PHOTO: Salty sewers? Winter’s residue builds up beneath the streets

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• January 22nd, 2013
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Snow on the roads this morning makes traveling treacherous, but what’s going on below the surface? Our Sewer System Maintenance and Operation crews inspect sewers all year round, and during periods of road salting and deicing, the calcium deposits in sewers can build up quickly. In the above photo...

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STORMWATER: Top 3 “Hey, you forgot this!” credit app errors

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• January 17th, 2013
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As stormwater fee credit applications continue to flow in, we’ve noticed a few areas where customers have overlooked requirements in order for us to process their applications properly. If you are submitting a credit application, don’t miss these three most common oversights: [Download a Residential Stormwater Fee Credit Manual...

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NEWS: Cleveland Heights and Berea customers, your stormwater bill and sewer/water bills are separate

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• January 17th, 2013
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If you are a customer living in Cleveland Heights or Berea, you will need to pay your 2013 stormwater bill separate from your cities’ water and sewer bills. Here’s why. As Sewer District customers in our stormwater service area, you will receive a bill for the new stormwater fee...

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FOCUS > Stormwater management vs. sewage treatment: What’s the diff?

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• January 4th, 2013
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As our customers begin seeing a “stormwater” line item along with their standard “sewage” charge on bills this year, we’ve been asked why a separate fee is necessary for the stormwater management program. The answer comes down to understanding the difference between sewage treatment and stormwater management. The Water...

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NEWS: Rate changes, cost-saving options to keep in mind for 2013

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• December 31st, 2012
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The news on this December 31, 2012 is focused mainly on the fiscal cliff. Whatever Congress decides tonight, it won’t have any impact on the sewer rate changes that go into effect in 2013. The second year of our five-year rate schedule kicks off tomorrow, January 1. The table...

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NEWS: Mayans schmayans, here are 2013 predictions NE Ohioans can count on.

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• December 21st, 2012
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So we have survived the predictions of the apocalypse, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t important endings and beginnings to talk about. Here are just a few of our more-certain 2013 predictions as we take a moment to prophesy: Stormwater program will begin, problems will continue being addressed As...

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VIDEO | Shed games: Cool animation explains why watersheds matter

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• December 18th, 2012
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Our friends at the Rocky River Watershed Council shared this video today, something that does a nice job explaining how water flows over the surface of our land and why it matters. The points relate directly to our regional stormwater management program, too.

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EVENT: First-ever #h2olidays sweepstakes a chance to win tickets to zoo, aquarium, science center

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• December 8th, 2012
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A sweepstakes from a sewer district? Think of it as a h2oliday offer. We have had a great year working with the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, Greater Cleveland Aquarium, and the Great Lakes Science Center on projects and promotions, and now we want to share their love of clean water...

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STORMWATER: Monthly workshops will begin Dec. 10 as opportunity to learn more about program, options

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• December 5th, 2012
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Monthly informational workshops to offer in-person assistance to customers; billing for Regional Stormwater Management Program will begin in January Beginning December 10, the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District will conduct regularly scheduled informational workshops for its Regional Stormwater Management Program. At these informal workshops, residents and business owners will...

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FUNNY: Hastily made blog entry about Edgewater Beach and Mike Polk, Jr.

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• December 5th, 2012
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Based on this photo of comedian Mike Polk, Jr.’s date-night ideas, CSO might stand for a “Cleveland Saturday out.” UPDATE: The Plain Dealer’s Tipoff column shared this post with Mike, and we’re flattered he got a kick out of it. While his Cuyahoga County reference is misstated, the tour...

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