State law currently prohibits water and waste management districts from paying their board members more than $50 per day of work. (Justin Hicks / IPB News)
There are about 100 water, sewage and solid waste districts across Indiana that are responsible for keeping pipes flowing and getting rid of trash.
Board members are elected citizens who vote on things like user fees and construction projects. Some are struggling to find people to do this work and lawmakers want to help.
“[The board has] a very important purpose in keeping wastewater out of the water supplies. And they do a very good job with that,” said Ted Ferguson, a lawyer representing the Bloomington-based South Central Regional Sewer District.
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