Stewart Street bridge reconstruction closes
more of Great Miami River Recreation Trail

Reconstruction of the Stewart Street bridge has forced additional trail closures on the Great Miami River Recreation Trail in Dayton. More info

Funds available to protect drinking water

Groundwater provides nearly all of the drinking water throughout the Miami Valley, and communities can now apply for funds to protect groundwater resources. More info

04/09/08

March: Soggy welcome to spring
Forget April showers, March gave us more than double the usual precipitation. More information

03/31/08

Test Your Well events April 14 and 24
Miami and Montgomery county residents can gave their private well water tested for nitrates at Test Your Well events April 14 and 24, respectively. More information

03/25/08

Stream Team training April 19
Honey Creek Watershed Association and MCD will offer a Stream Team training where volunteers can learn how to monitor water quality in their streams. More information

03/18/08
MCD dams holding floodwaters again
For the fourth time in less than three months, MCD's flood protection system is holding back floodwaters and protecting communities along the Great Miami River. More info

StreetSmarts Cycling class coming in April

Learn to safely and legally operate your bicycle in a two-day workshop on Saturdays, April 5 and 12 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Wright-Dunbar Interpretive Center in Dayton. Offered by certified instructors with the League of American Bicyclists, the class provides hands-on instruction. More information

Drive Less, Live More 2008 kicks off
with Bicycle FriendlyCommunity workshop

Fewer than 100 communities across the country have received one of the four possible Bicycle Friendly Community designations. The Dayton region would like to be among that elite group. If you’d like to be part of the effort, sign up for the Bicycle FriendlyCommunity workshop on Thursay, May 8. More info

03/04/08
Sen George Voinovich visits Holes Creek flood protection

Sen. George Voinovich visited Holes Creek to congratulate West Carrollton officials in securing $1.4 million in federal funds to continue the flood prevention project along the creek. MCD is coordinating the project. More info

03/03/08

MCD loses long-time member of Board of Consultants

Ralph Peck, who chaired the MCD Board of Consultants for many years, has died. Dr. Peck was renowned as one of the pioneers of geotechnical engineering (soil mechanics) and was an expert in dams, tunnels, foundations and other earthen structures. More info

A 1-mile section of the Great Miami River Recreation Trail in Miamisburg will be closed beginning as early as the week of Nov. 5 as workers begin to reconstruct a portion of the trail. More info

Groundwater provides nearly all of the drinking water throughout the Miami Valley, and communities now can apply for funds to protect groundwater resources. More info

Environmentally friendly design reduces costs and pollution

Across the nation, communities are using environmentally friendly design techniques to manage rainwater and reduce pollution. Tom McCoy of McCoy Homes is one of the first develoeprs locally to use these innovative "low impact" designs. | More Info |

03/22/07
Storm damage closes three sections of trail

Three sections of area recreaton trails are closed after winter high-water storms damaged the trails.
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12/29/06
MCD Chief Engineer Doug Johnson
retires after 36-year career

Doug Johnson, Chief Engineer of The Miami Conservancy District (MCD) and an MCD employee for 36 years, retired at the end of 2006. | More Info |

11/09/06
Two MCD precipitation observers
reach milestone anniversaries

Dorothy Stebbins and Chuck Gamble recently celebrated milestone anniversaries as precipitation observers for the Miami Conservancy District. Dorothy and Chuck have been taking readings of their gages everyday for 35 and 20 years, respectively.

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Elk Creek Watershed nitrate study

An evaluation of elevated nitrate concentrations in the aquifer near the mouth of Elk Creek suggests local sources of nitrogen are the dominant source of nitrates to that aquifer.

2005 Water Quality Assessment
in the Stillwater River Watershed

The region gets nearly all of its drinking water from the aquifer (underground water), so protecting the source is crucial. On-going water quality assessments are crucial to protecting this resource. Read the 2005 Water Quality Assessment Report of the Stillwater River Watershed.

06/06/06

Recreation trail to close for construction

The Great Miami River Recreation Trail in West Carrollton between Marina Drive and Alex Road will be closed for about four weeks beginning June 12. That portion of the trail has significant cracks and will be entirely reconstructed. During the reconstruction, the existing pavement will be removed, the base stabilized, and the trail repaved.

05/11/06

Paddle Safe Paddle Fun Demo Day June 3

Recreational boaters will want to head out to Eastwood MetroPark on Saturday, June 3, for the annual Paddle Safe Paddle Fun Demo Days. Paddlers an try out the latest and greatest kayaks, learn basic canoe and kayak skils, and pick up the new Mad River recreation map.

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05/11/06

Life vests easy, comfortable way to Play It Safe!

Wearing a life vest may be the simplest way to avoid drowning. And a wide variety of vests make it easy to find one that's comfortable for you. Learn how to choose a vest and when it's time to replace it.

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05/08/06

Play It Safe! Mad River map available May 25

Area boaters and people who like to fish can get the latest Play It Safe! river recreation map beginning May 25.

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05/01/06

Clean fill dirt needed for Englewood Dam project

A project to control underseepage at Englewood Dam may still be two years away, but Miami Conservancy District (MCD) officials already are looking for fill dirt.

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03/27/06

Whitewater park public inpute meeting March 30

Interested in the proposed river park in downtown Dayton? Come and see the concept behind the park and share your opinion during a public meeting on Thursday, March 30, at 7 p.m. at the Wegerzyn Garden MetroPark.

03/22/06

McLin and Hall to present at national water trading conference

Dayton Mayor Rhine McLin and Dusty Hall, program development manager for the Miami Conservancy District, will speak at the 2nd National Water Trading Conference in Pittsburgh in May.

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11/10/05

MCD's Play It Safe! campaign receives $30,000 grant

Boaters will have a new guide to help them enjoy the Mad River this summer. A Mad River recreation guide will be introduced as prat of the 2006 Play It Safe! campaign

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11/10/05

MCD sweeps awards at state conference

Two staff members honored; Taylorsville named Best Maintained Dam

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10/31/05

Colombian presidential candidate to speak at Regional Issues Forum Dec. 1

Former Bogotá Mayor Enrique Peñalosa to discuss urban revitalization

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10/20/05

New boat ramps improve river access

Three new hand-carried-boat ramps have been built by MCD below Taylorsville, Englewood and Germantown dams.

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09/28/05

Low Impact Development Conference Nov. 17-18

Join Larry Coffman, the nation's foremost expert on low impact development for a two-day conference titled, "Low Impact Development: Protecting Water...Building Community.

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