Floyd Nobbs Water asks county to waive emergency permit fees and cover $23,801 invoice after utility conflict
June 17, 2025 | Floyd County, Indiana
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Danny Standiford, representing Floyd Nobbs Water Company, told the Floyd County Board of Commissioners on June 17 that crews performing emergency repairs after county road work found a 4‑inch cast-iron main roughly 7 feet below grade and requested county help with costs.
Standiford said lowering the main to the depth required by the road redesign would have required substantial ductile‑iron pipe and fittings and an expensive, deep excavation; the company elected instead to abandon a section of main and reroute service. He presented an invoice for $23,801.45 to abandon the 4‑inch main at the intersection of Schreiber Road and Old Vincennes Road and asked the county to consider reimbursing or offsetting the cost, citing prior American Rescue Plan (ARP) allocations tied to the utility.
Standiford also asked for a permanent waiver of road‑cut permit fees applicable to after‑hours emergency work, noting that Floyd Nobbs is a not‑for‑profit wholesale water utility and already provides documentation on emergency repairs to county staff. On the question of ARP money, county staff said some funds had been allocated to Floyd Nobbs but not physically disbursed and that a residual balance tied to other contracts may remain; an amount of approximately $6,013.83 was cited by county staff as still tied to related contracts, but commissioners asked the auditor to verify exact totals.
The board did not approve reimbursement or a waiver at the meeting. Commissioners asked legal staff to clarify who may declare an emergency for fee‑waiver purposes and directed county staff to provide a tighter accounting of ARP allocations. Standiford also raised a third, optional matter: a proposed relocation of a nearby main to remove it from the future roadway; he presented a material-and-labor estimate of $9,105 for that relocation. Commissioners took all items under advisement and said additional information from legal and engineering staff would be required before any funding or policy decision.
No formal vote was taken on reimbursement or the fee‑waiver request; the items were tabled for follow up.
Standiford said lowering the main to the depth required by the road redesign would have required substantial ductile‑iron pipe and fittings and an expensive, deep excavation; the company elected instead to abandon a section of main and reroute service. He presented an invoice for $23,801.45 to abandon the 4‑inch main at the intersection of Schreiber Road and Old Vincennes Road and asked the county to consider reimbursing or offsetting the cost, citing prior American Rescue Plan (ARP) allocations tied to the utility.
Standiford also asked for a permanent waiver of road‑cut permit fees applicable to after‑hours emergency work, noting that Floyd Nobbs is a not‑for‑profit wholesale water utility and already provides documentation on emergency repairs to county staff. On the question of ARP money, county staff said some funds had been allocated to Floyd Nobbs but not physically disbursed and that a residual balance tied to other contracts may remain; an amount of approximately $6,013.83 was cited by county staff as still tied to related contracts, but commissioners asked the auditor to verify exact totals.
The board did not approve reimbursement or a waiver at the meeting. Commissioners asked legal staff to clarify who may declare an emergency for fee‑waiver purposes and directed county staff to provide a tighter accounting of ARP allocations. Standiford also raised a third, optional matter: a proposed relocation of a nearby main to remove it from the future roadway; he presented a material-and-labor estimate of $9,105 for that relocation. Commissioners took all items under advisement and said additional information from legal and engineering staff would be required before any funding or policy decision.
No formal vote was taken on reimbursement or the fee‑waiver request; the items were tabled for follow up.
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