USING THE SYSTEM – To avoid blockages and damage to the pump, the following items should NOT be placed into the system:

Glass, metal, gravel, sand, coffee grinds, seafood shells, socks, rags or cloths, plastic sanitary napkins or tampons, disposable diapers, kitty litter, explosives, flammable materials, lubricating oil, grease, cooking oil, paint, strong chemicals, gasoline or diesel, stormwater runoff.

WHEN YOU LEAVE FOR THE WINTER or go away for a month or more, the District advises you to run two full bathtubs of clean water through your system.  This will ensure that there is no waste laying in your line to create a build up of H2S, or Hydrogen Sulfide, in the sewer lines.

Don’t forget to keep your control box locked to prohibit tampering.

IF YOU ARE TAKING DOWN YOUR HOUSE, IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO INFORM THE DISTRICT OFFICE.  UNTIL YOU NOTIFY THE OFFICE, YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FULL SEWER BILL, NO REFUNDS WILL BE ISSUED.  E-mail SWconservancy@gmail.com

IF YOU ARE BUILDING A NEW HOME, DOING A MAJOR REMODEL AND ADDING BATHROOMS, OR RELOCATING WHERE YOUR PUMP CONNECTS TO YOUR HOUSE, YOU MUST HAVE YOUR LINE INSPECTED BEFORE BURYING.  IF NOT, YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO RETRENCH THE LINE SO AN INSPECTION CAN TAKE PLACE.  NO EXCEPTIONS!

Read these documents carefully.  Call 574-400-5450 if you have any questions.

All Contractors must first post a Permit & License Bond for $10,000 as well as name the South-West Lake Maxinkuckee Conservancy District on a Certificate of Insurance.  Both of these documents will be needed before receiving a permit to hook-up any property owner and should be furnished to Kathy Clark, Operations Manager at p.o.box 56, Culver, IN 46511.

The forms and the steps to hook-up are posted below as well as the installation information for the sewer laterals:

Our email has changed since the following were entered. If you need us email SWconservancy@gmail.com

Steps to Hook-Up to Sewer (for both Homeowner & Contractor)

SWLMCD Application and Affidavit for Contractors & Homeowners

SWLMCD – Specifications for Lateral Sewer Line Installation

Here also is a link to information about the grinder pumps the District is supplying.

SWLMCD – Grinder Pump Info – 9-23-11

REMEMBER TO CALL BEFORE YOU DIG!

The South-West Lake Maxinkuckee Conservancy District begins at the eastern edge of Venetian Village, and runs west along the shoreline up to the Town of Culver’s corporation line, near the Chadwick Shores condominiums.

This District has been divided into seven areas.  The  range of addresses included in each of these areas is listed under the DISTRICT AREAS tab found at the top this web page.   Each area has its own representative who was appointed by the Marshall County Commissioners in 2008 and each representative has a seat on the SWLMCD Board of Directors.  As their original term expires, each representative will be elected to a new four year term by the freeholders who reside in the District.  You can visit the DISTRICT AREAS tab at the top of this page for more information on the area each handles.

Your Board of Directors meets regularly to conduct the business of the District and posts notices of each meeting at the Culver/Union Township Library as required by law.  Your current Board of Directors includes:

AREA ONE – Charles Norman

AREA TWO – Dan Yates

AREA THREE – Richard George

AREA FOUR – Representative position is open as of 9/23/2011

AREA FIVE – Kathryn Densborn, Chair

AREA SIX – Ted Schenberg, Vice Chair

AREA SEVEN – George Duncan, Secretary

The Board has hired several firms to handle day-to-day operations.  They include:

Legal Counsel – Alan M. Hux of Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, Indianapolis

District Coordinator  – Kathy Clark of Lakeside Consulting, Culver