The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (MSD) was formed on February 9, 1954, when voters approved the Plan of the District. MSD started operation and maintenance activities in January 1956 in an area roughly compromised of the City of St. Louis and the portion of St. Louis County east of Interstate 270. Most of the remainder of St. Louis County was annexed by MSD in 1977. MSD is a public agency and is the only special district in Missouri created under a provision of the State Constitution.
MSD's responsibilities include the interception, collection and treatment of wastewater, as well as stormwater management. MSD's current boundaries cover 525 square miles and encompass all of St. Louis City and approximately 80 percent of St. Louis County.
MSD serves a population of approximately 1.4 million and has approximately 519,000 single-family residential, multi-family residential and commercial/industrial accounts. Of these accounts, approximately 87,000 are for stormwater service only. MSD currently operates seven wastewater treatment facilities, treating a combined average of 330 million gallons of sewage per day.
MSD operates and maintains 9,649 miles of sewers. The age of sewers maintained by MSD ranges in age from less than a year old to 150 years old. MSD has 311 miles of sewers predating 1890, and another 524 miles of sewers predating 1930.
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What's Going on at MSD - calendar, news items
Organization - Board of Trustees, Rate Commission, Management
Charter - MSD's operating plan
Fiscal - annual report, budget, CIRP budget, debt management, investment policy, pension, deferred compensation, portfolio report
Diversity Information - vendor form, supplier diversity
Ordinances and Resolutions - laws, opinions, search
