Posted by Jared Shepherd The Sewer District’s 2011 rates, which take effect January 1, are the final phase of a multiple-year rate program approved by Trustees in 2008. A 2012-2016 rate study is nearing completion which will offer recommendations for rate adjustments and affordability programs early next year. Rate calculations are based on...
Read More Posted by Jared Shepherd Yesterday, the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) awarded the Sewer District’s Pick Up Poop! (PUP) campaign with its 2010 Public Information & Education Award for its “inventive efforts to educate the public on the effects of waste water treatment and pollution control on the environment.” The award...
Read More Posted by Jared Shepherd This evening’s SBE Opportunity Pipeline event has been canceled and will be rescheduled for a later date. Tomorrow night’s workshop remains on schedule, but any attendees are advised to check our SBE homepage for updates.
Read More Posted by Jared Shepherd How will the recently passed consent decree affect sewer rates? Executive Director Julius Ciaccia appeared on this morning’s Lanigan & Malone radio show on WMJI 105.7 where he discussed that, addressing the environmental problem of combined sewers, and what’s next. Download: http://www.neorsd.org/images/682/wmji_ciaccia-2010-1206.mp3
Read More Posted by Jared Shepherd We recognize that some Summer Sprinkling Program customers may not have received their discounts for the 2010 summer season. Last month, we mailed a letter to Summer Sprinkling Program customers to explain the issue and our response to the situation. If you received the letter in error, please disregard....
Read More Posted by Jared Shepherd Today, the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District (NEORSD) Board of Trustees agreed to enter into a consent decree with the federal government, which details the long-term plan for reducing raw sewage overflows into the environment, by a 5-2 vote. Mayors Dean DePiero and Gary Starr cast dissenting votes. The...
Read More Posted by Jared Shepherd The agenda for the Sewer District’s December 2 Board of Trustees meeting includes an amendment to a resolution adopted in 2005 which would authorize District staff to execute the proposed 25-year agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency. There will not be a vote to increase rates for the years...
Read More Posted by Jared Shepherd Attendees at recent Project Clean Lake public meetings saw several figures regarding job creation and tax revenue during the presentation. These estimates were reported in a September 2010 economic impact study conducted by Cleveland State University’s Center for Economic Development. … The full report (PDF)—a comprehensive look at the...
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A worker stands atop what will be the renewable energy facility building at our Southerly Wastewater Treatment Center. More photos.
Read More Posted by Jared Shepherd This afternoon, the Board of Trustees and a full Public Meeting Room heard a detailed presentation of the Sewer District’s draft combined sewer overflow long-term control plan. Known as Project Clean Lake, the 25-year agreement between the Sewer District and the Environmental Protection Agency would call for a $3...
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