The good, the bad, and the history
- Posted by Jared Shepherd
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- October 18th, 2010
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Combined sewers are at the heart of Cleveland’s sewer history. How were huge pipes designed to divert sewage and stormwater directly to nearby waterways ever considered a good idea? and why are they still in use today? As heard on a recent WCPN 90.3 interview, Director of Watershed Programs Frank Greenland summed up 100+ years of history in three minutes.
http://neorsd.org/images/682/History-of-combined-sewers-in-Northeast-Ohio.mp3