Save Local Waters

U.S. EPA Approves MSD’s Lower Mill Creek Solution 06.12.13

The U.S. EPA has approved the Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati’s (MSD) remedy for removing 1.78 billion gallons of combined sewer overflows (CSOs) annually from the Mill Creek. This Lower Mill Creek solution – officially approved on May 30, 2013 – will be implemented in place of a deep, underground storage tunnel. All [...]

Funding Aims to Improve Local Watersheds 05.31.13

Funding Aims to Improve Three Impaired Watersheds in Ohio Applications from farmers and forest owners located in these watersheds due by June 21, 2013 Columbus, OH, — State Conservationist Terry Cosby today announced additional funding for an initiative to improve water quality in selected Ohio watersheds. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural [...]

Hamilton County Meetings on Ohio Dam Safety Program 05.30.13

Hamilton County Soil and Water Conservation District in conjunction with the Hamilton County Emergency Management Agency will be conducting two meetings on Ohio’s Dam Safety Program. The meeting will be offered twice; 1:00 PM. – 4:00 PM. on June 13th and then again on June 19th, 6:00 PM. – 9:00 PM. Both meetings will be [...]

River Lab Ready to Begin Expanded Summer Programs 05.28.13

Provides opportunity to be Huck Finn for a day, live like Tecumseh LOVELAND — The Greenacres Foundation Water Lab on Railroad Street near Nisbet Park will have some additions to its day-long classes this summer. “Greenacres started one-day classes in water quality in 2003,” said Anne Lyon, water quality project director for Greenacres Foundation. “The [...]