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‘You see sewer lids explode off’: Florist describes yearly flooding in front of his shop

July 19, 2024 | In the News

'You see sewer lids explode off': Florist describes yearly flooding in front of his shop The mess left behind in the wake of what's become yearly or bi-yearly…

MSD’s recently retired CEO was paid more than $100,000 for unused vacation, sick time

July 18, 2024 | In the News

MSD’s recently retired CEO was paid more than $100,000 for unused vacation, sick time Hoelscher retired with 66 unused vacation days, MSD said. He also had 335 unused…

Surging sewage fills Oakville residents’ basements, MSD responds

July 18, 2024 | In the News

Surging sewage fills Oakville residents’ basements, MSD responds Stone says MSD took four wastewater calls in this neighborhood since July 3 or 4. He says two of them…

Flash flood warning expires for most of St. Louis region; some areas saw six inches of rain

July 17, 2024 | In the News

Flash flood warning expires for most of St. Louis region; some areas saw six inches of rain Between 2 and 6 inches of rain had fallen on the…

Lemay neighborhoods relieved as flooded creek recedes

July 11, 2024 | In the News

Lemay neighborhoods relieved as flooded creek recedes Rask had expected some flooding when she and her family moved into the house four years ago. But she said that…

Impacts of heavy rain on St. Louis-area rivers and sewer system

July 10, 2024 | In the News

Impacts of heavy rain on St. Louis-area rivers and sewer system The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District said at about 4 p.m. Tuesday it had only received about…

Daily maintenance from utilities ahead of potential rain from Beryl

July 10, 2024 | In the News

Daily maintenance from utilities ahead of potential rain from Beryl MSD crews were out doing routine maintenance as they have almost 350,000 manholes and inlets in their service…

Efforts underway to prevent flooding from remnants of Hurricane Beryl

July 9, 2024 | In the News

Efforts underway to prevent flooding from remnants of Hurricane Beryl Stone said there’s a limit to how much water storm drains can handle and the biggest factor that…

‘This the third time’: July 4th storms flood South City church

July 8, 2024 | In the News

‘This the third time’: July 4th storms flood South City church Water from the storms poured into the South City church early Thursday morning. It flooded the kitchen,…

Aldermen Hear From MSD CEO On Funding After Prop S Passage