MSD asks voters to increase their sewer bills. If they don’t say yes, massive hikes await.

The renewed push comes as the St. Louis region’s flood risk grows, made worse by more severe downpours wrought by climate change and development trends that easily overwhelm streams with runoff and jeopardize homes in low-lying areas. Hoelscher said he thinks that damage from severe flash flooding in 2022 may have helped generate more support for Prop S, compared to 2019.