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Last year, Hamilton County commissioners approved a similar 3% rate increase that cost the average household an extra $18 a year.
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A tug of war between Hamilton County and city of Cincinnati officials over who controls MSD has delayed progress.
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The Metropolitan Sewer District plans to build an anaerobic digestion facility to process solids left over after wastewater treatment.
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A power failure at the Mill Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant earlier this month caused partially treated and untreated waste to be released into the Mill Creek and Ohio River for a few days.
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Transformers at the Mill Creek treatment plant were in the process of being replaced when one failed, cutting power, which stopped the treatment of sewage.
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MSD hopes to have generators operational by Tuesday afternoon to resume treatment. A spokesperson says local drinking water is not threatened.
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Commissioners unanimously approved a $354 million budget — an increase from last year's $325 million spending plan. Here's what's in it.
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Cincinnati's Metropolitan Sewer District has been researching since 2019 a fee based on the amount of runoff-causing surface a property has. But it's not a done deal yet.
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A Metropolitan Sewer District superintendent says sewer line collapses are not an uncommon problem, and it will happen again.
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The Metropolitan Sewer District is considering a new impervious surface fee based on how much of a property's area is water-resistant, like asphalt and concrete. The change would mean higher bills for properties with large parking lots, and lower bills for most residents.