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In order to better serve our customers and our community, MSD provides the following materials for download. The Wastewater Engineering Division (WWE), for instance, has Design and Mapping Sections which work with developers, contractors and residents to determine the specifications and locations for sewer projects. In association with these goals, MSD is pleased to offer the files below for your use. If you have any questions about these products, please contact the MSD webmaster for referral to the appropriate persons.

Legal & Organizational Documents

  • Rules & Regulations: This document defines MSD's jurisdiction and authority. Its glossary also defines many terms associated with the wastewater collection and treatment industry.
  • SMU Rules & Regulations: This document contains the Rules & Regulations of the City of Cincinnati's Stormwater Management Utility (SMU).
  • Operating Budget: MSD's annual Operating Budget as approved by the Hamilton County Board of County Commissioners.
  • Capital Budget and Capital Improvement Program: Each year MSD's divisions meet to discuss and develop the coming year's Capital Improvement Program (CIP).
  • Annual Report: MSD's 2002 report on activities and achievements is available.
  • Consent Decree: Information on these important legal agreements involving MSD, the City of Cincinnati, Hamilton County and the US Environmental Protection Agency.

Operational Documents, Forms & Data

  • Permits and Records: Forms related to Tap Permits, Sewer Tappers and Septic Haulers, administered by Wastewater Engineering's Mapping & Records section. (For industrial permits, see "Industrial User Forms & Reference" below.)
  • GPS Data: MSD's original internet project, this site is now hosted by the National Geodetic Survey (NGS). MSD's Continuously Operating Reference Station (CORS) provides Global Positioning System (GPS) data in conjunction with NGS-affiliated sites throughout the county. The NGS site contains files compatible with the RINEX standard in use by many geographic and surveying professionals worldwide. For more information on MSD's GPS project, please contact Robb Brown, MSD Supervising Surveyor.
  • MSD CAD Standard & Standard Drawings: MSD's Auto-CAD Standard documents, including the Computer Aided Drafting Manual and the full set of MSD Standard Drawings. Drawings are in AutoCAD-compatible .dwg format. The pages contain a link to free viewers for .dwf and .dwg files.
  • SMU Standard Drawings: Standard Drawings for the City of Cincinnati's Stormwater Management Utility (SMU) are also available in formats similar to MSD's Standard Drawings, above.
  • Auto-CAD Standards: See MSD CAD Standard & Standard Drawings (above) for details.
  • Construction Contracts: Information and documents for current capital improvement projects.
  • Industrial User Forms & Reference: Some businesses must meet specific requirements before discharging to MSD's system. This section contains regulations, forms and guidance material relating to these matters.
  • Radar Rainfall Data: Uncalibrated rainfall data used in conjunction with MSD's System Wide Model project.
  • CCTV Specifications: Technical requirements for contractors performing closed-circuit television (CCTV) inspections of MSD facilities and structures.
  • Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP): MSD Standard documents required as part of a contractor's SWPPP plan.