Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati

The Hamilton County Commissioners approved MSD's 2026 budgets & an adjustment to the Commodity Charge, which will take effect Jan 1, 2026. With this change, residential sewer bills will generally stay the same or see a modest decrease. Learn more at msdgc.org/budget

#TrafficAlert for Delhi Twp - Starting Dec 15, east end of Upper Rd will close to traffic for up to 3 weeks during daylight weekday hours. MSD is installing a new sanitary sewer to provide public sewer service to two households. View the press release: bit.ly/4q7PuGA

#trafficalert Norwood - Minor traffic impacts and non-toxic odors will occur in the 4000 blocks of Forest & Burwood avenues on Dec 4-5 (delayed from earlier this week), pending weather, as MSD relines a deteriorated sewer in the area. More info: bit.ly/4au2AZY

#trafficalert Norwood - Minor traffic impacts and non-toxic odors will occur in the 4000 blocks of Forest & Burwood avenues on Dec 2-3, pending weather, as MSD relines a deteriorated sewer in the area. More info: bit.ly/4rvuBGx

#trafficalert Madeira - Camargo Rd will be closed to thru traffic btw Demar Rd & E. Ledge St from Dec 1 - spring '26, pending weather, as MSD installs new sewers in the Kenwood Hills neighborhood. Local access maintained. Detour via Shawnee Run Rd east. msgdc.org/kenwood

#TrafficAlert for Green Twp - Johnson Rd closed to thru traffic during daylight hours btw Harrison & Reemelin roads for up to 3 weeks starting Nov 24. Road open on Turkey Day. MSD is installing lateral sewer stubs to allow connections to public sewer. bit.ly/4a8gXTz

#TrafficAlert for Columbia Twp - MSD completed its Locust St & Muchmore Rd Local Sewer project this month. However, Muchmore Rd will remain closed through May '26 for a Ham Co Engineer project to repair a landslide. More info: bit.ly/484g0cy

#TrafficAlert for Madeira - Camargo Rd in Madeira btw Demar Rd and East Ledge St will be closed to thru traffic from early Nov-spring 2026. Detour is via Shawnee Run east. Streets in Kenwood Hills may be reduced to one lane during working hours. bit.ly/43dPifJ

#TrafficAlert for Walnut Hills - Minor traffic impacts and non-toxic odors will occur in the 1200 block of Lincoln Avenue on October 9-10, as MSD relines a deteriorated sewer in the area. More info: bit.ly/4mQjyo0

#TrafficAlert for Norwood - Minor traffic impacts and non-toxic odors will occur in the 2000-2100 block of Williams Avenue in the vicinity of Williams Avenue Elementary School on October 6-7, as MSD relines a deteriorated sewer in the area. bit.ly/4gXCm3i

#TrafficAlert for Bond Hill - Traffic impacts and non-toxic odors along/in the vicinity of Towanda Terr and Cheyenne Dr on Sept 30 – Oct 1, as MSD relines a deteriorated sewer in the area. More info: bit.ly/46Hctjx

Backed Up podcast about MSD makes the Stephen Colbert "Late Show!!!" Read the WVXU story and watch Colbert's interview with NPR CEO Katherine Maher. The Backed Up mention comes in shortly after 3:44.

#TrafficAlert for Colerain Twp - Struble Road btw Pottinger & Pippin roads will be closed Aug 18-Sept 5, pending weather and field conditions. MSD is installing three lateral sewer stubs for residential connections to public sewer system. More at: bit.ly/4mNSzK5

#TrafficAlert for Columbia Twp - Traffic impacts on Muchmore & Walton Creek roads starting in mid to late June as MSD installs a new sewer line. The project is expected to be completed during the summer with final restoration in the fall, pending weather and field conditions.

Do you know what’s in your sewers?

The Cincinnati area may be hit by heavy rains today and overnight. Here are 5 things you need to know to help prevent sewer backups (SBUs) or water intrusion and report an incident if it occurs. bit.ly/4lPjd5w

MSD celebrated Earth Day 2025 at the @CinStateCollege "Earth Jam" on April 17th. Great weather, lots of fun, and teaching people to only flush the 3 P's!

#TrafficAlert for CUF - Northbound Central Parkway, north of W. McMillan Street, in the CUF neighborhood of Cincinnati will be reduced to one lane starting the week of April 7 for 2-3 months as MSD replaces a deteriorated sewer line. More info: bit.ly/42y47K6

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