Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District
Ginny Kienstra (Dees) is a professional with a strong background in information technology and information security services. Ginny has held various leadership positions in prominent companies such as Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, Scottrade, Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, and Anheuser-Busch. Ginny has successfully directed IT departments, managed infrastructure projects, and provided strategic input for critical enterprise business systems. Ginny holds a Master's degree in Information Technology Management and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Webster University.
Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District
The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (MSD) was formed on February 9, 1954, when voters approved the Plan of the District. MSD started operation and maintenance activities in January 1956 in an area roughly composed of the City of St. Louis and the portion of St. Louis County east of Interstate 270. Most of the remainder of St. Louis County was annexed by MSD in 1977. MSD is a public agency and is the only special district in Missouri created under a provision of the State Constitution. MSD's responsibilities include the interception, collection and treatment of wastewater, as well as stormwater management. MSD's current boundaries cover 525 square miles and encompass all of St. Louis City and approximately 90 percent of St. Louis County. MSD serves a population of approximately 1.3 million and has over 425,000 single-family residential, multi-family residential and commercial/industrial accounts. MSD currently operates seven wastewater treatment facilities, treating a combined average of 370 million gallons of sewage per day. MSD operates and maintains 9,790 miles of sewers. The age of sewers maintained by MSD ranges in age from less than a year old to 150 years old.