Metropolitan Sewer District

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The lake recently closed to recreation after testing showed elevated levels of E. coli. Great Parks of Hamilton County says the nature of the retention lake means regular testing is important.

In a statement, the agency says the issue has been fixed. However, Winton Lake remains closed to recreation.

The Metropolitan Sewer District, Hamilton County Public Health, and Great Parks of Hamilton County are investigating a sewage discharge in Winton Woods that involved sewage getting into Winton Lake.

The amount of raw sewage discharged into public waters in Greater Cincinnati was higher than average last year, thanks to higher than average rainfall.

The Metropolitan Sewer District is starting construction on three anaerobic digesters at the Little Miami Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Customers will pay 3.75% more than this year.

If you've noticed a particular smell lately, and can't pin down the source, don’t automatically blame the dog.

The annual Great Ohio River Swim is scheduled for Sunday. And like the Seine in Paris, the Ohio River in Cincinnati has a combined sewer system, which is designed to send untreated sewage and stormwater into the river during heavy rain.

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.