Posted by Jared Shepherd First tunnel under Project Clean Lake now complete, sets benchmark for future cost-saving opportunities Today, the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District’s Board of Trustees passed Resolution 238-15, a Final Adjusting Change Order, for the Euclid Creek Tunnel. As a result of outstanding project management, this contract will close $3,602,637.77...
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1. First things first, we are reviewing the ruling now. Since yesterday’s decision, a lot needs to happen before the Regional Stormwater Management Program—suspended since September of 2013—gets back up and running. Our priority now is to review the official decision and determine a plan for reorganizing and re-implementing....
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Today, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District’s appeal concerning the Regional Stormwater Management Program. Read the ruling. The Sewer District, under Ohio Revised Code Chapter 6119 and founding charter, is not only authorized to manage stormwater, but impose a fee for...
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“Cleveland is known across the country for its re-purposing vacant and abandoned properties for urban agriculture.” Those are the words of our Deputy Director of Watershed Programs Kyle Dreyfuss-Wells. And now, as this home-grown movement gets a boost from our green infrastructure program, a new urban ag project will...
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Lake Erie algae recently had WTAM’s Mike Trivisonno all worked up. We know the feeling. After an August show in which Trivisonno railed against the hazards of the toxic algae bloom in Lake Erie’s western basin, one of our experts phoned in to talk more about its causes and...
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By U.S. Congress via Wikimedia Commons Congressman Louis Stokes was known for many things. While his actions to protect clean water may not be one of them, it should be. Congressman Stokes, who passed away Tuesday after a battle with cancer, was pivotal in securing Federal funding...
Read More Posted by Jared Shepherd While the Cuyahoga River has had its share of challenges, none compare to the catastrophe going on in Colorado. An Environmental Protection Agency project to reduce pollution seeping into the Animas River resulted in a breach that caused an estimated 3 million gallons of gold-mine wastewater to rush into...
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The best way to drink responsibly is to drink water, and lots of it. So while Rolling Stone Magazine and many others have gotten attention for their #GOPdebate “drinking games” in advance of Cleveland’s event tonight, we recommend the following: A drinking water game about water. When a candidate...
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Senator Marco Rubio sips water during the GOP response to the 2013 State of the Union address. We don’t often talk politics. We talk water. But with the first 2016 Republican Debate taking place this Thursday right here in Cleveland, hey let’s talk both. Water could very well take...
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What better way to commemorate President Barack Obama’s 54th birthday today than with his three public service announcements that advocate clean water. Share accordingly.
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