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Morgantown making combined utilities a priority talking point

MORGANTOWN – It’s not pleasant to think about, but combined sewer overflows are a fact of life in Morgantown. A combined sewer overflow, or CSO, is a byproduct of a combined sewer system, meaning the system collects both wastewater and stormwater runoff in the same ...

MUB moving on estimated $8 million office, garage expansion

MORGANTOWN – In 2023, the Morgantown Utility Board hired Omni Associates and began exploring a major expansion of its central office, located at 278 Green Bag Road. The issue lingered on meeting agendas into early 2024, but was eventually put on the back burner while MUB pushed ahead ...

MUB turning its focus to Patteson Drive section of Popenoe Run

MORGANTOWN – With the upper Popenoe Run restoration project largely in the rearview mirror, the Morgantown Utility Board is shifting its attention to the stream’s lower portion. On Tuesday, MUB approved a $72,000 task order for Thrasher Group to develop a preliminary engineering report ...

MUB completes Popenoe Run project with city, county support

MORGANTOWN -- In summer 2021 – much like summer 2025, flooding was a major topic of conversation. Back-to-back storms in June and July of that year dumped historic amounts of rain across Monongalia County, overwhelming portions of the Morgantown Utility Board stormwater system – even ...

MUB approves $5 million to initiate systemwide improvements

MORGANTOWN – The Morgantown Utility Board has approved more than $5 million in task orders for 10 projects spread across the utility’s water treatment, distribution and metering systems. The orders, to be carried out by engineering and design firm Strand Associates, are based on a 2024 ...