Citizens Energy Group (Citizens) is a utility company serving the residents of Indianapolis and surrounding counties. Citizens supplies water, wastewater, natural gas, chilled water, and steam to nearly 1,000,000 people.

Originally constructed in the 1830s, approximately six miles of the Indiana Central Canal provides raw water to White River Water Treatment Plant, which serves nearly 60 percent of Citizens Water customers. Over the past decade, critical infrastructure improvements have been completed to support the Central Canal. Given the age and criticality of the Central Canal, Citizens desires development of a comprehensive maintenance program. Students are tasked with development of the maintenance program.