Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District
Luke Porter, PE, is a Civil Engineer currently employed at the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District since November 2022. Previously, Luke served as a Design Engineer at MiTek, focusing on cold-formed steel truss drawings, and held the position of Traffic and Safety Engineer for the Missouri Department of Transportation, managing traffic and safety operations. Alongside engineering roles, Luke has significant military experience in the Air National Guard since August 2012, where responsibilities include maintaining satellite communications and leading teams as a Network Systems Operations Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge. Early career positions include a civil engineering internship with the Federal Aviation Administration and various roles in customer service and construction. Luke holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Missouri-Columbia and an Associate’s Degree in Electronic Systems Technology from the Community College of the Air Force.
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.