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 sick days, [...]
Surging sewage fills Oakville residents’ basements, MSD responds
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 were from [...]
Flash flood warning expires for most of St. Louis region; some areas saw six inches of rain
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 region as [...]
Lemay neighborhoods relieved as flooded creek recedes
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 the conditions [...]
Impacts of heavy rain on St. Louis-area rivers and sewer system
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 40 calls [...]
Daily maintenance from utilities ahead of potential rain from Beryl
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 area, which [...]
Efforts underway to prevent flooding from remnants of Hurricane Beryl
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 influences flooding [...]
‘This the third time’: July 4th storms flood South City church
‘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, bathrooms and [...]
Aldermen Hear From MSD CEO On Funding After Prop S Passage
Aldermen Hear From MSD CEO On Funding After Prop S Passage Des Peres receives funding from two OMCI districts — Deer Creek and Sugar Creek. With Prop S scheduled to [...]
Judge rules sewer bills don’t stick to vacant St. Louis property forever
Judge rules sewer bills don't stick to vacant St. Louis property forever For decades, city and state lawmakers have struggled to deal with properties left behind as a half million [...]