On April 22, 2026, the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission issued Order 46221 granting the City of Mishawaka approval of Ordinance 2025-08 establishing the city's municipal water and wastewater utility as the exclusive service provider for areas within four miles of Mishawaka's corporate boundaries. The Commission approved the Stipulation and Settlement Agreement entered into by Mishawaka, St. Joseph Regional Water and Sewer District, and St. Joseph County, following an evidentiary hearing on December 15, 2025. Granger Water Utility, LLC, which also intervened in the proceeding, did not join the settlement. As of April 17, 2025, Mishawaka Utilities served 16,626 residential, commercial, and industrial wastewater customers.