Sewers

Earlie Fuse points to a plywood wall he constructed after his basement wall collapsed. Jan. 27, 2020

Centreville Residents Sue City And Sewer Utility To Demand An End To Clogged Sewers

Eli Chen

Earlie Fuse’s home in Centreville, Illinois, flooded in 1993. Since then, Fuse and his neighbors have experienced worse floods. Some found that the sewer…

Walter Byrd checks on an overflowing sewer grate next to his home in Centreville. Like dozens of other residents, Byrd has raw sewage seeping through his yard. Jan. 27, 2020

Health, Science & Environment

Centreville’s Sewage And Drainage Problems Put Community At Risk

Eli Chen

CENTREVILLE — At least twice a day, Walter Byrd checks on the pumps on his yard. Like dozens of residents in the Metro East city of Centreville, Byrd has…

A MSD worker about to plug a manhole in north St. Louis ahead of moderate river flooding in March 2019.

Health, Science & Environment

St. Louis Officials Prepare Sewers And Levees For Flooding As Mississippi River Rises

Eli Chen

As the Mississippi River continues to rise, utilities and government agencies in the St. Louis region are taking steps to protect sewers, levees and other…

Workers for the Metropolitan Sewer District begin to demolish a house on Greer Avenue as a part of program to turn vacant properties into green spaces in March 2017.

Health, Science & Environment

MSD knocks down empty houses to build green spaces, reduce rain runoff

Eli Chen

The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District has started demolishing abandoned buildings to kick off a $13.5 million project to build green spaces in the…

Shona Scott's sewer bill has a $359 adjustment for under-billing.

Government, Politics & Issues

Kirkwood sewer bills bump up after MSD error

Some Kirkwood residents are getting a shock when they open their sewer bills this month. The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District is charging a one-time…

Part of the $4.7 million sewer system upgrade involves removing illegal sewer bypasses, like the one pictured here.

Health, Science & Environment

Does demolishing buildings keep sewage out of streams? MSD, St. Louis officials say yes

The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District is spending billions of dollars to keep sewage out of area waterways as part of a court-ordered agreement. But…

An MSD crew worked on a sanitation line in Webster Woods in 2015.

Health, Science & Environment

MSD holds public meetings to explain why sewer rates are rising

Updated 3/19/15 to correct the bond amount being requested and add a link to the full rate change proposal.The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District has…

Health, Science & Environment

Gearing Up: First Big Tunnel Of St. Louis Sewer System Upgrade

Updated 2/7/14 to correct the timeline of the lawsuit against MSD.The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District is preparing for its first big dig.Starting in…

MSD Dealing With Another Sewage Spill

Rachel Lippmann

Updated at 10:20 a.m. on TuesdayMSD spokesman Lance LeComb says several hundred thousand gallons of sewage have spilled from the broken main. The total…

Workers have been putting in new cement pipes and storm drains in St. Louis’ Tower Grove South neighborhood in an effort to stop basement backups.

Inside the St. Louis sewer system, Part 2: paying to fix a messy problem

Maria Altman

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/national/local-national-993709.mp3The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District has resolved a lawsuit…