NEWS: $7.2 million to improve water quality by supporting local infrastructure investments

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• January 18th, 2017
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New program to fund community sewer projects that impact public health, environment @neorsd file photo Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District Trustees recently awarded $7.2 million to 12 communities as part of the agency’s newly-launched Member Community Infrastructure Program (MCIP). The MCIP assists communities with local infrastructure improvements — including...

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NEWS: White House, blue future? Northeast Ohio leaders to help frame national discussion on water issues

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• August 5th, 2016
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How will the new White House prioritize the water needs of America’s future? Northeast Ohio’s water sector leaders will contribute to that dialogue August 9, kicking off a series of nationwide listening sessions focused on developing a set of national policy priorities for the 45th Presidential administration. The US...

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#SewerDebate: The 2016 election is about to go down the drain April 26, and for a good reason.

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• April 18th, 2016
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We want to make sewers great again. Our first-ever #SewerDebate will take place on Twitter all day Tuesday, April 26. You will be able to cast your votes in a series of Twitter polls throughout the day as we pose water and infrastructure questions about the four leading Presidential...

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FLINT: Health, trust, and funding in the wake of Flint’s water crisis

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• February 12th, 2016
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Three issues are critical to the future of clean water systems, Sewer District fully supports Value of Water Coalition guidelines for sustainable future  If Charleston and Toledo were water-quality wake-up calls, Flint is the living nightmare for residents, officials, and the entire country. The 2014 Elk River chemical spill...

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#SewerBowl: Because we know the biggest games are won in the trenches.

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• January 19th, 2016
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Game on, football fans. For the fourth straight year, water and sewer infrastructure will take the field during the Super Bowl as we cover some of the unexpected #SewerBowl stats and stories from our accounts. From the beverages consumed to the systems that take it away from your homes...

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NEWS: Could @POTUS’ final State of the Union bring infrastructure into the spotlight?

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• January 11th, 2016
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President Obama greets guests at The City Club Of Cleveland in March 2015. J. Ciaccia President Obama will present his final State of the Union address Tuesday night. In addition to big-picture “reaching for the stars” commentary, could he also note the importance of reaching underground? Infrastructure was a...

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SERIES: Follow the flow of h2o in Cleveland with #ValueWater, @neorsd and @ClevelandWater

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• October 8th, 2015
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The Value of Water reports each of us use more than 100 gallons of water in a single day. Where does it come from, and where does it go? and what would it be like if the resources or the systems that make it possible didn’t exist? This month’s...

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GAME: The only #GOPdebate drinking (water) game you need

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• August 6th, 2015
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The best way to drink responsibly is to drink water, and lots of it. So while Rolling Stone Magazine and many others have gotten attention for their #GOPdebate “drinking games” in advance of Cleveland’s event tonight, we recommend the following: A drinking water game about water. When a candidate...

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2016: 3 ways water could take center stage at Thursday’s Republican debate #GOPdebate

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• August 4th, 2015
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Senator Marco Rubio sips water during the GOP response to the 2013 State of the Union address. We don’t often talk politics. We talk water. But with the first 2016 Republican Debate taking place this Thursday right here in Cleveland, hey let’s talk both. Water could very well take...

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LOOK: What happens one hour after drinking one glass of tap water

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• July 31st, 2015
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The possible health effects of a can of soda have been blogged and tweeted about for a long time, most recently in an infographic that made its rounds this week. How your body responds to a glass of tap water? Perhaps even more shocking. View full size.

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