Louisville MSD

Louisville/Jefferson County Sewer District (Louisville MSD) is 3 utilities in 1: wastewater treatment, flood protection, and stormwater drainage.

The Louisville/Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD) works to achieve and maintain clean, environmentally safe waterways for a healthy and vibrant community. The organization’s more than 600 employees provide wastewater management, drainage and flood protection services across the 376 square miles of Louisville Metro. In addition to operating and maintaining Louisville Metro’s sewer system, floodwall system, water quality treatment centers and flood pumping stations, MSD invests in hundreds of infrastructure improvement projects each year. It also plants more than 1,000 trees and other vegetation annually to enhance water filtration and reduce runoff, and provides numerous outreach programs to inform and educate the community about protecting our waterways.

10/01/2026

Meet Beth Tanner. She is a Senior Buyer at MSD and a breast cancer survivor 🩷.

After her cancer diagnosis in 2023, her outlook on life changed. "Happy doesn't happen to you," Beth said. "You choose it." That's reflected in her office, which radiates positivity and whimsy.

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09/29/2026

During a flood event, employees from every single MSD department step up to help protect the city. How? By operating our 16 flood pumping stations.

When these stations go into 24-hour service, we need all hands on deck. Thank you to our awesome flood protection staff and the pump station operators.

09/28/2026

Our crews regularly practice installing floodwall closures so they're ready when high water threatens our community.

Here's a look at a training exercise at the 18th Street floodwall closure.

MSD's flood protection system includes 26.1 miles of floodwall and earthen levee, 16 flood pumping stations, 150 floodgates, and 80 floodwall closures that help reduce the risk of flooding throughout Louisville Metro.

09/26/2026

MSD was well represented at the 5 Cities Plus Conference in St. Louis this week.

From organizational resilience, to customer support programs, we shared a lot of the exciting work we’re doing at MSD for the community and heard about the great work other Midwestern utilities are doing. We’re already looking forward to next year!

09/25/2026

The revamped outdoor area at Portland Elementary School is officially open for students to enjoy!

Through MSD’s Community Benefits Program, Heritage Engineering and Ulliman Schutte contributed more than $300,000 to redesign the grounds with new synthetic turf, pavement, fencing, and more.

The Community Benefits Program ensures that our infrastructure investments also provide lasting improvements to the communities we serve every day.

09/24/2026

Richard Jones is passionate about his job and letting young people know the career possibilities that are available to them.

He’s one of our seasoned utility workers who shows up year after year to represent MSD at Construction Careers Days in Shelby County.

09/23/2026

We love meeting with students and showing them a little bit of what we do and the opportunities available at MSD!

The annual Kentucky Construction Career Choices (K4C) Construction Career Days in Shelby County brings education and industry together for high school students in vocational and trade programs. We brought our confined space simulator, sewer cameras, pipe cutters and vac truck to demonstrate for them.

09/22/2026

Fall has entered the chat! Yall ready for the beautiful Beargrass Creek and colorful leaves views? What do you like best about fall?

09/21/2026

Ever wonder who maintains the large drainage channels and stream corridors in Louisville? It's us.

Our Mowing Program helps keep these areas accessible and functioning properly. Mowing schedules are based on weather, ground conditions, and growth throughout the season. Check out our mowing locator to see if an area is part of the program and watch a video from our executive director to learn more. Link in the comments.

09/20/2026

Tune in for our latest "Urban Lifestylez" segment at 5 p.m. on Sept. 20th and 27th on WBKI-CW. We're talking about flood insurance and how you can get a 35% discount.

Address

1600 W. Hill Street
Louisville, KY
40210

Telephone

+1 502-587-0603

Website

http://www.louisvillemsd.org/

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