Your browser does not support JavaScript!
Menu

PROFILES: Operations team’s top finish at state competition carries them to nationals this fall

PROFILES: Operations team’s top finish at state competition carries them to nationals this fall

Front: Christen Wood, Doug Dietzel, Dan Valek.Back: Karl Ellis, Jimmy Spencer, John Corn. New Orleans, here we come. In June, the District’s Operations Challenge team competed at the Ohio Water Environment Association (OWEA) competition in Aurora, Ohio, and their top finish guaranteed them a spot at national competition in...

Read More

EVENT: 5 ways our Roadshows are not your typical public meeting

EVENT: 5 ways our Roadshows are not your typical public meeting

Every year we study rates and make projections for our financial future, we host public meetings to offer customers more information about their fees. This year is no different. But it will be different. While that information is always critical, the standard introduction/PowerPoint/Q&A/thank-you-and-goodnight public-meeting structure does not always benefit...

Read More

LIST: Fees to remedy stormwater problems set to resume in July. 3 things to know in our latest #StormwaterProgram update

LIST: Fees to remedy stormwater problems set to resume in July. 3 things to know in our latest #StormwaterProgram update

Since being authorized last September, the Sewer District has been preparing for a July 2016 restart of assessing regional stormwater management program fees.  An informational postcard will be mailed to customers this summer to remind them of the upcoming charges, explain how the fee is assessed and spent, and...

Read More

SCIENCE: Tardigrade takeover? How the indestructible water bear parallels “The Walking Dead”

SCIENCE: Tardigrade takeover? How the indestructible water bear parallels “The Walking Dead”

For all you The Walking Dead fans out there, you may be surprised to see a similarity between this AMC franchise and the science of water quality. We introduce you to the Are-you-kidding-me?-Is-that-thing-still-alive?!? water bear, also known as the tardigrade. These microscopic buggers are known for their ability to...

Read More

HEALTH: How can drinking cause dehydration?

HEALTH: How can drinking cause dehydration?

Why drinking responsibly means hydrating responsibly Whether celebrating a holiday or the end of a work week, many people kick back a glass of their favorite beverage to toast the occasion. If that beverage is alcohol, we hope you drink responsibly, but with that comes responsible hydration. Did you...

Read More

WATCH: Flush o’ the Irish? Kelsey shows us green dye is for more than St. Patrick’s Day.

WATCH: Flush o’ the Irish? Kelsey shows us green dye is for more than St. Patrick’s Day.

Chicago can have its green river. Water Quality and Industrial Surveillance Investigator Kelsey Amidon shows us how we go green (green dye, actually) to protect water quality. Fluorescent dye helps our investigators trace the source and destination of flows in our streams and sewers, and the glowing-green dye is...

Read More