Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati - MSD

08/28/2026

MSD's anaerobic digester project at our Little Miami WWTP is getting national attention! 💩 = 🌱

Check out our August drone video: https://youtu.be/MdFd-kWPIGc

Check out this article in Ironworker Magazine - scroll to page 13:
https://iwmagazine.iwintl.org/PdfView.aspx?Filename=%2fsites%2fIronworkersMagazine%2fShared+Documents%2f2026%2fThe+Ironworker+-+2026-08.pdf

More info: msdgc.org/digester

08/19/2026

MSD hosted the Citizens Water Academy on August 18 for a 101 on MSD & wastewater treatment and a moonlit tour of the Mill Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant. The Citizens Water Academy is a five-session program created by Greater Cincinnati Water Works to educate the public about drinking water, stormwater, and wastewater. This was the first year that MSD participated in the program.

08/19/2026

On August 15, MSD hosted water and wastewater professionals from across the U.S. enrolled in Xavier University's Water Utilities Management master's program.

Participants got an indepth tour of the in South Fairmount and learned about how MSD is uniquely complying with a federal Consent Decree to reduce combined sewer overflows (CSOs).

MSD"s Reese Johnson coordinated the program, with the assistance of MSD employees Scott Bessler, Neal Frink, Deb Leonard, and Leslie Schehl.

And special thanks to Frankie Rapuano for making the whole event happen!

More info: https://www.xavier.edu/water-utilities-management-program/

08/11/2026

Mary Magdalen House is launching Cincinnati’s first mobile shower, bathroom, and laundry unit to assist residents experiencing homelessness.

And MSD is providing free disposal of their wastewater.

Mary Magdalen House has provided hygiene services to people experiencing homelessness for 38 years from a fixed site in Over-the-Rhine. When they started thinking about going mobile, they reached out to MSD through CSD employees Anthony Giometti and Nathan Doyle.

“It’s a good partnership,” said Anthony Giometti, an Environmental Safety Specialist in the Industrial Waste section. “They’re meeting the needs of people who don’t have access to showers and laundry facilities, and we’re helping them dispose of a small amount of wastewater. It also gives them a better understanding of what we do.”

Mary Magdalen House is currently taking their mobile unit to a neighborhood church and a food pantry but ultimately hopes to have it at multiple locations within the community on a daily basis.

For more information, please visit marymagdalenhouse.org.

08/03/2026

It may have rained, it may have thundered, but that didn't stop this year's Ohio River Paddlefest from breaking a World Record! MSD is proud to be a sponsor of the event and paddle alongside our friends with the Mill Creek Alliance Yacht Club.

07/30/2026

MSD is making improvements to sewer infrastructure in the Queensgate neighborhood through spring 2029.

Traffic impacts will be minimal; there could be some periodic temporary lane closures on Western Avenue at Gest Street and at the intersection of Gest and Dalton.

Please see the press release for more info:
https://bit.ly/4bl0Xh1

Visit the project website at msdgc.org/EBORIE for project updates.

07/20/2026

Sharing information from our friends at the Hamilton County Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency:

Norwood, Fairfax, and the Cincinnati neighborhoods of Oakley, Madisonville, and Hyde Park were the communities hit hardest by the rain event on Friday, July 17. The National Weather Services estimates that this area received between 5-6” of rain on Friday night over a period of just over two hours.

Please visit the Ham Co Flood Page if you have experienced flooding and need assistance:

Flooding OverviewParts of Hamilton County experienced excessive rainfall throughout the early evening hours on Friday, July 17, 2026. Areas including Norwood and Cincinnati received 5-6" of rain in some spots. Multiple other jurisdictions across the county were impacted. While transportation was sig...

07/20/2026

If you are having trouble calling MSD's 352-4900 to report a sewer backup, please make your report online at: https://msdgc.org/programs/sewer-backup-sbu-program/report-a-sewer-backup/

07/18/2026

Friendly reminder from MSD. There are only two ways to report a possible sewer backup:

- Calling (513) 352-4900

- Reporting online at msdgc.org/SBU

Please be patient. 😊 We are experiencing a high call volume, so if you call you may need to wait on hold for a bit to reach a dispatcher.

We are all hands on deck right now, so our crews may not be able to investigate your report within our normal four-hour window. We will get there as soon as possible.

Thank you!