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4/25/24 8:30pm UPDATE: The precautionary boil advisory related to this post is no longer in effect.

4/25/24 1:00am UPDATE: Service to the impacted area was restored at approximately 12:30am on 4/25/24. As noted below, those within the impacted area will be on a 48hr Boil Advisory as outlined below.

4/24/24: At approximately 7:30pm, Sellersburg Water was notified of a potential water main break at 8098 S. Indiana Ave. (US-31) in front of the Sellersburg Moose Lodge.

Shortly before 8pm, crews were able to isolate the break using newly installed valves within the system. The area of isolation includes the Sellersburg Moose Lodge, all businesses at the Silver Creek Logistics Center, those located on Bringham Dr., Industrial Blvd. and Progress Way, as well as households between 1006 S. Indiana Ave. and 1020 S. Indiana Ave. This isolation will impact approximately 17 households and 22 businesses.

All impacted customers have been notified via email and texts on file in our billing system. If you have not received notification via email and/or text from Sellersburg Water regarding this break, you are asked to contact the Billing Office at (812)246-3821 during normal business hours to verify your contact information on file to receive emergency notifications directly from Sellersburg Water.

*Yellow shaded area shows the impacted service area*

Once water service is restored, customers in the impacted area will be on a 48-hour precautionary boil water advisory pending testing results from a 3rd party testing laboratory. However, precautionary boil advisories usually last from 18 to 24 hours and customers will be notified in the same manner when the advisory has been lifted.

Customers should flush their cold water taps for a few minutes once service is restored to bleed air from their lines.

Once the boil water advisory is lifted, notification will be published on this website, the Town’s Facebook, news media, and customers will be contacted directly using the information on file in our billing department.

During the time of isolation for the repair, surrounding users may experience a drop in water pressure due to the rerouting of water flow within the system. Pressure to these areas will return once repairs have been completed.

Attention Sellersburg Water Customers:

Over the next couple of weeks, Sellersburg Water Crews will be working throughout the water system doing targeted hydrant flushing. The plan is to start working through the Jeffersonville service area the week of 4/15/24 and onto the Sellersburg service area the week of 4/22/24. This will not be a complete flush of the system, instead flushing non-looped, or “dead-end” areas of the system. “Dead-end” areas of the water system where they do not have continuous flows resulting in mineral build up within the water main. Flushing these dead-end areas will ensure proper water quality supplied to these areas.

As part of regular maintenance of the water distribution system, Sellersburg Water flushes the watermains using the fire hydrant system. This is an essential part of our system maintenance program. Although a regular part of our water distribution system, we do receive questions from time to time about why we flush. Because hydrant flushing is an important benefit, we’d like to tell you about it.

WHY FLUSHING IS IMPORTANT

Flushing our system helps to clean out any buildup of mineral deposits and sediment inside the pipes. These deposits can occur when there is a reduced water demand. We also flush our hydrants to confirm they are operational and to check fire flows in our system.

HOW WE FLUSH OUR PIPELINES

Flushing involves simultaneously opening fire hydrants in a specific area to create increased water flows. When our crews are on your street or nearby, this process usually takes about one hour.

WHAT TO EXPECT

When crews are in your area, you may notice a drop in water pressure or discolored water. Discolored water may occur, because the sediment in water mains get stirred up when the fire hydrants are used and when the flow of water in mains is changed. This is normal. If this happens, it is not harmful. Simply let your water run until it is clear.

WHAT TO DO TO PREPARE FOR FLUSHING

• Draw water for cooking ahead of time.
• Store a large bottle of water in the refrigerator for drinking.
• Check for discolored water before using the washing machine or dishwasher.

ADDITIONAL CUSTOMER TIPS

• Avoid running your tap water and using the washing machine or dishwasher while crews are flushing in your area.
• If discolored water occurs, simply run the cold water for a few minutes until it clear. This will allow the sediment to work its way through your pipes.
• Check for discolored water before using the washing machine or dishwasher. Wait until the water runs clear at the tap before doing laundry or running the dishwasher. NOTE: If your laundry becomes stained, DO NOT PUT YOUR LAUNDRY IN THE DRYER. Rewash clothes immediately using detergent and add a rust remover. Most rust removers can also be used on stained fixtures.

In some cases, slight discoloration might linger for a few hours. This discoloration only affects the appearance of the water and does not affect water quality. No health hazards are associated with discolored water from hydrant flushing. If water pressure or water volume seems low after flushing has been completed, check your faucet screens for trapped particles.

If you have additional questions, please contact the Sellersburg Billing Office at (812)246-3821 ext 1.

Within the Town of Sellersburg, there is some basic, yet important information regarding the placement and storage of your trash cans all residents should be aware of.

