What is a SSO?
A Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) is an overflow of raw untreated sewage into our streets, homes, lakes, rivers and streams. The main waterways affected are the Little Miami River, the Great Miami, and Mill Creek; all which in turn empty into the Ohio River. MSD currently admits to 85 SSO sites. The worst offender SSO 700 spews enough sewage each year to fill Sunlight Pool at Coney Island twenty times. Each occurrence is in violation of federal law and subject to a $27,500 fine however, minimal fines have been levied against MSD. Sanitary Sewer Overflows ARE ILLEGAL!
