Why Indiana is building this

Executive Order 25-63

On April 21, 2025, the Governor signed Executive Order 25-63, directing the development of a statewide water inventory and management plan. The order recognizes that while Indiana generally has an abundant water supply, there are regional disparities — some areas face real constraints — and that continued economic growth depends on forward-thinking, sustainable water-resource management.

Directive #4 — a public platform

Under the Secretary of Energy and Natural Resources, the Department of Natural Resources is tasked with “creating a centralized, publicly accessible online platform to share real-time data on water resources, usage trends, and infrastructure status.” The order names the features it wants:

• Insights into future water needs based on growth projections.
• Educational resources to raise public awareness of water conservation.
• Visual representations of groundwater and surface water across the state.

Shaped by Hoosiers

To ground the plan in real needs, the DNR held six in-person workshops across the state between February and May, drawing more than 300 stakeholders. Their priorities were clear: an easy-to-use dashboard that integrates many public sources, near real-time information, downloadable data, trend analysis, and the ability to scale spatially down to the sub-basin.

The data Indiana already holds