NEWS: Technically speaking, CleanWaterWorks will be a new go-to magazine

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• June 28th, 2013
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We are proud to announce the publication of our new technical magazine, CleanWaterWorks. This annual magazine will give our own subject-matter experts the opportunity to explain the Sewer District’s work in greater detail. The inaugural 2013 issue focuses on beaches and features scientific articles written by our Analytical Services...

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BEACHES: Holiday weekend means beach season is back, daily water-quality testing to resume

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• May 22nd, 2013
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Local beaches will be flowing with activity this summer, above and beyond the dog-paddling of local swimmers. On Monday, May 20, the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District resumed daily testing at Edgewater, Villa Angela, and Euclid beaches to determine water quality as we prepare for the start of beach...

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SUN & STORMS: Beaches, rain in the July 4 news

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• July 5th, 2012
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How were you planning to spend your holiday week? Recent stories in The Plain Dealer may have you reconsidering, but they are examples of the problems that have plagued Northeast Ohio for some time. And they are problems we are addressing. When it comes to beach water quality—a topic...

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RADIO, part II: “That’s a significant drop.” Yes, he is.

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• June 29th, 2012
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So when a caller to the WMMS 100.7 Alan Cox Show during Wednesday drivetime reacted to the hosts’ conversation about Lake Erie’s poor beachwater quality, he rightfully touched on the Sewer District’s multi-billion-dollar program to fix some of the problems plaguing the lakefront. We heard about the call yesterday...

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RADIO: I’m not sure we can use that in a headline.

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• June 28th, 2012
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The phrase “t_rd reduction” might be awkward in a headline, but it’s the way yesterday’s beach report and our efforts to monitor and improve water quality came up in drive-time talk radio yesterday. Hear for yourself: WMMS’s Alan Cox Show spent a few segments on the topic yesterday afternoon....

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BEACHES: Sewer District partners with NRDC in press conference on beach quality

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• June 26th, 2012
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Villa Angela Beach in Cleveland, Ohio. Photo by Michael Uva. Updated 2012 06/27—This morning, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) held a 10:00 press conference at the Great Lakes Science Center to release its annual report on national beaches—including several in Greater Cleveland—and the Sewer District has partnered with...

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ALERT: Swimming advisory posted at Edgewater Beach

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• August 15th, 2011
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Today, the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District posted a public advisory at Edgewater Beach; the advisory was posted as a result of a combined sewer overflow (CSO) event at the beach on August 14. LEARN MORE ABOUT COMBINED SEWERS: What is a CSO? This overflow discharged a combination of...

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Swimming advisories lifted at Edgewater, Villa Angela, Euclid

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• July 21st, 2011
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The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District is lifting swimming advisories at Edgewater Beach, Villa Angela Beach and Euclid Beach. Water samples analyzed today indicate good water quality at all three beaches. The advisories were posted as a result of several combined sewer overflow (CSO) events at the beaches on...

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Swimming advisories at Edgewater, Villa Angela and Euclid beaches

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• July 19th, 2011
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Today, the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District posted public advisories at Edgewater Beach, Villa Angela Beach and Euclid Beach. The advisories were posted as a result of several combined sewer overflow (CSO) events at the beaches. These overflows discharged raw sewage into Euclid Creek and Lake Erie during today’s...

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