MSD Project Clear Initiative

MSD Project Clear is a long-term effort by the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (MSD), undertaken as part of an agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Missouri Coalition for the Environment.

The goal for this $6 billion, 28-year initiative is to improve water quality and minimize wastewater and stormwater issues for its ratepayers by monitoring regulatory compliance, planning, designing, and building community rainscaping projects; making system improvements; and performing an ambitious program of maintenance and repair.

This massive and multi-faceted program will tackle the region’s issues on three fronts:

3 WAYS MSD PROJECT CLEAR IMPROVES WATER QUALITY IN ST. LOUIS

Repair & Maintain

System maintenance and rehabilitation are an important part of MSD’s operations. MSD Project Clear is accelerating this work as part of other system improvements. It is a key element of our commitment to quality customer service and to our mission: “To protect the public’s health, safety, and water environment by responsibly providing wastewater and storm water management.” Learn more about our extensive efforts in System Maintenance, Inspection, Rehabilitation, and Replacement to prevent overflows and building backups.

Get the Rain Out

One of the goals of MSD Project Clear is to get the rain out of the wastewater sewer system to reduce basement backups and overflows. Learn more about MSD Project Clear’s extensive rainscaping and stormwater disconnection initiatives and how they help us Get the Rain Out.

Build System Improvements

In addition to MSD’s other initiatives, new construction is sometimes necessary to meet our community’s wastewater needs. The type of construction we undertake is based on a number of factors, including topography, watershed, and the unique wastewater needs of various parts of our service area. Projects may include new sewer lines to transport additional wastewater, above-ground wastewater storage tanks, or underground tunnels to store and transport additional wastewater in times of high demand. Read more about the new construction projects MSD has in the works.