Asset Management Program Reporting for Water and Wastewater Utilities
About the Study
The Indiana General Assembly passed House Enrolled Act 1459 last session, which was signed into law effective July 1, 2025. As part of the new Ind. Code ยง 8-1-2-128, water utilities and wastewater utilities not under the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission’s (Commission’s) jurisdiction for approval of rates and charges to submit a report on the status of the utility’s asset management program to the Commission on a quadrennial basis.
To help outline this process and provide clarity and guidance on the overall program expectations, the Commission has drafted a strawman General Administrative Order (GAO). In the draft, the GAO includes the purpose and general process for this reporting timeline, information to be included in the report, procedures for submitting a report, and criteria to be used by Commission staff.
The Commission is required to issue the GAO outlining the general process prior to October 1, 2025. In the strawman draft GAO, the Commission is not anticipating requiring submission of reports from water and wastewater utilities until July 2026.
Strawman Draft GAO
The Commission is requesting comments and feedback from stakeholders on the strawman draft GAO. Please email any questions, comments, or feedback to URCComments@urc.IN.gov by Thursday, September 4, 2025. To download the strawman draft GAO as a PDF or Word document, click the links below.
Stakeholder Comments
Stakeholder feedback on the strawman draft GAO will be posted here after the September 4 deadline.