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News & Announcements
April 03, 2025
How to Prevent Sewer Backups: Tips and Resource Materials
The Cincinnati area may be hit by heavy rains this week and weekend (up to 5 inches or more) that could result in sewer overflows into local creeks and rivers and sewer backups into buildings.
Here's information to help you understand why a sewer backup or water intrusion occurred, prevent them from occurring, and protect your property.
April 01, 2025
Sewer Backup? 5 Things You Need to Know
The Cincinnati area may be hit by heavy rains this week and weekend (up to 5 inches or more) that could result in sewer overflows into local creeks and rivers and sewer backups into buildings.
If you experience a potential sewer backup in your home or business, here are five things you need to know:
- You can report a potential sewer backup 24/7 to MSD at (513) 352-4900 or msdgc.org/sbu
- MSD investigates every report of a potential sewer backup to determine whether it's eligible for assistance through our Sewer Backup (SBU) Program.
- MSD provides professional cleaning services at no charge to eligible property owners and tenants.
- MSD offers reimbursement for qualifying damages from sewer backups caused by the MSD public sewer.
- When a sewer backup or water intrusion is not caused by the MSD public sewer, the property owner is often responsible for the cleanup and/or repairs.
NOTE: Heavy rains can also lead to runoff and flooding in spots. Please visit the City of Cincinnati's Stormwater Management Utility (SMU) webpage for information on how to reduce street and property flooding.
March 13, 2025
Notice of Construction and Traffic Alert for Anderson Township - Sewer Work on Summer View Drive
Summer View Drive in Anderson Township will be reduced to one lane starting the week of March 31 through mid-April as MSD constructs a sanitary sewer forcemain along the street.
The project is expected to be completed by July 2025, pending weather and field conditions.