September 10, 2019
August precipitation below average
For the second month in a row, the Great Miami River Watershed received below-average precipitation. August brought…(read more)
News & Events
September 6, 2019
Health and Happiness Walk Oct. 5
Equitas Health Care’s Health and Happiness Walk is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 5. The event…(read more)
September 6, 2019
National Protect Your Groundwater Day
We marked national Protect Your Groundwater Day on Sept. 3, but we should all protect our groundwater everyday. Did you know…(read more)
September 6, 2019
MCD seeking Great Miami River coordinator
The Miami Conservancy District is seeking professional staff to serve as the Great Miami Riverway coordinator…(read more)
August 22, 2019
MCD extends deadline for Hamilton revetment project
The Hamilton Revetment Rehabilitation Left Bank Upstream of the Main High Bridge project will include…(read more)
August 15, 2019
MCD Board of Directors meeting September 5
The Miami Conservancy District Board of Directors will hold its next meeting on Thursday, September 5, at…(read more)
August 14, 2019
MCD accepting bids for Lockington Dam project
The Lockington Dam Right Wall Drain System and Concrete Repair project will include…(read more)
August 12, 2019
MCD Dam Safety Assessments
Property owners and public corporations currently paying a Miami Conservancy District (MCD) Dam Safety Assessment are…(read more)
August 10, 2019
Regional open space plan can help your community plan for the future
By Sarah Hippensteel Hall, Ph.D., manager of watershed partnerships Could your land use plan be holding back your community? It could if you’re not utilizing the regional open space plan to safeguard the aquifer’s groundwater and be prepared for the future. Planning for changing climate This region is averaging about 5 more inches of precipitation …Read More
July 25, 2019
Above average precipitation―again
For the sixth straight month, the Great Miami River Watershed recorded above-average precipitation…(read more)
July 9, 2019
MCD publishes annual report
to the community
The Miami Conservancy District has published its 2019 report to the community. Among the stories in the Deed, a flip-book publication, are:Major investment needed at the dams.Preparing for disasters.Defining the 100-year flood…(read more)
July 8, 2019
Montgomery County Test Your Well event set for July 23
What’s in your water? Montgomery County residents, bring a well-water sample to the Test Your Well event on Tuesday, July 23, and find out…(read more)
June 24, 2019
Runners (and walkers) take your mark…
Runners take your mark…and choose from a couple of events to be held on MCD land in July…(read more)
June 3, 2019
Fish and bugs love low dam
modification and removal
What if I told you the Great Miami River in Dayton has some of the healthiest populations of fish and macroinvertebrates (stream bugs) and provides some of the best aquatic habitat in Ohio…(read more)
May 30, 2019
MCD Board of Directors meeting June 20
The Miami Conservancy District Board of Directors will hold its next meeting on Thursday, June 20, at MCD headquarters, 38 E. Monument Ave. in Dayton. The workshop will begin at 10:30 a.m., followed by the board meeting at 12:30 p.m.