Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Sewer District

This 20-Year Comprehensive Facility Plan outlines a roadmap for the Louisville and Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD) to address current and future challenges. It consolidates planning for facility rehabilitation, renewal, replacement, upgrade, and expansion across wastewater, stormwater, and flood protection services. Key objectives include protecting public health and safety, safeguarding the aquatic and terrestrial environment, meeting customer expectations for consistent service, and ensuring compliance with federal and state regulations. The plan aims to maintain reliable infrastructure, promote safe and clean waterways, and enhance the city's competitiveness.

This 20-Year Comprehensive Facility Plan for the Louisville and Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District provides a roadmap to fulfill community wastewater, stormwater, and flood protection needs for the next two decades. The integrated plan focuses on three core areas: wastewater collection and treatment, stormwater management, and Ohio River flood protection. Its objectives include fulfilling Consent Decree obligations, ensuring regulatory compliance, renewing aging infrastructure, supporting community growth, improving protection against health and property risks from drainage issues, and modernizing flood protection systems to ensure reliable operations and safe, clean waterways for the community.

This 20-Year Comprehensive Facility Plan for Louisville and Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District serves as a roadmap for critical infrastructure improvements. It consolidates planning for the rehabilitation, renewal, and expansion of wastewater, stormwater, and Ohio River flood protection systems. The plan's core objectives are to protect public health and safety, safeguard the environment, meet customer expectations, and ensure regulatory compliance, contributing to the community's health, economic vitality, and environmental well-being.

This 20-Year Comprehensive Facility Plan is the Louisville and Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District's roadmap to address current and future community challenges, consolidate planning, and prioritize facility rehabilitation, renewal, replacement, upgrade, and expansion across all service areas. Key objectives include protecting public health and safety, safeguarding the aquatic and terrestrial environment, meeting customer service expectations, and ensuring compliance with federal and state regulations. The plan outlines a $4.3 billion investment over two decades to maintain reliable facilities and promote safe, clean waterways, focusing on wastewater, stormwater management, and Ohio River flood protection systems.

This community meeting, part of the 'MSD clAIRity Meeting' series focused on odor mitigation efforts. Key topics included an overview of MSD's services (wastewater treatment, stormwater/drainage, flood protection), statistical data on 891 odor reports received between January and September 2025, and explanations of odor sources such as hydrogen sulfide, catch basins, downspouts, and basement drains. The discussion detailed actions taken, including flushing and deodorizing sewer mains, adding water to the system, and partnerships for system flushing. Updates were provided on the two-year Short-Term Action Plan developed under a Second Amended Agreed Board Order with the Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control Board. Completed Year 1 actions involved odor control management plans for the Durk Guthrie plant, technology completion at the southwestern pump station, studies for vapor/liquid phase treatment in the western outfall sewer shed, and the inspection/replacement of catch basins in neighborhoods like California, Shine, East Market, and Nulu. Year 2 forward plans include the multi-year biosolids project (completion by September 2028), installation of a hydrogen sulfide removal project at Morris Forum (completion by July 2026), rehabilitation of sedimentation basins at Morris Foreman, and ongoing studies for odor control in the collection system (Ohio River Force Bane study, Grand Avenue pump station chemical use study) and evaluation of options for the Starky pump station.