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LAKE LIGHT STATUS
Memorial day through labor day
Green light from 10 am - 8:00 pm
Yellow Light From 8:00 pm - 10 am
*ALL other times of year the yellow light begins an hour before sunset.
Office Hours
Monday – Friday: 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Office & After-Hours Phone Number: 317-933-2893
Contact Boat Patrol via: Brittany Bay - 317-753-3119 or Nick Johann - 317-412-7052
To PAY your water bill or SIGN-UP for paperless billing, click here
PLEASE DO NOT BLOW YOUR LEAVES INTO THE LAKES!
QUICK LINKS:
CSCD Zebra Mussel Prevention Page
Sweetwater Beach-Shelter Rental Agreement
May Meetings and Events:
Closed: 5/26/2025 to observe Memorial Day
June Meetings and Events:
Building Meeting: 6/2/2025 @5:30 p.m. @CSCD office
Roads Meeting: 6/5/2025 @5 p.m. @CSCD office
Ecology Meeting: 6/5/2025 @6 p.m. @CSCD office
Security Meeting: 6/10/2025 @6 p.m. @CSCD office
Water Meeting: 6/12/2025 @5:15 p.m. @CSCD office
Board Meeting: 6/17/2025 @7 p.m. @CSLOA Clubhouse
Closed: 6/19/2025 to observe Juneteenth Day
Need to put in a work order request? Contact us via phone or the website "Contact Us" page.
For after-hours WATER Emergencies, please call the office and follow the prompts to be transferred to the available water employee.
Zebra Mussel Prevention
Brown County GIS
Brown County Indiana's GIS
Featured News
Information on Lake Violations
4/25/2025
Friendly Reminder with the boating season getting underway if you received a ticket, your ticket is valid for 365 days before it falls off.
All tickets are issued verbally by CSCD boat patrol staff if you would like a copy of the lake violation, please call the office at 317-933-2893.
For...
Important Annoucement - Contains 2025 Election Information on Candidates & Wake Surfing Referendum
12/10/2024
Draft Rule Change Resolution
11/14/2024
Update: All currently stickered watercraft will be grandfathered.
Good Afternoon CSCD Freeholders here is the link for the draft of the rule change resolution Draft Resolution 2024-20
This Draft resolution will be on the agenda for the Tuesday November 19th Board of Director's Meeting.
If you...
Water Commission Meeting is canceled
11/14/2024
Notice to Taxpayers of Additional Appropriations
6/4/2024
At the June 18th 2024 Board Meeting there will be a public hearing for additional appropriations. Notice is attached.
Notice to Taxpayers of Additional Appropriations
Floating Platform Reminder
5/15/2024
In the CSCD rule book (pg. 11) it states:
- Floating platforms shall include, but not limited to, single person mats, air mattresses, bounce, or trampoline type platforms.
- Floating platforms shall not extend past 25 feet from shore. At no time shall a platform take up more than 25% of a cove. At...
Boating Information
3/22/2024
There is currently a 60 day moratorium for adding new boats designed to create a large wake or wake boats to the lakes as of the 3/19/2024 Board of Director's Meeting.
**This does not apply to boats that are currently stickered with the District**
Boater Safety Course is now available with resource links!
3/1/2024
Here is the Boater Safety Course! This Course Completion Certificate will be required to obtain your 2024-2026 boat decals. This course now has resource links available at the beginning of the quiz to help you successfully complete it. This course works best on a computer, laptop, iPad, or...
Boat Decals & Beach Passes are now available!
3/1/2024
The 2024-2026 Boating Season decals and beach passes are in! We are scheduling times for freeholders to pick up their boat decals & beach passes, so call 317-933-2893, and we can get everything ready for you before you arrive. The pricing for this years decals are as follows:...
2023 Winter Newsletter
12/8/2023
Happy Holidays!
The 2023 Winter Newsletter is now available for immediate viewing below. You will be receiving a copy of it in the mail within the next couple of weeks.
This issue outlines The 2024 Board Election. As a reminder, Areas 1 & 4 are up for election.
If you plan on casting an...
Wake Survey Final Day
8/2/2023
Don't forget today is the last day to take this survey, please take a few minutes to complete this and provide feedback to the Wake Committee.
Q & A for Board of Directors Candidates
1/5/2023
- What do you see as the biggest challenge facing the Conservancy over the next 4 years (your term), and what would be your approach to overcoming it?
Matt Petersen (Area 3): In the recent past, there seems to be misinformation presented as fact, causing unnecessary division within our...
CSCD Winter Newsletter (Election Issue) is now available
12/8/2022
Happy Holidays!
The 2022 Winter Newsletter is now available for immediate viewing below. You will be receiving a copy of it in the mail within the next couple of weeks.
This issue outlines The 2023 Board Election. As a reminder, Areas 3 & 7 are up for election.
If you plan on casting an...
Declaration of Candidacy Deadline
11/28/2022
TODAY IS THE DEADLINE to turn in your Declaration of Candidacy Forms for Area 3 and Area 7 Board of Directors to the CSCD Office!!!
Board Vacancies
11/4/2022
The vacancies to be filled by election of the freeholders of the CordrySweetwater Conservancy District are: Area 3, Matt Petersen, and Area 7, Ted Adolay. A
nominee to be elected to represent an area must own land within the area and must be qualified
by knowledge and experience in matters pertaining...
Wake Boat Committee
10/19/2022
New EPA Requirement Forces CSCD Service Line Inventory
9/29/2022
New EPA Requirement Forces CSCD Service Line Inventory
The Flint, Michigan lead catastrophe had ripple effects throughout the drinking water industry. In its wake, the EPA has become quite stringent on getting the lead out of the ground in America’s public water supplies. This led to the...
Scuba Diving Rules
7/26/2022
- Certified Scuba divers will obey Indiana State regulations. Divers will be permitted to dive in the idle zones at any time.
- Diving will be permitted in the main waters during the yellow light period only.
- A diving flag must be displayed while a diver is in the water as per regulations.
- Night...
Required decals & lot numbers
7/7/2022
REQUIRED DECALS AND LOT NUMBERS
- Decals are issued to lot owners 18 years of age or older. Watercraft without a valid registration and current decals will not be allowed on the lakes. Lot owners may obtain decals at the CSCD Office during regular hours by completing a notarized affidavit of...
Boating Safety
7/6/2022
Hello All :
While we hope that you enjoy the beautiful lakes this busy weekend, we wanted to remind everyone of the rules & to stay safe on the lakes. Here are the rules for operating watercraft as outlined in our rulebook:
All operators of motorized watercraft must have a valid driver's license...