Tuesday, April 20, 1999
MSD outlines plans to reduce flooding in Hamilton County
BY DAN KLEPAL
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Metropolitan Sewer District Director Patrick Karney on Monday outlined the stormwater priorities for this year and beyond to Hamilton County commissioners.
The commission is expected to give its blessing to the continued merger of the city's Stormwater Management Utility and MSD at Wednesday's regular meeting. The two agencies merged in 1995.
Among the top projects for the coming years:
• Duck Creek flood relief project: a massive, $16.7 million project to eliminate flooding along the entire length of Duck Creek. The project consists of building earthen berms, bridge removal, bridge raising and the construction of pump stations.
Construction, which will happen in three phases, will be completed in 2005.
• Ten projects to provide basement flooding relief throughout Hamilton County at a cost of nearly $7 million.
The projects are of varying cost and magnitude, with the largest being a $2.8 million installation of storm sewers and an underground detention tank to hold rainwater along Covedale Avenue.
• Amberley Creek flood relief project: installation of 1,500 feet of pipe to provide property protection and flood relief in Roselawn.
• Sheehan Avenue area sewer (Hartwell area): installation of 4,000 feet of sewer line that will direct flow of surface water to Mill Creek at a cost of $1.6 million.
• Van Kirk area sewers: installation of 2,500 feet of pipe that will remove inlets to allow street water into the system. Cost is $1.1 million and the project will help eliminate odor in Carthage.
Hamilton County Administrator David Krings said commissioners receive many calls on stormwater and flooding issues.
“The commissioners primarily are concerned with questions they get from time to time about these projects,” Mr. Krings said. “They want to have reasonable answers.”
The so-called “co-management” took effect through a Memorandum of Understanding, which now is up for a three-year extension. Both city council and the county commission must sign off on the deal.
The city already is on board with the idea, according to Mr. Karney, who said the merger has streamlined operations for both agencies by eliminating duplication and allowing them to solve common problems by joint planning and scheduling.
When asked if these priorities could change, Mr. Karney said anything is possible.
“Hopefully, we've got enough here that within the next two to three years, nothing much will change,” Mr. Karney said. “But you can never really bank on that.”
“But as it stands, we've got a pretty full plate.”
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