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Last Updated: April 26, 2013

Spring 2013 Crosscurrents Released

Top Story: Mayor appoints Heitzman as Executive Director of MSD
Mayor Greg Fischer appointed Greg Heitzman as Executive Director of MSD at the December 2012 Board meeting. For a year, Heitzman had served a dual role as Interim Executive Director of MSD and President and CEO of the Louisville Water Company (LWC). After 30 years of service, Heitzman will transition out of LWC to MSD by May of this year. read more

May 2013 Update Released

Collecting and evaluating environmental data
MSD is under an Amended Consent Decree from the United States Environmental Protection Agency. It mandates that we improve our sewer collection system-by eliminating sanitary sewer overflows and mitigating combined sewer overflows to a designated protection level-as explained in the Integrated Overflow Abatement Plan (IOAP) of 2009. MSD is now additionally functioning under a newly issued Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permit. read more

Status on the implementation of the State Auditor's Recommendations

On December 16, 2011 the Auditor of Public Accounts for the Commonwealth of Kentucky released their report "Examination of Certain Policies, Procedures, Controls, and Financial Activity of Metropolitan Sewer District". Since that report was release MSD prepared a 60-day update and subsequent updates on the status of MSD's implementation of the auditor's recommendations. For a copy of any of these documents please click here.

UTILITY OPERATIONS REVIEW Summary Report

The final report (UTILITY OPERATIONS REVIEW Summary Report, dated August 1, 2012) produced by the consulting firm Black and Veatch Corp. for the Louisville Utility and Public Works Advisory Group is now available for downloading at the bottom of the web page on MSD's Louisville Utility and Public Works Advisory Group.

MSD and LWC work together on concrete supply

Last year, Louisville Metro Mayor Greg Fischer presented his vision for MSD and the Louisville Water Company (LWC) to assume a gradual approach for pursuing and expanding partnerships. The objective is for LWC and MSD to improve efficiency and reduce costs. These two companies have worked together on projects and services for many years. The Concrete Services Program is just one more step that supports the mayor's initiative to identify synergies-or cooperative services-between the two agencies.

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New Products and Pre-Approved Sources
Manufacturers and suppliers that desire to have their products, materials and supplies pre-approved for construction by MSD must follow specific guidelines and procedures.

Reduce Basement Backups
MSD offers two voluntary programs under our Plumbing Modification Program, to reduce basement backups and remove improper connections to the sewer system -- Basement Backflow Prevention Program and the Sump Pump / Downspout Disconnection Program. Click here (, 1.5M) for more information.

MSD Financing of Private Sewer Line Replacement
MSD offers a new program that will allow residential sanitary sewer customers to replace their broken or stopped up private sewer line on a monthly, interest free, payment plan. Read the press release | view program flyer (, 807K).

3rd Edition Rain Gardens Manuals Now Available (Hard Copy or Download)
You can now download a copy of the 3rd Edition of A How-To Guide for Building Your Own Rain Garden (, 5M) or you can pick one up in the MSD lobby. Or contact MSD's Customer Relations at (502) 587-0603 and provide our representative with your name and address and we will mail you one.

MSD Greener Solutions Information
For more information and sources of rain barrels, rain gardens, and related plants please click here.

Green Management Practices (GMP) Manual
To check out the new manual and other design aids, click here. To get a copy of a brochure on "Green Infrastructure: Incentives and Savings for Commercial, Industrial and Institutional Property Owners", click here.

MSD's Louisville Green Fertilizer gains momentum
LG fertilizer is in great demand! It is being sold by the truckloads faster than we can make it! read more

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