recovery following severe COVID-19 pandemic impacts, attract and retain employers through adequate water pressure for business expansion, and diversify the regional economy in an area affected by coal industry declines.

As a sub-recipient, the district performs work under the Environmental Protection Agency Region 5, receiving assignments from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management. In a sub-grant awarded December 21, 2022, Patoka Lake Regional conducts watershed education and outreach, including hosting two cleanup events annually and developing educational content on nonpoint source pollution. In a more recent sub-grant awarded February 3, 2026, the district revises and updates the Source Water Protection plan for the Patoka Lake-Patoka River Watershed, establishes a water quality monitoring and assessment program, and develops education and behavioral-change programs to reduce nonpoint source pollutant loads.

Total federal awards obligated across all sources sum to $7.2 million across three grants. The district serves two distinct customer agencies: the Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 (two awards) and the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (one award). Activity is sparse — two awards in 2022, one in 2026 — with no contracts or competitive procurement footprint.