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On a 280+ acre swath of land in Cuyahoga Heights sits a series of tanks, tunnels, troughs and trails that help clean tens of billions of gallons of water each year. It’s also the site of the Clean Water Classic 5K. Each year, we host the #cwc5k to promote...
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Even before game three of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals, Cleveland Cavalier Matthew Dellavedova had earned a reputation as a “dirty player.” Cavs fans in disagreement have spawned #BlameDelly memes and social-media commentary in recent days. We suspect the cold-hearted Delly can also be implicated a number of Cleveland’s...
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Due to localized fire damage on the 4th floor of the George J. McMonagle Administration Building around 1:00 last night, the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District’s administration building will be closed today, May 18, 2015. No injuries were sustained. We are in the process of assessing damage and are...
Read More Posted by Jared Shepherd And this Instagram caption is exactly why #InfrastructureWeek is fascinating. The interplay of everyday structures you see and systems you don’t, including the unnamed professionals who create and maintain them, are intricate works of both art and function. Sometimes it’s a new perspective that opens eyes to that unappreciated...
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“We want to say thank you.” Benjamin Holbert’s simple statement May 6 kicked of the Sewer District’s first-ever Small Business Week reception to acknowledge the more than 140 small, women-owned and minority-owned businesses that we worked with in 2014. Holbert is the District’s Business Outreach Coordinator working in Contract...
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Infrastructure that lasts beyond a generation is a huge investment. Few often realize it’s small businesses that help make it possible. This week is National Small Business Week, and we join local voices in support of small, women-owned, and minority-owned businesses that contribute to our Northeast Ohio economy. “I’m...
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How new technology and capabilities will help us identify toxic algae in Lake Erie using a recently approved EPA method; Sewer District is the first agency to offer these capabilities in Ohio Consider this the summer of science. As our daily beach water-quality testing and notification is set to...
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“Go with the flow” has a meaning of its own. “Follow the flow” is going to get a little more interesting. May 11-15 marks the third year for Infrastructure Week, a national celebration of country’s infrastructure systems and the essential role they play in our economy. To celebrate Infrastructure...
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Even for sewer professionals who spend their careers underground, there are countless unknowns lurking in the sewer system. Dangers are just as common. As a Buffalo, NY news crew covers an underground fire, an explosion underground sends a manhole cover flying. Weighing in at least 100 pounds, it gives...
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That familiar scent has a name: Petrichor. But since being named in a 1964 report, the actual cause of the after-the-storm “earthy fragrance” had been little more than theory. That changed in January when MIT researchers captured a specific raindrop phenomena on video. Scientists observed raindrops trapping tiny air...
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