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WATCH: Flush o’ the Irish? Kelsey shows us green dye is for more than St. Patrick’s Day.

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March 10th, 2016
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Chicago can have its green river. Water Quality and Industrial Surveillance Investigator Kelsey Amidon shows us how we go green (green dye, actually) to protect water quality. Fluorescent dye helps our investigators trace the source and destination of flows in our streams and sewers, and the glowing-green dye is...

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June 24th, 2014
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NEWS: Indictment alleges company illegally discharged zinc, chrome into sewer system

Sewer District Water Quality & Industrial Surveillance (shown above) and Westerly Wastewater Treatment Plant staff assisted with the investigation that led to today’s indictment. An indictment was filed in federal court today charging Thomas E. White, 49, of Fairview Park, and Kelly Plating Company with making illegal discharges with...

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October 24th, 2013
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OMG! (Oh my! Green!): Eco-friendly dye helps trace sources of pollution

The green you see is not pollution. But it can help identify pollution sources. When our Water Quality & Industrial Surveillance team is called in to find the source of a hazardous spill or an illegal discharge—like this one in Rocky River last year—the crew conducts dye testing like...

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October 11th, 2012
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NEWS: Fish kill investigation benefits from Sewer District’s first-responders

Senior Investigator Seth Hothem tests water quality near the fish-kill scene April 25. The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District is pleased that the grand jury returned indictments against Renato and Teresina Montorsi for allegedly dumping toxic cyanide into a storm sewer, deliberately poisoning tens of thousands of fish last...

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April 25th, 2012
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UPDATE: Sewer District assists in fish-kill investigation along Rocky River

“We’ll continue to work on this until we exhaust all our leads. We are working with other entities as well. Cleveland Metroparks, Ohio EPA, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, everyone is working together to try and figure this one out.” Sewer District Director of Watershed Programs Frank Greenland spoke...

WATCH: Flush o’ the Irish? Kelsey shows us green dye is for more than St. Patrick’s Day.

NEWS: Indictment alleges company illegally discharged zinc, chrome into sewer system

OMG! (Oh my! Green!): Eco-friendly dye helps trace sources of pollution

NEWS: Fish kill investigation benefits from Sewer District’s first-responders

UPDATE: Sewer District assists in fish-kill investigation along Rocky River

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