Project Groundwork In Your Community
To improve the quality of our lives — through cleaner streams, improved protection of public health, and enhancements to the communities where we work, live, and play — Hamilton County, Ohio is embarking on one of the largest public works projects in its 200-plus year history.
Called Project Groundwork, this major initiative is designed to:
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Reduce or eliminate sewage overflows into local rivers and streams and sewage backups into basements.
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Benefit Hamilton County communities through environmentally, socially, and economically sustainable solutions to these current problems; and
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Revitalize the economy through creation of jobs and growth opportunities for local businesses.
Project Groundwork is your program. It's an investment in your community for generations to come.
Projects
For information on specific Project Groundwork intiatives, please select from the list below:
Reports
Several reports of interest are available from the list below, with the most recent items first. For more reports on Project Groundwork activities, please visit the Reporting page.
Project Groundwork Partners
The Project Groundwork Partners program recognizes our vital partners in developing solutions to the sewer infrastructure challenges faced by our community. Read more...
Communities of the Future
What's New?
A new video on MSD's proposed Lick Run project and its impact on brownfields was released last week at the 2013 National Brownfields Conference in Atlanta, which drew more than 6,000 attendees.
The Lick Run project, part of MSD's Lower Mill Creek solution to reduce combined sewer overflows (CSOs) into the Mill Creek, is anticipated to clean up and repurpose about 30 acres of brownfields, vacant or otherwise underutilized land in the City of Cincinnati's South Fairmount neighborhood and provide a catalyst for revitalization of other brownfield sites in the vicinity.
U.S. EPA approval of the Lower Mill Creek solution is anticipated this spring.
Click here for the video.
NEW: Visit the Lower Mill Creek page to find out the latest information on the Lower Mill Creek Partial Remedy, MSD's plan for substantially reducing combined sewer overflows (CSOs) into the Mill Creek by 2018.
An Ohio River iPhone app and website is under development. When it launches, you will be able to use this new tool to help plan your water recreation activities. Learn more...
In the News (links to news sites)
Want to Learn More?
Explore the issue in more detail on the "Problem" page, or, to schedule a presentation on Project Groundwork in your community, please contact us at (513) 557-3594 or MSD.Communications@cincinnati-oh.gov.
