Sewers

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…

Police: Worker falls ill in Maryland Heights, Mo. sewer, dies

Authorities are investigating the death of a man found unresponsive while working inside a sewer in suburban St. Louis.Police in Maryland Heights say…

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.

Morning headlines: Monday, June 27, 2011

Rachel Lippmann

Sewer line rupture forces lane closures on EB I-70The Missouri Department of Transportation is urging motorists to avoid eastbound Interstate 70 between…

A collapsed 10 foot by 15 foot sewer line did serious damage to eastbound Interstate 70 at Shreve.

Torrential rain collapses sewer line, leads to condemnations

Rachel Lippmann

Updated 9:30 p.m. with additional lane closures:The Missouri Department of Transportation now says they will have to close the two right lanes of…

Health, Science & Environment

MSD faces big challenges in reducing sewage overflows into Mississippi

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Jan. 3, 2010 - The Mississippi River that flows by our town may get cleaner faster as a result of a…