Metropolitan District Commission

A large chunk of Connecticut homeowners just received hundreds of dollars’ worth of credits on their water bills to settle a major class-action suit. NBC Connecticut Investigates started digging into their story more than seven years ago.  That’s when the Metropolitan District Commission, or MDC, the main water supplier in greater Hartford, was accused of overcharging roughly 9,000 customers....

After months of public debate, the Metropolitan District Commission has opted to move forward with a plan to offer a discount to its biggest customers. Just four commissioners voted against the plan the CEO of the MDC hopes will help the company make more money, and says could mean lower rates for everyone else. Many customers have been against this…

The vote came as a disappointment to many customers who have seen their rates increase.

The Metropolitan District Commission is facing pushback to proposed discounts for those who use large volumes of water. There was a lot of anger against the proposal at a meeting Monday to discuss the issue. At one point staff had to threaten to have someone removed. It all had the MDC on the defensive, saying that in the end, this…

A debate over water rates is happening on Monday. The Metropolitan District Commission is facing pushback to proposed discounts for those who use large volumes of water. On January 1, everyone started paying more for water from MDC after the company raised rates for customers in all eight municipalities they serve. They said the reason is because people are using…

Some angry MDC customers who just saw their water rates rise this year, are angry that the Commission is proposing a discount for Niagara Bottling in Bloomfield.

The Metropolitan District Commission is facing pushback to proposed discounts for those who use large volumes of water.

A shortage of lifeguards in Connecticut has led at least one popular swimming area to reduce its hours of operation.

Six homes in West Hartford are reporting more sewer problems after last night’s heavy rain, according to the Metropolitan District Commission.

The Metropolitan District Commission began the process of replacing the failed section of a sewer pipe liner on Thursday morning on Linbrook Road in West Hartford.

Several residents in a West Hartford neighborhood are still cleaning up after a sewer liner collapse flooded basements with raw sewage two weeks ago.

Authorities are marking the 20-year anniversary of a Farmington cold case killing with a news conference renewing a call for information Monday.

A state agency is stepping in after residents of a Hartford neighborhood raised concerns over their water quality and asked authorities to slow work on a multi-million dollar improvement project on Route 44, known as Albany Avenue, at a neighborhood meeting Thursday.

Crews are repairing a main pipe leak on Woodland Street in Hartford Tuesday.

A reward is being offered for information on a fire at the old Ansonia Copper and Brass Building in Waterbury.

Two men posing as water company employees gained access to a West Hartford home Friday afternoon.

Police have arrested a 21-year-old Hartford woman accused of grabbing and punching an water company worker after a minor car accident Tuesday and are searching for two men who dragged him out of the truck and assaulted him.

Police are searching for the people who attacked a Metropolitan District Commission worker following a minor crash with a water company truck in Hartford on Tuesday, according to the agency.