Ball State Experts Find Faults In Mounds Lake Study

MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — Experts at Ball State University say they've found problems with a recently released feasibility study done for a proposed reservoir in central Indiana.

The Star Press reports problems include a "clear lack of understanding" of geological issues that could be caused by forming the Mounds Lake reservoir, and that there's a lack of demand for water at such a large scale.

The plan calls for the formation of a 2,100-acre reservoir by damming the White River in Anderson. It has an estimated cost of $440 million. It has drawn opposition from environmental groups, as well as criticism from a former engineering director for the Indiana Department of Natural Resources.

Rob Sparks of the Corporation for Economic Development of Madison County, which is leading the reservoir effort, says the group agrees more work needs to be done to see if the reservoir can be formed.