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The Board of Directors of The Miami Conservancy District and its Subdistricts will hold its regular meeting on September 22, 2022, at 1:30 p.m. at the Miami Conservancy District located at 38 East Monument Avenue, Dayton, OH 45402. The regular meeting will be preceded by a work session at noon.

Posted on: Sep 14, 2022
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Sealed proposals will be received at the office of The Miami Conservancy District (MCD) 38 East Monument Avenue, Dayton, Ohio 45402-1265 until 2:00 PM local time, Friday, September 30, 2022, for Contract No. 2022-009C, Lockington Dam Left Wall Drain System and Concrete Repair-Phase 1 project in Washington Township, Shelby County, Ohio. B ...

Posted on: Sep 09, 2022
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The month of July brought an average of 5.79 inches of precipitation to the Great Miami River Watershed in southwest Ohio. That is 1.55 inches above the monthly average. The highest amount - 8.06 inches - was recorded at the Miami Conservancy District's monitoring station at Alcony and the lowest amount - 3.49 inches - was recorded at our ...

Posted on: Aug 09, 2022
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For 51 years, Dorothy Stebbins has measured precipitation (rain, snow, sleet & hail) 365 days a year for the Miami Conservancy District’s (MCD) Precipitation Observer Network. Dorothy is one of 42 citizen observers that has been a rock star for MCD. Dorothy has faithfully performed this work for the benefit of the region. The data that ...

Posted on: Aug 03, 2022
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June delivered an average of 3.24 inches to the Great Miami River Watershed ― 1.28 inches below the monthly average. The high station was Springfield North (5.22 inches) and the low station was West Milton (1.83 inches). As of the end of June the Great Miami River Watershed had received 24.24 inches of precipitation in 2022 which is 2.1 ...

Posted on: Jul 29, 2022
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Miami Conservancy District (MCD) is seeking an ambitious and energetic individual to join our team as an Assistant Caretaker! Learn more on ourcareerspage.

Posted on: Jul 22, 2022
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Due to high river levels, the gates to East River Landing and Miami Bend Park were closed as of this morning, July 18. We will reopen the gates once the water level drops to safe levels and MCD staff are able to clean up any mud and drift that might be left behind by the high water.

Posted on: Jul 18, 2022
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MCD is seeking a communications professional who is passionate about communications, public relations, marketing and all communications-adjacent disciplines. This person will serve as the Public Relations Manager delivering both internal and external communications. Learn more on ourcareerspage.  

Posted on: Jun 22, 2022
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The Board of Directors of The Miami Conservancy District and its Subdistricts will hold its regular meeting on June 9, 2022, at 12:30 p.m. at the Miami Conservancy District located at 38 East Monument Avenue, Dayton, OH 45402. The regular meeting will be preceded by a work session at 11:15 a.m.

Posted on: Jun 02, 2022
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April brought an average of 3.22 inches of precipitation to the Great Miami River Watershed ― 1.05 inches below the monthly average. The high station was Eaton (4.48 inches) and the low station was West Milton (2.13 inches). As of the end of April the Great Miami River Watershed received 14.83 inches of precipitation in 2022. This is 1. ...

Posted on: May 09, 2022
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MCD is seeking to hire two civil engineers and a finance assistant, as well as seasonal positions in the maintenance and operations department. Learn more on our careers page.

Posted on: May 02, 2022
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The Miami Conservancy District (MCD) is pleased to announce the selection of MaryLynn Lodor as its new general manager. She is currently chief operating officer/deputy director of the Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati, a Cincinnati and Hamilton County metro-area wastewater utility that provides sewer service to about 230,0 ...

Posted on: Apr 21, 2022
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March delivered an average of 3.88 inches of precipitation to the Great Miami River Watershed ― 0.53 inches above the monthly average. The high station was Saint Paris (4.64 inches) and the low station was Lockington Dam (2.90 inches). As of the end of March, the Great Miami River Watershed received 11.60 inches of precipitation which ...

Posted on: Apr 12, 2022
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The Board of Directors of The Miami Conservancy District and its Subdistricts will hold a special meeting by teleconference on April 4, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. for the purpose of receiving a report from the General Manager. The Board of Directors will hold an executive session for the purposes of considering the employment of a public employee ...

Posted on: Mar 31, 2022
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The Board of Directors of The Miami Conservancy District and its Subdistricts will hold a special meeting by teleconference on March 22, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. The Board of Directors will immediately adjourn to executive session for the purpose of considering the employment of a public employee as allowed by Ohio Revised Code Section 121.22(G ...

Posted on: Mar 18, 2022
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February brought an average of 5.58 inches of precipitation to the Great Miami River Watershed ― 3.19 inches above the 30-year average. The high station was Oxford (7.38 inches) and the low station was Versailles (3.27 inches). As of the end of February, the Great Miami River Watershed has received 7.72 inches of precipitation. That is ...

Posted on: Mar 09, 2022
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The Board of Directors of The Miami Conservancy District and its Subdistricts will hold its regular meeting on March 10, 2022, at 9:30 a.m. at the Miami Conservancy District located at 38 East Monument Avenue, Dayton, OH 45402.

Posted on: Mar 02, 2022
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For the second time in seven days, MCD's flood control system is preventing floods in cities along the Great Miami River. Maybe it's all the talk about the number two and palindromes that led to this second high-water event -- which began yesterday February 22, about 24 hours after the previous one ended. The Miami Valley received 0.75 t ...

Posted on: Feb 23, 2022
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January brought an average of 2.14 inches of precipitation to the Great Miami River Watershed ― 0.95 inches below the monthly average. The high station was Collinsville (2.94 inches) and the low station was Troy (1.58 inches). Current and historic precipitation data is available through MCD's water data portal.

Posted on: Feb 10, 2022
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At MCD, we track water movement into and out of the Great Miami River Watershed over long periods of time, spanning decades. The records generated at precipitation stations, stream gages, and observation wells enable MCD staff to track long-term trends in water resources. . . (continue reading)

Posted on: Feb 08, 2022