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3:50
Insights on a new peace agreement for the Middle East
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1:00
South Bend City Hall officially open Monday
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1:35
Dry this week, rain this weekend
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1:21
Temperatures stay above average for the next several days
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2:04
Fighting Irish Fight for Life program signing day Sunday
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1:58
Harvest Fest takes over Indiana Dinosaur Museum
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1:46
Sunnier and warmer than usual, Rain chances return by next weekend
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3:04
Second half performance leads Notre Dame to fourth straight win
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1:11
Cool to start the day, Pleasant and sunny by afternoon
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0:46
Dowagiac celebrates autumn at Under the Harvest Moon Festival
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1:34
Elkhart hosts 13th annual trunk or treat event
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1:21
Mild weekend, Warmer to start the week
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Groundbreaking for the new hydroelectric plant and park project began on Monday.
The city of South Bend and Notre Dame joined forces to help create a 2.5 megawatt hydroelectric generation facility on the dam in the St. Joeseph river near Seitz Park.
The project is being fully funded by Notre Dame, including a one million dollar donation to the new parks beautification.
The university will be using the power generated from the plant to help power 7 percent of the campus' power. This project is among others the university is employing to help with their sustainabilty plan to offset early 9700 tons of carbon dioxide annually and cut their carbon foot print in half by 2030.
Aside from the plant, this 2 phase project will also renovate Seitz Park. The project is planned to include an outdoor concert venue, restrooms, and vending kiosks for the entire city and its visitors to use and enjoy for many years to come.