Additional information can be found on the Street & Sanitation Department page of this website.

Placement for Weekly Trash Collection

In the Town of Sellersburg, we use an automated system for trash collection. The trash truck is operated by one individual from the cab of the truck. There is an automated side arm that is controlled by the driver to empty the can into the top of the truck. It is very important that your cans are placed properly at the edge of the roadway so it can be collected.

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It is also very important NOT to overload your can. The lid needs to be able to close in order for us to be able to collect it. If the lid will not close, the trash in the can causes issues during the emptying process. It can also result in damage to your can’s lid. In addition, we have no way of knowing what is in the can. There have been multiple times when overloaded cans have slipped out of the collection arm and ended up in the trash truck due to the excessive weight. Overloading your can will result in an No Pickup for the that week.

It is also very important NOT to stack any trash on top of a trash can lid when closed. Doing so will result in a No Pickup for that week. This is because the trash that is on top will get thrown over the truck or come off during the lifting process resulting in trash littering the area.

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Storage of your Trash Cans

Within the Town of Sellersburg, it is against local ordinance to leave your trash cans by the road or on the sidewalk. The ordinance that governs this can be found by clicking here.

In summary, this ordinance simply states that trash cans cannot be stored on the sidewalk, within the public right-of-way, or in the front yard of a residence unless permitted for good cause by the Street Commissioner.

Please take the time to make proper arrangements as it relates to Ordinance No. 2023-OR-020. If you would like to make contact with the Street Commissioner regarding collection placement or storage of your trash cans due to some sort of limitation or good cause, please contact Scott Griffin at SGriffin@sellersburg.org to schedule a time to meet. Once any potential arrangements have been made and approved, these will be noted within your Town of Sellersburg Billing Account for future reference.

Thank you in advance for working with us to address this issue in an effort to keep sidewalks and rights-of-way clear of obstacles!

The Town of Sellersburg is proud to announce we were selected to receive INDOT’s Community Crossing Matching Grant for $853,685.48! This grant will cover 75% of the costs associated with repaving 26 roadways within the Town.

“Once again, Team Sellersburg is excited and appreciative of INDOT in selecting us as a CCMG Community,” Brad Amos, Council President said. “We get to continue improving the Town of Sellersburg roads and this takes us one step closer to touching every town road!”

Over the last 4 years, the Town of Sellersburg has used the Community Crossings Match Grant Program to do approximately $5,000,000 worth of roadway improvements.  

Since its inception in 2016, the Community Crossing Initiative has provided more than $1 billion in state matching funds for local construction projects. “Community Crossings is one of the most important tools available to our local partners to support their efforts to improve local roads and bridges,” INDOT Commissioner Joe McGuinness said. “Rebuilding and improving local roads, while also addressing safety needs, promotes growth and enhances the business environment and quality of place across Indiana.”

To qualify for funding, local governments must provide local matching funds from a funding source approved for road and bridge construction. The Town of Sellersburg is a 25 percent community. Communities must also submit an INDOT-approved asset management plan for maintaining existing roads and bridges.

The roadwork associated with this grant will be completed during the 2024 paving season.  

Here is the list of roads that will be included in the bid documents associated with this year’s CCMG Paving Grant:

Miners Way (From Cul-de-Sac to Cul-de-Sac )

Beechwood St (From Dreyer Lane to Dreyer Lane )

Poplar Dr (From Beechwood St to Beechwood St )

Bucheit St (From Highland Ave to Walk Street (Alley) )

Applegate Ln (From W Utica St to 520′ East of Utica ST )

N Forrest Dr (From S Forrest Dr to 1603 ‘ East of S Forrest Dr )

S Forrest Dr (From N Forrest Dr to N Forrest Dr )

S New Albany St (From S Indiana Ave to Triangle Dr )

Penn Ave (From Helbig St to Penn Ave )

N Norman Dr (From Fulton St to Wildwod Rd )

Prather Lane (From Shirley Ave to 1500′ West of W Utica St )

Ohio Ave (From 1115′ N of Enterprise Way to 2000′ S of Carolina Ave)

Eagle Knoll Dr (From Greenbriar Blvd to 1650′ S of GreenbriarBlvd )

Masters Point (From Eagle Knoll Rd to Cul-De-Sac)

Silver Glades Trail (From Butler to Lakeside Dr)                 

Maple St (From Church St to W Utica St )

Church St (From Maple St to S New Albany St )

N Fern St (From E Utica St to Town Limits (575′ N of Adkins Ct )

Mosley Park Rd (From Oak St to 560′ N of Oak St)

S Norman Dr (From Forrest Dr to 1170′ S of Wildwood Rd )

Wildwood Rd (From Norman Dr to 1000′ East of Edgewood Dr )

Cherry St (From Hanger Ave to Miller Ave )

Miller Ave (From Miller Ave to Church St to 380′ south )

Miller West (From Miller Ave to Broadway St )

ST Paul St (From N Indiana Ave to N New Albany St )

3/6/24 10:05am UPDATE: The precautionary boil water advisory for the area impacted in this post is now lifted.

