MSD OKs Agreement to Settle 2007 Federal Lawsuit
The agreement would require MSD to make about $4.7 billion in improvements throughout 23 years, warranting additional rate hikes for customers. Missouri, one of the plaintiffs in the case, will not sign the agreement.
The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District Board of Trustees (MSD) has approved a consent decree that would settle a federal lawsuit. However, not all parties are partial to the agreement. On June 11, 2007, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the state of Missouri filed a civil action suit, alleging MSD was in violation of the Clean Water Act of 1972. The Missouri Coalition for the Environment joined the suit after it was filed. All parties involved have been working on mediation efforts throughout the last four years with the result being the consent decree. However, Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster has decided against signing the agreement. Nanci Gonder, a spokeswoman for Koster said in an email: "We are not signing …
