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MSD Sets Meeting on New Clean Rivers Community Plan Nov. 5

North County residents are encouraged to attend a Public Meeting for MSD’s Clean Rivers Healthy Communities Program, scheduled for Thursday, Nov.  5, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.  The event will be held at the Florissant Valley Community College Student Center, located at 3400 Pershall Road.

A presentation by MSD speakers begins at 6 p.m.  All are invited to come learn about MSD’s efforts to improve water quality by reducing the amount of sewage that overflows into local rivers, creeks and streams during moderate to heavy rainstorms.  Through its $1.9 billion dollar, multi-decade Clean Rivers Healthy Communities initiative, MSD is working to meet state and federal mandates in order to protect the public’s health.

The plan calls for new sewer construction and green infrastructure to help keep area waterways clean of sewage and other harmful pollutants.  If approved by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, it will significantly decrease the number of sewer overflows into local water bodies.  Fewer overflows will reduce the gallons of mixed waste water and storm water that currently discharge into the Mississippi River and its tributaries on a yearly basis.

People who attend this Public Meeting will hear more of the plan’s details, including its anticipated benefits and the long-term cost of the program.  They will also learn about the role they can play in the decision-making process.  In addition, attendees can interact with local organizations that specialize in controlling pollution and storm water and find out how they can get involved in water quality protection.

For more information, call (314) 768-2742 or visit www.cleanriversstl.com.

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