NEWS: Multi-year project will expand treatment capacity by 70 million gallons

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• March 19th, 2014
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In 2013, Lakeshore Boulevard residents and passers-by witnessed a significant amount of construction activity related to our Project Clean Lake consent decree. The commotion will not end anytime soon. Several new projects at Easterly begin this month, “as soon as the weather breaks,” according to Construction Program Manager Doug...

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QUIZ: Which tunnel boring machine are you?

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• March 14th, 2014
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So Buzzfeed won’t create our buzzquiz ideas. No biggie. We made our own. Just scroll down and click “Let’s Play!” to get started.

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PHOTO: Safety first, top hats are a priority.

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• March 6th, 2014
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Quite dapper for a sewer tunnel tour, no? These gents were friends of English civil engineer Joseph Bazalgette attending a tour of the main drainage works of his new London Sewage System in 1862. Tours of anything similar today are accompanied by hard hats rather than top hats, but...

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INSIGHT: The past, present and future of Project Clean Lake’s “green alternatives”

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• February 26th, 2014
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Gray, green, or in between? For us, that’s an important question. cleveland.com has been presenting a series of articles focused on Project Clean Lake, our 25-year $3 billion plan to reduced combined sewer overflow pollution. The stories have covered the agreement’s history and raised questions about “green alternatives” we...

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NEWS: “Is there a cheaper, greener way?” Let’s take a look. #neorsdGREEN

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• February 19th, 2014
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A story posted today on cleveland.com asks the question, “Is there a cheaper, greener way” to prevent billions of gallons of sewage and stormwater from polluting Lake Erie? It’s the first in a series of articles set to look at the financial, green, and comparative aspects of our 25-year...

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NEWS: Boring hasn’t been this exciting for a long time as Mackenzie breaks through

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• August 22nd, 2013
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At 1:27 a.m. Wednesday, Mackenzie saw a light she hadn’t seen in more than a year. Mackenzie, the 1,500-ton tunnel boring machine drilling the three-mile-long Euclid Creek Tunnel 200 feet under Cleveland, broke through the shale at shaft 5, marking the end of her boring—but very exciting—journey. While the...

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TRAFFIC NOTICE: Sewer project to close St. Clair Avenue for 90 days starting Aug. 13

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• August 9th, 2013
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Construction of the Euclid Creek Tunnel will impact eastbound and westbound traffic along St. Clair Avenue near East 185 St. beginning next week. St. Clair Ave. between East 185 St. and Neff Rd. will be closed to through traffic—eastbound and westbound—beginning Tuesday, August 13 for 90 days. This closure...

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PICS: Under construction, beyond cool

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• March 6th, 2013
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Last week, we toured the progress inside our $170 million Renewable Energy Facility. Here are some of the latest photos. The building houses equipment that will generate 25% of the plant’s electricity while conserving resources and reducing pollution. It is scheduled to go online this summer. One of three...

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20 WAYS: Going green well beyond clean

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• October 9th, 2012
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Sure, we’ve been recycling water since before recycling was cool, but in our line of work, don’t we have expectations to do even more when it comes to sustainability? We do. And we are. As a clean-water agency, part of our plan to become a regional environmental leader is...

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TRAFFIC HOTLINE: Alerts for 9/18–10/1, 2012

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• September 18th, 2012
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Recorded September 18, 2012Will be replaced in October, 2012 The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District has several sewer construction projects that will temporarily impact vehicular and pedestrian traffic. These messages were recorded on September 18 and should remain in effect through the end of the month. LAKESHORE BOULEVARD In...

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