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Stormwater Community Outreach
March-June 2014
Thank you for joining us to learn more about stormwater service in the St. Louis region
and to provide us with feedback that will help develop future services based upon your
needs.
The following is an overview of stormwater services in the St. Louis region. Please note
that the complete presentation given today, as well as this handout, is available at
www.stlmsd.com.
MSD is two utilities: wastewater and stormwater. This outreach and the following
information concerns stormwater only, and does not reflect wastewater funding,
rates, or services in any way.
For more information please visit www.stlmsd.com: Stormwater Service Community Outreach Meetings
STORMWATER MAINTENANCE PROVIDED/NOT PROVIDED
From: Statement of Policy for Maintenance of Stormwater Sewer Systems and Facilities
[ORDINANCE NO. 13466, APPENDIX I]
For complete appendix please see full Ordinance.
MSD Does Maintain:
1. Unimproved Channels: The District will remove debris, trees, brush, and weeds that
significantly obstruct the flow in the channels. Priority will be given to blockages that
are in evidence and/or reported causing major flooding.
2. Improved Channels: The District will remove debris, trees, brush, silt, and weeds that
significantly obstruct the flow in the channel. The structural integrity of the channel
bottoms and sides shall be maintained.
3. Storm Sewers (Enclosed Systems):The District will clean and maintain all public storm
sewers (enclosed systems) that have been dedicated to and accepted by the District for
operation and maintenance.
4. Weeds: The District only cuts weeds on property owned by the District. The District
does not cut weeds on easements.
5. Fences: The District will maintain fences along improved stormwater channels that
were installed in the concrete sides of the channel or installed by the District as an
integral part of an improvement.
MSD Does Not Maintain:
1. Road Culverts and Bridges: The District will not maintain road culverts and/or
bridges. This responsibility belongs to the agency or individual that has jurisdiction
over the roadway. The District will only maintain a road culvert which was installed by
the District as an integral part of the storm sewer system.
2. Driveway Culverts: The District will not maintain any driveway culverts.
3. Missouri State Highway Department: The District will not maintain any storm sewers
located on State Highway right-of-way, unless they are an integral part of an accepted
storm system.
4. Road Inlets: The District does maintain road inlets on systems dedicated and accepted
by the District.
5. Trench Drains: The District does not maintain trench drains.
6. Roadside Ditches or Gutters: The District will not maintain roadside ditches or gutters.
This responsibility belongs to the agency or individual that has jurisdiction over the
roadway.
7. Bars Over Inlets: The District does not allow bars, grating, screens, or any other
obstructions to flow to be placed in front of inlets or pipe openings.
8. Weeds: The District only cuts weeds on property owned by the District. The District
does not cut weeds on easements.
9. Swales: Yard swales will not be maintained by the District.
10. Retention and Detention Basins: The District does not maintain retention or detention
basins.
11. Sink Holes: The District shall not maintain sink holes, but will maintain the structures
over the sink hole if it is a public system.