It's all about clean water.
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Find an MSD project
MSD is hard at work upgrading the public sewer system. Find an MSD project across Hamilton County.
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View CSO Activity
View 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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Our Clean Water
Progress
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Features
LICK RUN GREENWAY
Visit the Lick Run Greenway, Cincinnati’s newest urban recreational space!
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MILL CREEK'S JOURNEY TOWARD RECOVERY
The Mill Creek, once named the most endangered urban stream in America, is on the road toward recovery.
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Programs
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Sewer Backup (SBU) Program
MSD's SBU program provides assistance to customers who have experienced sewer backups from the public sewer.
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Customer Assistance Program (CAP)
MSD offers a Customer Assistance Program (CAP) to help low-income senior citizens pay their sewer bills.
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CSO Notification Program
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Wet Weather Program
MSD is implementing a Wet Weather Program to reduce sewer overflows into local rivers and streams.
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Smart Sewers Program
MSD is building a "Smart Sewer" system that is helping to reduce sewer overflows into our creeks and rivers.
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Water Quality Monitoring Program
THE LATEST
News & Announcements
November 15, 2024
Join Us for a Water Quality Forum on December 11 - Muddy Creek and Other Ohio River Tributaries
Join us Wednesday, December 11, for a conversation about water quality in Muddy Creek and other Ohio River tributaries on Cincinnati's west side.
- Wednesday, December 11, 2024, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. (in person networking starts at 4:30 p.m.)
- MSD Administration Building, 1081 Woodrow Street, Cincinnati, OH 45204, Rooms 104-106. Can't make it in person? Join us virtually on Microsoft Teams
If you have questions or would like the virtual link, please contact Laura Boyd, MSD, at (513) 557-7017 (office) or Laura.Boyd@cincinnati-oh.gov.
November 13, 2024
UPDATE: Notice of Construction and Traffic Alert for Downtown Cincinnati (Pendleton Area) - Sewer Work along Reading Road
Starting Thursday, November 14, Pendleton Street in downtown Cincinnati will close to northbound traffic between Reading Road and E. 12th Street for up to six weeks. A posted detour will be in place. Pendleton will remain open to southbound traffic.
MSD is constructing new sewers and rehabilitating existing sewers in the area. The work is expected to be completed by summer 2025, pending weather and field conditions.
November 06, 2024
Hamilton County to Conduct Public Hearings on MSD's Proposed 2025 Budgets and Sewer Rates
The Hamilton County Commissioners will conduct public hearings to consider MSD's proposed 2025 Operating Budget, proposed 2025 Capital Budget and 2025 – 2029 Capital Improvement Program (CIP), and revised sewer rates:
- 1:15 p.m. on Thursday, November 14, 2024
- 1:15 p.m. on Tuesday, November 19, 2024
The hearings will be held in person in Room 603 in the Office of the Board of County Commissioners of Hamilton County, Ohio, Todd B. Portune Center for County Government, 138 E. Court Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. The public can also attend virtually.
Visit MSD's Hearings & Notices webpage for more information about the public hearings