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3/5/24 12:20pm UPDATE: Water service has been restored to the impacted area. Residents within this area are now on a 48hr precautionary boil water advisory.

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3/5/24: Shortly before 6am, Sellersburg Water was notified of a potential water main break on Pampaw Ln. in the Riverside neighborhood of Jeffersonville.

Shortly before 7am, crews were able to isolate the break. The break has been isolated and customers on Pampaw Ln, Hawthorne Dr, Catalpa Dr, Bittersweet Rd, and Louann Ct are impacted.

Current estimated time of service restoration is before 3pm. Once water service is restored, customers in the impacted area will be on a 48 hour precautionary boil water advisory pending testing results from a 3rd party testing laboratory. However, precautionary boil advisories usually last from 18 to 24 hours and customers will be notified in the same manner when the advisory has been lifted. Customers should flush their cold water taps for a few minutes once service is restored to bleed air from their lines.

This will impact approximately 136 customers.

If you have not received notification via email and/or text from Sellersburg Water regarding this break, you are asked to contact the Billing Office at (812)246-3821 to check your contact information on file to receive emergency notifications from Sellersburg Water.

Sellersburg Water did some spot flushing last week (2/12/24) as part of regular maintenance of the system. Since then, we have received numerous calls from areas within the Jeffersonville Service Area (south of the Water Plant on Holmans Ln.) regarding discolored water. To address this immediately, Sellersburg Water Crews will be doing a complete flush of this part of the system during the week of 2/20/24.

WHAT TO EXPECT

When crews are in your area, you may notice a drop in water pressure or discolored water. Discolored water may occur, because the sediment in water mains get stirred up when the fire hydrants are used and when the flow of water in mains is changed. This is normal. If this happens, it is not harmful. Simply let your water run until it is clear.

WHAT TO DO TO PREPARE FOR FLUSHING

• Draw water for cooking ahead of time.
• Store a large bottle of water in the refrigerator for drinking.
• Check for discolored water before using the washing machine or dishwasher.

ADDITIONAL CUSTOMER TIPS

• Avoid running your tap water and using the washing machine or dishwasher while crews are flushing in your area.
• If discolored water occurs, simply run the cold water for a few minutes until it clear. This will allow the sediment to work its way through your pipes.
• Check for discolored water before using the washing machine or dishwasher. Wait until the water runs clear at the tap before doing laundry or running the dishwasher. NOTE: If your laundry becomes stained, DO NOT PUT YOUR LAUNDRY IN THE DRYER. Rewash clothes immediately using detergent and add a rust remover. Most rust removers can also be used on stained fixtures.

In some cases, slight discoloration might linger for a few hours. This discoloration only affects the appearance of the water and does not affect water quality. No health hazards are associated with discolored water from hydrant flushing. If water pressure or water volume seems low after flushing has been completed, check your faucet screens for trapped particles.

If you have questions, please contact Sellersburg Water by calling (812)246-3821. If calling after hours, please call (812)246-3821 Ext. 5.

Unfortunately, the former Sellersburg State Bank and former Police Station Building has lots of issues including structural, water damage, mold, lead paint, and asbestos. As a result, the Council decided it best to demolish the structure. As much as possible of the original limestone façade is going to be saved as well as the old bank vault door.

The hope is to build a new town hall in the near future on the site and incorporate the saved materials into the new building. The design inspiration for the new building will be the old Sellersburg Elementary School building located on New Albany St.

This was topic was discussed at multiple council meetings since the Sellersburg Police Department moved out. The demolition project was publicly bid and awarded at the October 16, 2023 Town Council Meeting. It was also featured in the News & Tribune on September 21^st: Sellersburg looking to demolish old police station | News | newsandtribune.com. Prior to any bid documents being created, there was a walk through with the Southern Regional Office of Indiana Landmarks to ensure there were no other items of historical value other than the limestone and bank vault door that needed to be saved.

As part of the bid, all asbestos and lead paint has to be remediated prior to demo in accordance with the law. In addition to the as much limestone as possible and the bank door being saved, we are going to save the AC units on the roof as well as the backup electrical generation system on the building. We will also be preserving the flagpole. The hope is to be able to reuse them as well.

