CUFA News

Victory: New reporting dashboard for sewer finances

Mar 15 · By · 3 reactions · Share

Communities United For Action won a new dashboard about how the Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati (MSD) spends our ratepayer dollars to fix the sewers. You can see MSD's "progress on Project Groundwork" site here and link directly to the dashboard here.

Send CUFA to Washington

Feb 27 · By · 1 reaction · Share

Communities United For Action (CUFA) is sending a delegation to Washington, D.C. to attend the People’s Action (PA) national conference on April 28-30, 2019. PA helps grassroots leaders meet with national decision-makers in order to improve our community. We will also meet and learn from other grassroots leaders from around the country. Learn more about how you can sponsor our team.

Prosecuter Deters: MSD a "cookie jar for the City of Cincinnati."

Feb 19 · By · Share

CINCINNATI, OHIO - After a state audit was released, WKRC reports civil and potentially criminal investigations into the Metropolitan Sewer District's (MSD) handling of ratepayer money. Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters said, "50 years ago, they tried to cut a deal where the City ran [MSD] and the County paid for it. And it was being used almost like a cookie jar for the City of Cincinnati." See WKRC's report here.

CUFA wins sewer backup program notifications

Jan 22 · By · Share

CUFA victory: We won notifications in every water & sewer bill about the Sewer Backup Response program! We've interviewed countless people who never knew the program existed, so they didn't get help with multiple sewer backups.

CUFA Releases People's Sewer Justice Platform

Oct 10 · By · Share

CUFA Releases People’s Sewer Justice Platform

Cincinnati, Ohio – Yesterday, Communities United For Action (CUFA) called for comprehensive sewer reform at an MSD Town Hall with 60 attendees. CUFA released its People’s Sewer Justice Platform to address the public health impact of the 11.5 billion gallons of untreated sewage and storm water that the Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati (MSD) releases into yards and waterways each year.

“Communities United For Action is releasing the People’s Sewer Justice Platform to provide solutions to public officials and administrators for some of the issues our communities are facing with our county-wide water and sewer system. The solutions require transparency, accountability, fiscal oversight and service to ratepayers,” said CUFA Board Member Erica Johnson.

Doctors identify increased health risks for kids living nearby sewer overflows

Aug 28 · By · Share

Cincinnati, Ohio – Last Thursday, Communities United For Action (CUFA) hosted Children’s Hospital doctors doing ongoing research on child health disparities in Hamilton County.

Sewer overflows

In a first-of-its-kind study, Dr. Richard Brokamp identified a 20% increased risk for emergency room visits related to gastrointestinal issues for children living nearby sewer overflows. The study, covering 2010-2014, demonstrated increased risks for emergency room visits related to asthma and skin and soft tissue infections as well.

CUFA wins commitments from Commissioners

Nov 29 · By · Share

Cincinnati, Ohio – Communities United For Action (CUFA) outlined commitments made by the Hamilton County Commissioners in their November 13 public meeting on sewers and today delivered a reminder of those commitments.

The Commissioners had committed to having an answer by the end of November on whether they would impose a moratorium on water shutoffs until a Customer Assistance Program is in place, but did not have the topic on the agenda for their meeting today. Instead, Commissioners committed to $15 million for infrastructure for FC Cincinnati.