Overview:
The approximately 109-acre project area is located in Porter County, Indiana. Old City Light was approved by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in December 2025 to provide emergent wetland credits for projects with wetland impacts within Little Calumet-Galien and Chicago watersheds, This will include portions of Lake, Porter and La Porte Counties, which include Gary, Valparaiso, Michigan City, and South Bend areas.
Located within the 100-year floodplain in the Kemper Ditch-East Arm Little Calumet River watershed, Old City Light MB will increase groundwater recharge, surface water attenuation, and erosion and sediment control, as well as improve biodiversity by restoring and enhancing natural plant communities.
