Project

As part of a long-term effort to reduce basement backups and sewer overflows, MSD Project Clear is replacing approximately 2,420 feet of sewer in South County near the Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site.

View Sept. 22, 2020 Project Presentation Public Meeting

Why is this project being constructed?

MSD is investing $1.57 million into this neighborhood with this project to alleviate basement backups and clean up our local waterways.

As part of our agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Missouri Coalition for the Environment, MSD is committed to removing points in our system where untreated wastewater can overflow into local waterways. These points are known as Sanitary Sewer Overflows, or SSOs. This project will allow MSD to remove two SSOs, helping to ensure wastewater is cleaned by one of our seven treatment plants before returning to the environment.

In addition to creating cleaner creeks and streams, the new sewer will also reduce the likelihood of basement backups for residents and businesses in this neighborhood.

How will it be built?

The majority of this project will be constructed by digging through the surface of the road, in a process known as “open-cut”.

How will this affect residents?

Because much of the construction takes place in the roadway, customers may experience lane and road closures. However, MSD will have a traffic mitigation plan to ensure residents have access to homes and businesses, and at least one lane of traffic will remain open at all times.

With any construction, residents can expect to see and hear heavy equipment during the sewer excavation process. 

At least one MSD Inspector will be on-site part of the day for every day the contractor is working.

When will construction take place?

This is the current tentative project schedule. This is subject to change based on a variety of factors including weather.

• Estimated construction start: March, 2021
• Estimated construction completion: November 3, 2021

Previous milestones:

• Design completion: June 2018
• Easement acquisition: July 2018-July 2019
• Public Meeting: June 2018