Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District

Inside the St. Louis sewer system, Part 1: fixing a messy problem

This summer, the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District settled a four-year lawsuit with the Environmental Protection Agency over violations of the Clean…

Cleanup along Dryden Court in St. Louis two days after sewer backups triggered massive flash flooding in June 2011. Power outages at MSD's pumping stations caused the floods, but a new system to monitor the power for those stations is forthcoming.

MSD developing new back-up power monitoring system for pumping stations

Rachel Lippmann

The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District says it will be developing a new system to monitor back-up power sources at its pumping stations.Massive flash…

Government, Politics & Issues

Aging sewer system is a buried problem

David Baugher

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 25, 2011 - Two dozen feet below the joggers, dog walkers and artists painting picturesque still…

The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District wants public comment on a proposed rate increase. The hearings start Tuesday.

MSD holds hearings on possible rate increases

Rachel Lippmann

The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District is urging its customers to weigh in on a proposed rate increase that could push monthly sewer bills to $85 a…

Under a consent decree given court approval today, the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District will have to eliminate 200 of illegal sewer bypasses like this one by 2033.

Court to review settlement over MSD Clean Water Act violations

Rachel Lippmann

A consent decree that will settle a four-year-old lawsuit against the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District over violations of the Clean Water Act is a…

Cleanup continues along Dryden Court in St. Louis two days after sewer backups triggered massive flash flooding. MSD is waiving its usual caps on damage reimbursements because power outages at its pumping stations caused the floods.

MSD to pay for flood damage for 70 homes in north St. Louis

Rachel Lippmann

The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District has decided to waive its normal $2,400 cap for damage reimbursements and will completely pay for flood damage…

The Metropolitan Sewer District has until 2034 to remove 200 of these illegal sewer bypasses under a Clean Water Act lawsuit settlement approved today.

MSD board approves settlement on Clean Water violations

Rachel Lippmann

The board of the Metropolitan Sewer District has approved a settlement with the federal government and a local environmental action group over violations…

MoDOT is asking motorists to avoid eastbound I-70 between Shreve and west Florissant as crews repair the road where an MSD sewer line ruptured on Sunday.

Lanes on Interstate 70 will remain closed during evening rush

Rachel Lippmann

The Missouri Department of Transportation is again urging motorists to avoid eastbound Interstate 70 just north of downtown as crews continue emergency…

MSD crews make repairs along Hampton Ave. in 2010. The agency's Board of Trustees gave its approval last night to a settlement that will require $4.7 billion in infrastructure upgrades over 23 years.

MSD board gives preliminary approval to Clean Water lawsuit settlement

Maria Altman

The Board of Trustees for the Metropolitan Sewer District gave its initial approval last night to a multi-billion dollar plan to settle a Clean War Act…

Brett Berthold, the manager of the MSD Bissell Point Wastewater Treatment Plant in north St. Louis, gives reporters a tour of the facility Friday.

Economy & Business

MSD hearings to begin on rate increase

Hearings will begin in about a week on a $276 million rate increase request for the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District. MSD says the rate hike is…