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The U.S. EPA and other regulators have approved a schedule and list of wet weather projects to be completed under Phase 2A of MSD's Wet Weather Improvement Plan (WWIP).

The new Phase 2A schedule, approved on August 29, includes construction of three projects by the end of 2024:

• Little Miami WWTP Standby Power project (construction under way)
• CSO 402-406 Regulator Improvements (construction under way)
• Mill Creek WWTP Diversion Chamber (construction complete)

The new schedule also includes planning or design of two projects:

• Design of a new influent pump station at Mill Creek to serve a future Enhanced High-Rate Treatment (EHRT) facility
• Planning for improvements to the East Branch Muddy Creek Interceptor and associated pump stations

The Regulators also approved June 30, 2024, as the submission date for a proposed Phase 2B schedule.

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A root-cause analysis of the March 5, 2023, transformer failure at the Mill Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant in Lower Price Hill has determined the failure was caused by a manufacturing defect internal to the transformer.

The Mill Creek plant lost all electrical power following the catastrophic failure of a brand-new transformer installed at the Mill Creek electric substation as part of a $17.5 million upgrade project. Without power to the plant, untreated and partially treated wastewater was discharged into the Mill Creek and Ohio River. There were no impacts to local drinking water.

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Traffic impacts will occur on Rapid Run Road between Stonebridge and Woodshire drives in Delhi Township starting in mid-August 2023 for about one week.

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Traffic impacts will occur on Beacon Road between Ambar and Glade Avenues in Mt. Washington starting in August 2023.

Traffic impacts will also impact Glade Avenue, Mayland Drive, Lusanne Terrace, and Woodlark Drive as construction work progresses through spring 2025, pending weather and field conditions. MSD is constructing new storm sewers in this area.

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MSD plans to demolish nine residential homes along Muddy Creek Road between Glenway Avenue and Westbourne Drive starting in mid-July 2023, with completion by Fall 2023.

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Pippin Road will be reduced to one lane between Compton Road and Mercury Avenue starting in mid-June 2023 through mid-July 2023 for a sewer construction project.

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For the 7th year in a row, MSD has received an unmodified or “clean” opinion from the State Auditor’s office for its annual financial audit. This is the highest opinion an entity can receive from the auditor’s office and means that MSD has fairly represented its financial position in accordance with general accounting principles. 

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Traffic impacts will occur along River Road in Sayler Park starting in May 2023 through July 2024, pending weather and field conditions. MSD is installing new regulator structures for combined sewer overflows (CSOs) 402-406.

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MSD plans to construct a new standby electrical power station at the Little Miami Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) in the East End/Columbia-Tusculum starting in early April 2023. Completion is anticipated by fall 2024, pending weather and field conditions. The project includes a new electrical room on the northeast side of the plant, among other upgrades.

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MSD will begin constructing new controls at two of its combined sewer overflow (CSO) outfalls in Hyde Park and Linwood in late March 2023, with completion anticipated in March 2024.

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Union Cemetery Road in Symmes Township will be closed to thru traffic between Montgomery and Lebanon roads starting Monday, February 20, 2023, through mid-March 2023.

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MSD has found no trace of sewage in the Little Miami River following a citizen report about a potential sewage leak.

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MSD is hosting an Industry Day for interested contractors and consultants on February 14, 2023. The event will be held in the MSD Administration Building, 1081 Woodrow Street, Rooms 104-106 from 8:00 – 11:00 a.m.

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For the first time in 8 years, sewer rates will go up by 3%. This increase, which will go into effect on January 1, 2023, will cost the average single-family residential household an additional $18 a year or $1.50 a month.

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On December 15, 2022, the Hamilton County Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) approved MSD's 2023 budgets and a 3% sewer rate increase, which will take effect January 1, 2023. MSD's Operating Budget is about $231 million, and MSD's Capital Improvement Program (CIP) budget is $140.5 million for 44 projects.

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The Mill Creek, once named the most endangered urban stream in America, is on its way toward recovery. On December 14, 2022, MSD hosted a Water Quality Forum, which presented a summary of the latest biological and water quality study of the Mill Creek.

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