Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District

Proposition W will allow the Metropolitan Sewer District to sell bonds to fund federally mandated sewer improvements, while Proposition S will raise property taxes to fund more than 500 sewer improvement projects over the next 20 years.

One proposition will lead to utility bill increases for St. Louis-area residents, regardless of the vote's outcome.

As the EPA gets close to finalizing rules related to PFAS, some providers in Missouri could be forced to clean up their drinking water.

The St. Louis region experienced historic flooding one year ago, with effects that continue today. We discuss what’s been learned and done since then to prevent a repeat of such damage.

Projects whose funding was cut run the gamut, including veterinary technician programs at a few community colleges, salary increases for the Highway Patrol, removing vacant properties in St. Louis County and a handful of proposals to mediate erosion and manage stormwater.

In far south St. Louis County, workers are using huge machines to dig a $175 million tunnel. It’s part of a Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District project aimed at preventing sewers from overflowing. That could allow the district to treat all of the region's wastewater and protect the environment.

The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District has completed the drilling phase of the Jefferson Barracks Tunnel. The seven-foot-diameter pipe will run up to 220 feet underground and about three miles. The entire project is to be completed in 2026.

While the area continues to recover from historic flash floods that damaged hundreds of homes, what can be done to reduce future damage will take years and a possible variety of solutions and funding.

Residents of Ellendale, a west St. Louis neighborhood, asked local, state and federal officials to find a permanent solution to the neighborhood’s persistent flooding problems. After this week’s rainfall, many residents lost their homes and valuables.

As fewer people are getting tested for the coronavirus in offices, labs and pharmacies, sewer shed surveillance has become one of the most accurate ways to show the virus still exists in the community. The state and its partners at the University of Missouri are monitoring 112 sites to see if viral particles are increasing and if new variants are emerging in the region's wastewater.