The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District’s (MSD) Grand Glaize Wastewater Treatment Plant servicing Valley Park and areas in western St. Louis County is now functioning, pumping water through the plant. Partial water treatment should be start by the end of this week, with full treatment functioning by the end of next week. The Grand Glaize Treatment Plant was flooded after a sandbag levee that was built by MSD staff breached on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015.
MSD crews worked throughout the weekend to get access to the Fenton Treatment Plant, which was flooded on Monday, Dec. 28, 2015. Temporary pumping will be active today to help drain the sewer system for surrounding homeowners. Because the Fenton Treatment Plant was six feet under floodwater, the timeframe for getting its treatment functionality back online is unknown at this point.
“Our treatment plants will take a significant amount of time to recover from this historic flood event. The Meramec River will take significant time to recover, as well. We are doing our part by proactively bringing our assets back online as quickly as we can,” stated MSD Executive Director Brian Hoelscher.
The public is asked to avoid contact with any floodwaters or standing water left from the recent floods. As a reminder, if you do come in contact, wash thoroughly with soap and water.
MSD will continue to inform the public as information becomes available. Residents are asked to call (314) 768-6260 if they have experienced a basement backup or observe a sewer overflow.
MSD has reported the sewage overflow to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, as required by law.