Tunnel Rock Samples Document Kentucky Geological History
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Fossils Under Louisville:
Volunteers needed for Beargrass Creek cleanup
Volunteers needed for Beargrass Creek cleanup
Mini Ohio River Sweep event planned for October 15
Traffic Alert - Third Street at Muhammad Ali Blvd
Portion of S Third and W Muhammad Ali Blvd
Safe Pool Draining Tips
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Safe Swimming Pool Draining Tips Offered as Summer Closes
New Park Coming to Maple Street
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More than a decade after intense flash flooding throughout Louisville’s central core, southern and western portions, one of the hardest hit areas in the West End—the California Neighborhood—is celebrating the creation of a 20-acre park.
Louisville MSD Wastewater Sampling is Best Covid Tracking Method
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University of Louisville researchers say the current surge of COVID-19 cases in the city has revealed that testing wastewater samples provided by Louisville MSD is the most reliable way to track the presence of the disease in the community.
Waterway Protection Tunnel is Operational
Until recently, a good steady or heavy rain may have resulted in a sewer overflow – where the volume of rainwater exceeds the sewer system capacity, combines with wastewater and overflows into the Ohio River and other area streams.
Fourth Street Mural
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Louisville MSD has converted a key downtown corner to a visual oasis with the completion of a new building-sized mural.
Urban Watershed Plan
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The future for Middle Fork Beargrass Creek looks a bit brighter with the U.S.
Portion of 15th Street closed for emergency sewer line repair
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While a section of 15th Street north of Broadway must remain closed to traffic for the emergency repair of a sewer line running beneath the pavement, MSD can keep limited access available for 15th Street south of Broadway between Maple and West Breckinridge streets. However, motorists must use extra caution and observe the new temporary traffic lights that only allow for one lane of traffic at a time.