Lake County stormwater management lauded

Lake County Surveyor Bill Emerson Jr. and his staff recently were honored by a state organization for the county’s stormwater management program, a release said.

The Indiana Association of Floodplain and Stormwater Management (INAFSM) presented the 2025 Excellence in Stormwater Management Award to Emerson and his staff at its annual meeting in September. The award was established by INAFSM in 1997 to recognize an outstanding stormwater management program or an outstanding stormwater manager.

The award may be bestowed annually upon a local unit of government or an individual, affiliated with the state or a local government, who has consistently demonstrated leadership in the area of stormwater management and has instituted approaches consistent wi

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