Muddy Creek FEMA Project
Project Status
MSD started this project in 2021 and completed it at the end of 2023.
- In total, MSD purchased and demolished 22 residential properties along Muddy Creek Road between Glenway Avenue and Westbourne Drive. There are 31 homes in the area.
- 9 residential homes were demolished in late 2023.
- 5 residential homes were demolished in early 2023.
- 8 residential homes were demolished in summer/fall 2022.
Overview
MSD was awarded a $4 million hazard mitigation grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Ohio Emergency Management Agency (OEMA) to address flooding along Muddy Creek Road in the City of Cincinnati and Green Township.
The $4 million in grant funding, along with an additional $1.5 million from MSD in local cost share, was used to purchase and demolish up to 31 flood-prone properties along Muddy Creek Road between Glenway Avenue and Westbourne Drive. The homes in this area have been prone to overland flooding and sewer backups for years. They were constructed in the 1950s in and along a former creek bed of Muddy Creek which was enclosed in a sewer to allow the development. The area is recognized by FEMA as an equivalent 100-year floodplain of Muddy Creek.
In 2021, MSD began working with property owners and tenants to acquire the properties and relocate occupants to safe and comparable housing. All property sales were voluntary, and owners voluntarily elected to participate in this program.
Once the purchased homes were demolished, MSD restored the area to natural floodplain.