There is not a timeframe for a new Town Hall at this time. Until a decision is made regarding the future of the site, the area will be a green space upon completion of the demolition. However, should it formally be decided to build a new Town Hall, the new building would house everything except the police in one building instead of the two buildings we currently have. It would also have the storage space needed to keep all records of the town and billing office where currently we struggle to house it all. It would also need an enlarge the council room and added space for offices for redevelopment, parks, legal, and engineering. The goal would be to make it an all-inclusive community building that is better suited for the needs of the town residents, not just for now, but for 20-30-40+ years from now. There would also be a community room that could be reserved for various purposes.

Whenever a new Town Hall happens, the two current buildings that serve as the town offices would be repurposed for community use or demolished to make way for future business space or additional outdoor park space. Reinvesting in the original Downtown Sellersburg is a top priority of the Council.

  

4:50pm 10/19/23:

The Precautionary Boil Water Advisory issued to Sellersburg Water Customers south of the Sellersburg Water Plant on Holmans Lane in Jeffersonville (see attached map) on 10/18/23 is now lifted.

As a standard, Sellersburg Water opts to issue 48 Hour Precautionary Boil Advisories to give ample time to submit retesting to the third-party testing facility if needed. This advisory is being lifted before 48 hours because third-party testing results have confirmed the safety of the water supply in your area after the loss of pressure on 10/18/23.

The Precautionary Boil Advisory was issued after loss of pressure on 10/18/23 due to a valve failure during scheduled maintenance of the system as part of the replacement of fire hydrants within the Indian Hills neighborhood.

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7:00pm Update: Water has been on since around 5:45pm. Crews are out flushing hydrants to remove air from the mains. Pressure fluctuations may be experienced as we continue to work through the system.

5pm Update: Water service is currently being restored to the impacted area and will fully be on by 6pm 10/18/23. Impacted users will be on a 48 precautionary boil advisory once service is restored. Please run your cold water taps for a few minutes at your location to flush any air that may be in your service lines.
If additional service is needed, please call (812)246-3821 ext 1 during normal business hours. For after hours service, please call (812)246-3821 ext 5.

Once the advisory is lifted, Sellersburg Water will send communications through email, text, social media, and local news outlets. If you did not receive an email or text earlier in the day, please contact the Sellersburg Utility Billing Office during normal hours to verify your contact information on file.

Thank you for your patience while crews worked to get this repair completed.

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ALERT: While preforming scheduled maintenance on a valve located on Allison Ln. at Seminole Dr., the valve failed. Due to the location of this valve, the only way to repair this failure is to shut water service off to the Jeffersonville Customers of Sellersburg Water located south of the water plant on Holmans Ln. immediately.  

Sellersburg Water Customers south of the Sellersburg Water Plant on Holmans Lane in Jeffersonville (see attached map) will be without water for a couple of hours Wednesday, October 18, 2023. Once service is re-established, you will be on a precautionary boil water advisory. Sellersburg Water has sent communications this through email, text, social media, and local news outlets.

Please visit Sellersburg.org then click the ALERT button in the upper right-hand corner of the home page to stay up-to-date on the project.

If you have questions, please contact the Sellersburg Billing Office at 812.246.3821 ext. 1

Thank you in advance for your patience and understanding.

Respectfully,

Sellersburg Water

Fall Season Weekly Yard Waste Collection to start the week of October 16th, 2023.

The Town provides leaf pickup on a weekly basis, beginning around mid- October. Leaves must be placed in paper bags and placed at the curb. There is no limit to this service, but we encourage mulching or composting leaves, if possible. Please note, open burning in the Town of Sellersburg is NOT permitted.

For normal yard waste items: Limbs should be bundled in 4-5 ft. lengths tied securely with baling string or cord. There is a limit of Two (2) bundles per pickup up with a diameter of the branches being no larger than 3 inches. These may be placed at the curb with the cut end toward the street. Other vegetative material can either be placed in two (2) 32-gallon cans, clearly marked YARD WASTE on the side of the cans or biodegradable paper yard waste bags.

Please do not intentionally blow your fallen leaves into the street. The street sweeper is designed to clean up leaves that have fallen into the roadway as part of normal road debris. While we do street sweeping, it is not intended for your yard waste. The street sweeper is designed to clean up leaves that have fallen into the roadway and normal road debris. Large amounts of leaves clog the vacuum system of the sweeper truck and clog storm drains that will lead to flooding.

In addition, leaves intentionally blown into the limits of any street, sidewalk, alley, or public way is considered littering in the Town of Sellersburg and enforced by the Sellersburg Police Department per Town Code:

§ 130.01 LITTERING (Ord. 502, passed 4-22-91)