– At this station, you will review tonight’s meeting objectives and learn about the goals and planning activities of the Clean Rivers Program. Clean Rivers is the largest infrastructure initiative in MSD’s history and responds to federal and state mandates to improve water quality. View Clean Rivers’ activity schedule and planning process.
– Here, you will learn more about combined sewer overflows (CSOs) and the waterways they impact. MSD’s aging, complex sewer system has many challenges, one of which is sewer overflows. Overflows are discharges of untreated sewage and stormwater into our waterways during moderate to heavy rainfalls.
– The Clean Water Act works to protect the quality of our rivers, creeks and streams. The boards at this station explain the water quality standards set forth by the Act; and describe the negative impacts CSOs and other harmful pollutants have on our waterways.
– At this interactive station, you will learn in greater detail how CSOs affect the Mississippi River, River Des Peres, River Des Peres tributaries, Maline Creek and Gingras Creek. You will also have the opportunity to tell MSD which rivers and streams matter most to you and why.
– Overflows into area waterways must be reduced, but the extent to which they are controlled can vary. These boards review the benefits and costs of different levels of CSO control. MSD has some flexibility in determining the magnitude of its reduction efforts and wants to hear from you about the level of control you think is best.
– These boards describe the four types of controls that MSD will likely use in combination with each other to protect area waterways. They also explain what you can do to improve the region’s water quality.
