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The River des Peres (French: rivière des Pères) (English: / d ʌ ˈ p ɛər /) is a 9.3-mile (15.0 km) [1] metropolitan river in St. Louis, Missouri. It is the backbone of sanitary and storm water systems in the city of St. Louis and portions of St. Louis County. Its largest tributaries are Deer Creek and Gravois Creek. At St. Louis, the ...
It can also can levy a water tax of 1.5 mills or less for fire protection, and collect sewer fees and other utility charges for other governmental agencies in areas where it provides water at retail. Currently, M.U.D. provides natural gas service to more than 241,000 customers and provides water service to more than 227,000 customers.
Greater St. Louis is the 23rd-largest metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in the United States, [3] [4] the largest in Missouri, and the second-largest in Illinois.Its core city—St. Louis, Missouri—sits in the geographic center of the metro area, on the west bank of the Mississippi River.
The St. Louis region’s port system is the second-largest inland port system in the United States, and was ranked the most efficient port system by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The St. Louis regional port system is responsible for 8% of the 855 miles of the Mississippi River, but carries one-third of the river’s total freight. [42]
Metropolitan Sewers Act 1851 (14 & 15 Vict. c. 75) Metropolitan Sewers Act 1852 (15 & 16 Vict. c. 64) Metropolitan Sewers Act 1853 (16 & 17 Vict. c. 125) Metropolitan Sewers Act 1854 (17 & 18 Vict. c. 111) Metropolitan Sewers Act 1855 (18 & 19 Vict. c. 30) Commissioners included Sir Edwin Chadwick, Robert Stephenson and Thomas Field Gibson.
Metropolitan Water District board members clashed over Chairwoman Gloria Gray's appointees to lead committees, disagreeing on questions of diversity. Questions about lack of diversity and racial ...
The service launched in June 2020 to serve exurban areas of St. Louis County with few bus stops and limited MetroLink service. It provides rides in three service zones; North, South and West. [ 69 ] [ 70 ] In 2024, the service completed 277,623 rides.
The rivers around St. Louis. The Great Rivers Greenway District is a public agency in the state of Missouri that works to develop a regional network of greenways, parks, and trails in the St. Louis metropolitan area. [1] The agency engages citizens and community partners to plan, build, and care for the greenways. [2]