Urban Lifestylez - 'Paddy's Run Flood Pump Station Replacement Tour' - May 2024

MSD hosted the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works), Honorable Michael L. Connor, on a tour of the Paddy's Run Flood Pump Station Replacement Project.
When the Ohio River levels rise, the Flood Protection System must shut flood gates and road closures to prevent the river from inundating the city. Once that happens, any storm water inside the levee system must be pumped through the levee and back into the Ohio River. Paddy’s Run Flood Pump Station (FPS), which was built in 1953, protects 40 neighborhoods and 200,000 properties. The 70-year-old facility currently runs on original parts that are no longer available for replacement, which means it requires around-the-clock maintenance.
The replacement project will more than double the existing Paddy’s Run FPS pumping capacity from the current 875 million gallon per day to 1.9 billion gallons per day. With all pumps engaged, the new Paddy’s Run FPS could drain the equivalent of an Olympic-sized swimming pool in approximately 29 seconds.