By Mike Ekberg, manager of water resources monitoring and analysis Our region is ready to be the hub of water knowledge and know-how. Initiatives are under way in southwest Ohio to position our region as a leader in water research and technology development to help deal with world water challenges such as scarcity and contamination. On ...

The Miami Conservancy District (MCD) Board of Directors will hold its next meeting on Thursday, December 20, at MCD headquarters, 38 E. Monument Ave. in Dayton. The work session will begin at 9 a.m., followed by the board meeting at 10:30 a.m.

The Great Miami River in Dayton and Hamilton has risen about 7 feet in the last two days. And MCD’s flood protection system of dams and levees is working as designed, preventing floodwaters from affecting downtowns along the river from Piqua to Hamilton. All five MCD dams – Germantown, Englewood, Lockington, Taylorsville and Hamilto ...

Work on the removal of the Tait Station low dam is progressing nicely. At the end of October, the project was more than 75 percent complete and is expected to be finished by the end of the year. The Ohio Department of Transportationis fully funding the $1.75 million project to remove the Tait Station low dam. With the low dam removed, w ...

The Miami Conservancy District (MCD) Board of Appraisers will meet on Thursday, Nov. 8, at 10:30 a.m. at MCD headquarters, 38 E. Monument Ave. in Dayton.

The Great Miami River Trail between Miamisburg and West Carrollton has reopened. A large tree fell across the trail over the weekend as a result of high winds in the area. This morning, MCD crews removed the tree following work by DP&L to replace a power pole near the tree.

Yet another month of above-average precipitation. The Great Miami River Watershed averaged 6.84 inches of precipitation in September. That's 3.99 inches above the monthly average. The high station was West Manchester (11.79 inches), and the low station was Lakeview (4.21 inches). As of the end of September, we've seen an average of 39.53 ...

What’s in your water? Montgomery County residents, bring a well-water sample to the Test Your Well event on Thursday, Oct. 25, and find out. Have your water tested for nitrates, nitrites and iron levels. It’s free and confidential. The first 50 people also will receive a free and confidential lead, arsenic and manganese analysis. Th ...

The Great Miami River Bike Trail is closed between West Carrollton and Miamisburg after a very large tree fell across the trail Saturday night. The tree took down a fence, electrical lines and a power pole. DP&L is working to restore power and reset the pole. Once that work is finished, MCD can begin removing the tree.

A nearly 200-foot-long temporary floodwall will be installed at RiverScape MetroPark Wednesday morning as part of a flood protection exercise. “When RiverScape was developed, a portion of the levee was removed,” says Jamie Johnson, MCD field operations manager. “We work with Five Rivers MetroParks to practice installing the floodwa ...

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Did you know, wetlands in Ohio – and possibly in this region? — are disappearing at an alarming rate? Since the late 18thcentury, most of Ohio’s wetlands have been destroyed or damaged through draining, filling, or other modifications. Only 10 percent of the original 5 million acres of Ohio’s wetlands remain, according to the US ...

In August of 1918, MCD published its first issue of “The MiamiConservancy District Bulletin.” The monthly publication highlighted some of the moreimportant, significant and interesting aspects of the construction of the flood protection system as well as overall progress. The publication also featured stories about life at the constru ...

August brought an average of 4.79 inches of precipitation to the Great Miami River Watershed ― 1.70 inches above average for the month. The high station was West Liberty (7.17 inches), and the low station was Beechwood (2.15 inches). As of the end of August, the Great Miami River Watershed is averaging 32.7 inches of precipitation so fa ...

You drink water from your faucet everyday. Shouldn't you test it once a year? Bring a sample of your well water to the Greene County Test Your Well Water & Soil Event on Thursday, Sept. 27. You can receive a free well water screening for nitrate, nitrite and iron.The event will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Greene County Fairgrounds (A ...

The Miami Conservancy District (MCD) Board of Directors will hold its next meeting on Tuesday, September 18, at MCD headquarters, 38 E. Monument Ave. in Dayton. The work session will begin at 10 a.m., followed by the board meeting at 12:30 p.m.

The old saying, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” rings especially true if you have a septic system. Consider this: It only costs about $300 every four years to maintain your septic system. But it can cost $7,000 to $10,000 or more to repair or replace it. Plus, a poorly maintained septic system can contaminate groun ...

July brought an average of 3.26 inches of precipitation to the Great Miami River Watershed — 1.11 inches below average for the month. The high station was Pleasant Hill (5.65 inches), and the low station was De Graff (1.62 inches). As of July 31, the Great Miami River Watershed had received 27.91 inches of precipitation in 2018, which i ...

The Miami Conservancy District has published its 2018 report to the community. Among the stories in the Deed, a flip-book publication, are: The various ways MCD works to maintain the flood protection system. Increased precipitation in the region. How much precipitation the flood protection system can handle. Using the river to pr ...

By Mike Ekberg, manager of water monitoring and analysis Drastically reducing nutrient discharges from wastewater treatment plants won’t be enough to further improve water quality in the Great Miami River from Troy to just downstream of Fairfield, Ohio. That’s what a study,funded by 15 regional wastewater treatment plants and cities, ...