GREEN: Um yeah, even wastewater’s not supposed to look like this. #StPatricksDay

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• March 11th, 2015
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Green is the color of the St. Patrick’s Day holiday and the Chicago River that is dyed for celebration, but some colors come with questions. Especially when they’re not supposed to be there. Southerly Assistant Superintendent Kevin Zebrowski shared that oddly colored green water has come flowing into our...

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EVENTS: Celebrate #WorldWaterDay weekend with @CLEaquarium, @goCMNH, @CleveMetroparks

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• March 10th, 2015
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World Water Day is a celebration of the resource many of us take for granted and the work it takes to keep it clean. It’s worth celebrating in a special way this year—Cleveland’s Year of Clean Water—and there are three fun family opportunities to do so March 20-22. Enjoy...

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LOOK: Treatment-plant steam coats trees with icy crystals

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• March 2nd, 2015
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A winter wastewater wonderland? When the temps drop below freezing and the wastewater flowing through our treatment plants’ outdoor tanks is a near-constant 50ºF, the result is a whole lotta steam cascading across the plant landscape. Southerly Operator Christen Wood sent us a beautiful photo of the result. The...

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WATCH: Maryland man plows snow riding motorized toilet, via @AP

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• February 27th, 2015
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¯_(ツ)_/¯ RELATED STORIES: LIST: 5 of our favorite toilet bowl myths and legends HISTORY: Thank you, Seth Wheeler, for inventing perforated toilet paper LOOK: China has a waterfall made of toilet bowls. Because of course it does. TECH: Bath to the Future? Tomorrow’s bathrooms could feature smart fixtures

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LOOK: Can you be afraid of heights 200 feet underground?

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• February 24th, 2015
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Can you say “Don’t look down,” when you’re already 200 feet below the earth’s surface? Based on the photo shown here, um yes. This is the current state of construction of the Easterly Tunnel Dewatering Pump Station taking shape 240 feet under Bratenahl. Upon completion, this cavern will house...

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HEADLINES: “Frozen fecal matter closes interstate exit ramp.” Aaaaaand speechless.

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• February 20th, 2015
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Road crews in Lafayette, Indiana, spent Thursday afternoon scraping fecal matter off the interstate. A tanker truck spilled, leaving excrement in a mound as deep as eight inches, spread across the exit ramp. But oh that wasn’t all. As if that wasn’t bad enough, the pooling excrement froze, causing...

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ALGAE: Does Lake Erie’s freezing trend mean more algae in the summer?

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• February 19th, 2015
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Lake Erie ice coverage almost at last year’s level (9 hundredths of a percent lower). I counted the cracks pic.twitter.com/CUByCneXxP — Scott Sabol (@ScottSabolFOX8) February 19, 2015 Nearly 98 percent of Lake Erie is ice-covered right now. We were recently asked, “Is there a relationship between the lake’s freezing...

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WATCH: More than words, Christen captures our love for clean water perfectly. #LoveCleanWater

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• February 12th, 2015
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Related stories: VALENTINES: Print and send your own #LoveCleanWater valentines READ: Read our love letter to water PICS: I found love at a wastewater treatment plant WATCH: Catch all of our one-minute-or-less Quick Clips

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GATOR: February 9 was Alligators in the Sewers Day. We did not know this.

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• February 10th, 2015
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Chickasaw, formerly known as Jenni, rescued from Big Creek by our crews in 2012. Photo by George Uhl. Blogosphere, we have let you down. Apparently, February 9 was Alligators in the Sewers Day and we had no idea. For this, we’re sorry. The declaration was made five years ago...

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WATCH: Here’s what 62 years of development looks like in 45 seconds

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• February 5th, 2015
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Development affects landscapes and how water interacts with the natural environment. In this series of aerial images from the Cleveland Metroparks and the West Creek Conservancy, you can see how urban development has reduced the amount of green space across the West Creek Watershed since 1951. Increasing hard surfaces...

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