BROWN COUNTY — Brown County State Park and Abe Martin Lodge will be closed through Thursday. There is still too much sediment from last weekend’s heavy rainfall coming into the park’s water system to allow the production of potable water, parks officials said.
State parks staff are contacting guests with reservations through Thursday evening in the campground and at the Abe Martin Lodge with cancellation notices. With additional heavy rainfall predicted, closure beyond Thursday is still a day by day decision.
Staff members are working in partnership with the Indiana Department of Environmental Division of Engineering, consultants and the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) to ensure that when the park reopens there is safe drinking water and water for all needed uses across the park, officials said.
