Lexington & Payne CSO Storage Basin
Plans for the proposed Lexington & Payne Combined Sewer Overflow Basin have changed. Advancements in technology now allow the construction of a deep-rock tunnel, which will replace three basins—Lexington and Payne; Story and Main; and, Thirteenth and Rowan streets. The Ohio River Tunnel Project offers the same storage capacity of the three proposed basins for about the same cost. Click here for more information about the Ohio River Tunnel Project.
October 18, 2016 Design Update Meeting
MSD held a Design Update Meeting on October 18, 2016 at the Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana Building, 2115 Lexington Road, concerning the changes to the Lexington and Payne CSO (Combined Sewer Overflow) Basin proposed for the area near Lexington Road and Payne Street.
Advancements in technology now allow the construction of a deep-rock tunnel, which will replace this basin. The Ohio River Tunnel Project offers the same storage capacity of the three proposed basins for about the same cost. Click here for more information about the Ohio River Tunnel Project.
The FULL video of the October 18, 2016 meeting can be viewed below.
April 26, 2016 Public Input Meeting
MSD held a Conceptual Design Meeting on April 26, 2016 at the Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana Building at 2115 Lexington Road, concerning the Lexington & Payne CSO (Combined Sewer Overflow) Basin Project—a covered-underground basin.
At this meeting, MSD provided information about the conceptual design phase of the project, and offered an opportunity for input and comments. This basin will greatly lessen the occurrence of combined sewer overflows—untreated sewage—entering Beargrass Creek during rain events
The FULL video of the April 26, 2016 meeting can be seen below.
January 19, 2016 IOAP Public Input Meeting
MSD conducted an Orientation Meeting, held on January 19, 2016, introducing a project in your area. The meeting provided information about MSD’s Consent Decree, the role of underground storage basins in reducing sewer overflows, and a brief overview of the Lexington & Payne Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Basin Project.
This and other basins are part of MSD’s larger endeavor to reduce sewer overflows into Louisville’s waterways. Planned basins throughout our city are designed to capture rainwater and sewage, which otherwise can overwhelm the sewer system during rain events and flow untreated into our waterways. These underground basins retain the mixture of rainwater and sewage until the rain subsides and system capacity is available. The mixture is then gradually released back into the system and conveyed to a water quality treatment center.
The FULL video of the January 19, 2016 meeting can be seen below.
Past Meeting Materials
Visit our library and select the IOAP folderto download past meeting information and materials.
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