MSD Says Buyouts Are Solid Solution For WG Flooding
[vc_section full_width="stretch_row" css=".vc_custom_1580322710900{background-color: #f2f2f2 !important;}"]The cost to buy six substantially damaged homes, and a commercial building, would be roughly $535,000. Webster Groves--St. Louis Metropolitan Sewer District’s Executive Director and CEO…
Read MoreNorth County residents raise decades-old concerns about a creek eroding their properties
[vc_section full_width="stretch_row" css=".vc_custom_1580322710900{background-color: #f2f2f2 !important;}"]ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) - Sink holes, rodents, shifting foundation and more. It’s a problem some North County residents have been dealing with, they said, for…
Read MoreUniversity City seeks federal funds to buy out flood-damaged homes
[vc_section full_width="stretch_row" css=".vc_custom_1580322710900{background-color: #f2f2f2 !important;}"]UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. – One of the hardest-hit St. Louis suburbs from July’s historic flash flooding just beats out a deadline to apply for federal flood…
Read MoreCity Considers Buyouts As Flood Victims Try To Wade Forward
[vc_section full_width="stretch_row" css=".vc_custom_1580322710900{background-color: #f2f2f2 !important;}"]Webster Groves - ...During a city council meeting Tuesday, Sept. 6, Deshane joined residents of five other properties in Webster Groves whose homes were heavily damaged…
Read MoreU. City’s mayor questioned on slow flooding fixes after decades of studies
[vc_section full_width="stretch_row" css=".vc_custom_1580322710900{background-color: #f2f2f2 !important;}"]UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. – Repeated severe flooding has cost taxpayers tens of millions of dollars. Many residents lost all of their possessions. It’s a problem that’s…
Read MoreMSD Project Clear Crews Respond to Overflow in Ballwin
[vc_section full_width="stretch_row" css=".vc_custom_1580322710900{background-color: #f2f2f2 !important;}"]MSD Project Clear (MSDPC) crews are cleaning up after a wastewater overflow in Ballwin. It was discovered late Friday morning in a wooded area in the…
Read MoreUniversity City hoping to buy out homes in flood plain
[vc_section full_width="stretch_row" css=".vc_custom_1580322710900{background-color: #f2f2f2 !important;}"]ST. LOUIS (KMOV) —University City is hoping to buy out hundreds of homes sitting on the notorious River Des Peres flood plain.[/vc_column_text][vc_button_msd link="url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kmov.com%2F2022%2F08%2F30%2Funiversity-city-hoping-buy-out-homes-flood-plain%2F|title:See%20more%20on%20KMOV|target:_blank" btn_align="center"][/vc_column][/vc_row][/vc_section]
Read MoreSt. Louis sewer project proposes changes to reduce construction impact
The revision will replace two wastewater storage tunnels with a single tunnel, lessening the effects of easement acquisitions and traffic in the Richmond Heights area.[vc_button_msd link="url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.waterworld.com%2Fwastewater%2Fpress-release%2F14281487%2Fst-louis-sewer-project-proposes-changes-to-reduce-construction-impact|title:See%20more%20on%20WaterWorld|target:_blank" btn_align="center"]
Read MoreRock Hill resident’s house at risk of falling into creek as flood damage worsens
UNIVERSITY CITY (KMOV) -- Rock Hill resident Max Burch is a first-time homebuyer getting a crash course in the reality of homeownership.[vc_button_msd link="url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kmov.com%2F2022%2F08%2F19%2Frock-hill-residents-house-risk-falling-into-creek-flood-damage-worsens%2F|title:See%20more%20on%20KMOV|target:_blank" btn_align="center"][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
Read MoreSt. Louis Did Not Flood, Some Insurance Companies Say
Some Ellendale residents are being told that a "sewer backup incident" is not covered by flood insurance.[vc_button_msd link="url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.riverfronttimes.com%2Fnews%2Fst-louis-did-not-flood-some-insurance-companies-say-38306320|title:See%20more%20on%20Riverfront%20Times|target:_blank" btn_align="center"]
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