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Message from Elected Officials
Dear Neighbors,
Our community is about to embark on one of the largest public works projects in our history – a comprehensive sewer improvement program that will leave our region cleaner, safer and more pleasant. Cincinnati is not alone in this effort. We will join more than 772 communities across the country that must make these much-needed upgrades, as required by Clean Water Act regulations and state and federal mandates.
Every year, when it rains, billions of gallons of raw sewage mixed with storm water overflow from our sewers into local waterways. This happens because our sewer system – like the vast majority of other systems in America – was built to perform that way. When the system fills up during storms and the sewer pipes and treatment plants become overloaded, the excess water is sent directly into our rivers and streams.
In the past, that was OK. Today, it ’s not. We expect more. We demand more. We deserve more.
The Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati (MSD) has developed a comprehensive plan to reduce these sewer overflows and improve public health. This Wet Weather Program takes a long-range view at the problem and outlines long-term solutions. The program is now available for public review and comment.
The work proposed in the Wet Weather Program will affect each and every one of us. We strongly encourage you to learn more about the issues and what MSD is proposing to do about them.
This guide will get you started. It outlines the problems and the recommended solutions. It also identifies where the work will take place, how much it’s going to cost and how it will be funded. To learn even more, we urge you to attend one of the community meetings MSD will be hosting over the next couple of weeks.
As residents and business owners in the community, the sewer system belongs to you. This is your chance to participate in a project that is going to impact you, your family and our community for generations. This is about more than just sewers – it’s about the quality of life in the community we all call home.
| Phil Heimlich | Mark Mallory |
| President | Mayor |
| Hamilton County Board of Commissioners | City of Cincinnati |
