IDEM to Speedway: Urine trouble

INDIANAPOLIS (MIRROR INDY) — With fast cars, movie stars and lots of instances of the patriotically bizarre, it’s no wonder the Indianapolis 500 is known as “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.”

Hundreds of thousands of people come to Speedway to experience the race in person every year, making the town’s population explode from about 14,000 to more than 350,000 overnight.

The surge of people is great for the local economy, but it strains the town’s resources, especially its ability to handle ...