MSD is hard at work upgrading the public sewer system. Find an MSD project across Hamilton County.
Learn moreView our Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Activity Map to find out which CSO outfalls in MSD's service area are suspected to be actively overflowing or were recently active (within the last 72 hours).
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The Mill Creek, once named the most endangered urban stream in America, is on the road toward recovery.
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MSD's SBU program provides assistance to customers who have experienced sewer backups from the public sewer.
MSD offers a Customer Assistance Program (CAP) to help low-income senior citizens pay their sewer bills.
MSD is implementing a Wet Weather Program to reduce sewer overflows into local rivers and streams.
MSD is building a "Smart Sewer" system that is helping to reduce sewer overflows into our creeks and rivers.
October 18, 2024
Traffic impacts will occur along Reading Road in the Pendleton area of downtown Cincinnati starting the week of October 21 as MSD constructs new sewers and rehabilitates existing sewers in the area.
The work is expected to be completed by summer 2025, pending weather and field conditions.
October 08, 2024
MSD will begin demolishing the Daly Road Treatment Facility, an obsolete facility located in the 8400 block of Daly Road in Finneytown (Springfield Township), on or around October 9. The project is scheduled to be completed by spring 2025, pending weather and field conditions.
Traffic impacts on Daly Road should be minimal with no anticipated road closures. Delays could be possible when equipment is entering or leaving the entrance drive off Daly Road.
September 27, 2024
Over the last 24 hours, the Cincinnati area has been hit by heavy rains (up to 1-2 inches) that could result in sewer overflows into local creeks and rivers and sewer backups into buildings.
If you experience a sewer backup in your home or business, here are five things you need to know:
NOTE: Heavy rains can also lead to runoff and flooding in spots. Please visit the City of Cincinnati's Stormwater Management Utility (SMU) webpage for information on how to reduce street and property flooding.
Visit the MSD website for more information about sewer backups.