Sewer Back-Up /tags/sewer-back-up Sewer Back-Up en-US Copyright Mon, 27 Jan 2025 08:36:00 GMT How heavy rain affected sewer overflows and backups in 2024 /local-news/2025-01-27/heavy-rain-sewer-overflows-backups-2024 The amount of raw sewage discharged into public waters in Greater Cincinnati was higher than average last year, thanks to higher than average rainfall. Mon, 27 Jan 2025 08:36:00 GMT /local-news/2025-01-27/heavy-rain-sewer-overflows-backups-2024 Becca Costello What to do if you're effected by a sewer backup in Cincinnati /environment/2024-07-25/report-sewer-backup-cincinnati-msd Over the past 20 years, MSD has confirmed nearly 8,000 sewer backups across the city were caused by the combined sewer system. About $28 million has been paid to homeowners to cover property damage caused by a sewer backup. Thu, 25 Jul 2024 06:51:00 GMT /environment/2024-07-25/report-sewer-backup-cincinnati-msd Becca Costello Episode 4: Go With The Flow /podcast/backed-up/2024-06-26/episode-4-go-with-the-flow So if MSD isn't responsible for stormwater...who is? Backed Up looks into "green infrastructure" in Cincinnati, like the Lick Run Greenway, and why MSD doesn’t do more to keep stormwater out of the combined sewer system. See a transcript of this episode along with more photos and videos at wvxu.org/backedup. Find us online: @917WVXU @beccacostellonews @holdshelf Wed, 26 Jun 2024 14:46:37 GMT /podcast/backed-up/2024-06-26/episode-4-go-with-the-flow Becca Costello, Ella Rowen West Side Homeowners Tired Of Overflowing Sewers, Flooding /local-news/2017-03-22/west-side-homeowners-tired-of-overflowing-sewers-flooding The Metropolitan Sewer District is being asked to buy several homes on the west side because of flooding and sewer backups.MSD's system handles both storm… Wed, 22 Mar 2017 21:13:20 GMT /local-news/2017-03-22/west-side-homeowners-tired-of-overflowing-sewers-flooding Bill Rinehart Most, Not All, MSD Customers Reimbursed From August Storm Damage /local-news/2017-03-10/most-not-all-msd-customers-reimbursed-from-august-storm-damage On the evening of August 28, 2016, central Hamilton County received nearly 4.5 inches of rain in a very short time. The storm sewer system wasn't built to… Fri, 10 Mar 2017 19:53:39 GMT /local-news/2017-03-10/most-not-all-msd-customers-reimbursed-from-august-storm-damage Bill Rinehart