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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
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The Board of Directors of The Miami Conservancy District and its Subdistricts will hold a special meeting on February 10, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. at the Miami Conservancy District located at 38 East Monument Avenue, Dayton, OH 45402. The Board of Directors will immediately adjourn to executive session for the purpose of considering the employm ...

Posted on: Feb 07, 2022
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Greene County well owners -- and other residents interested in their soil health -- can register today for the March 8 Test Your Well & Soil event. Residents are welcomed by appointment only to bring water and/or soil samples and receive free, confidential results, plus information about how safe your drinking water is, or about what nutr ...

Posted on: Jan 27, 2022
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While there is a persistent fear of flooding in cities around the world, people and businesses along the Great Miami River go confidently about their lives hardly giving flooding a thought. Since 1922, homes and businesses have been protected by MCD’s system of five dry dams, retarding basins, 55 miles of levees, and preserved floodplai ...

Posted on: Jan 24, 2022
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December delivered an average of 4.68 inches of precipitation to the Great Miami River Watershed ― 1.57 inches above the monthly average. The high station was Hamilton (6.04 inches) and the low station was Huffman Dam (3.63 inches). Total 2021 precipitation for the Great Miami River Watershed was 44.15 inches which is 2.23 inches above ...

Posted on: Jan 21, 2022
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MCD’s flood control system of dams, levees, and preserved floodplain is working as designed, preventing floodwaters from affecting numerous city riverfronts along the Great Miami River. All five of MCD’s dams held back flood water, beginning Saturday, January 1. MCD staff members also responded to high river conditions in seven riverf ...

Posted on: Jan 03, 2022
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November delivered an average of 1.71 inches of precipitation ― 1.41 inches below the monthly average. The high station was Miamisburg (2.31 inches) and the low station was West Manchester (1.03 inches). As of November 30, the Great Miami River Watershed had received 39.47 inches of precipitation which is 0.64 inches above average for t ...

Posted on: Dec 10, 2021
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The Board of Directors of The Miami Conservancy District and its Subdistricts will hold a special meeting on December 15, 2021, at 9:30 a.m. at the Miami Conservancy District located at 38 East Monument Avenue, Dayton, OH 45402. The Board of Directors will immediately adjourn to executive session for the purpose of considering the employm ...

Posted on: Dec 10, 2021
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The Board of Directors of The Miami Conservancy District and its Subdistricts will hold its regular meeting on December 16, 2021, at noon at the Marriott, 1414 South Patterson Blvd., Dayton, OH 45409. The regular meeting will be preceded by a work session at 10:00 a.m.

Posted on: Dec 08, 2021