MSD proposes rate allocation changes and three pilot programs instead of an impervious‑surface fee

Jul 16, 2025

The Metropolitan Sewer District told Hamilton County commissioners it will pursue rate‑design changes and three targeted pilot programs to reduce wet‑weather impacts — a lower‑cost alternative to a complex impervious‑surface fee that MSD says would require millions in billing system upgrades.

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The Metropolitan Sewer District presented alternatives on July 15 to a previously studied wet‑weather impervious surface charge, recommending changes to rate allocation plus three pilot programs to reduce stormwater impacts without the high administrative cost of a new countywide impervious‑surface billing system.

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