Miami Conservancy District

The Ohio Chamber is advocating for continued tax breaks for data centers, saying it has new research showing central Ohio and the Miami Valley have enough water to sustain data center growth through 2030.

Englewood, Germantown, Huffman, and Taylorsville dams are actively storing floodwater after widespread rainfall in Southwest Ohio.

Four of the five Miami Conservancy District dams were controlling floodwaters during the storm event.

The dam at Germantown is temporarily storing water in its upstream basin.

The Germantown Dam, originally constructed in 1920, is undergoing repairs. The Miami Conservancy District’s main concern is upgrading the conduit that flows floodwaters through the dam.

Environmental agencies, volunteers and city of Troy staff moved 5,500 mussels to a narrower portion of the Great Miami River to preserve this species ahead of a 2026 dam removal project.

The Miami Conservancy District is hosting a traveling aquarium at Riverfront Park in Miamisburg on May 1. The 2,200-gallon exhibit features native fish from the Great Miami River.

Dayton, Miamisburg and other cities along the Great Miami River are protected from flooding by the Miami Conservancy District.

The high-water event began on April 3, 2025, triggered by significant rainfall across the Great Miami River Watershed. Dams are storing water around the region.

Great Miami Buried Valley Aquifer currently has a good “balance” of water flowing in and out of it. The Miami Conservancy District wants to know if exporting water from this local resource across watersheds or state borders is feasible.

The Miami Conservancy District has activated its flood control measures after heavy rain.

Visitors at Miami Valley Conservancy District's open house visited different stations and asked questions to MCD staff about their work and the dam and levee system’s operations.