LOOK: Mackenzie, now in pieces, awaits a resurrection

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• December 2nd, 2013
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It is finished. Mackenzie—the 1,500-ton tunnel boring machine that once spanned more than three football fields in total length—now rests in hundreds of pieces in the cold December Bratenahl air. Since finishing her three-mile journey digging the Euclid Creek Tunnel back in August, she has been meticulously disassembled and...

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HISTORY: Next time you tap an address into your GPS, thank a pigeon. #GISday

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• November 20th, 2013
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Image courtesy Wikipedia Before there was Google Maps, there were pigeons. Every November, GIS Day showcases geographic information system (GIS) technology that many of us use every day without even thinking about it. It’s a large part of our work, and our own GIS team has routinely used the...

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LOOK: Rock bottom, but the view’s better than you’d expect.

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• November 8th, 2013
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It’s more than just a hole. There’s a whole lot going on down here. This photo was taken recently from the bottom of the Euclid Creek Tunnel shaft 1 in Bratenahl. The photographer is standing 200 feet below the surface at the location where construction of the tunnel began...

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LOOK: “What are those cranes popping up over the trees along I-90?”

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• October 30th, 2013
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What’s all that work along I-90? Click for a larger view. (Image originally posted August 2013) Seeing underground work from the air gives huge projects a whole new perspective. When you see our cranes above treetops along I-90, you know work is happening but it’s tough to know what...

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CUTE: 11 of the cutest animals we’ve seen on the job, prepare to “Awww!”

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• October 25th, 2013
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Whether in the field or on site, our operators, investigators, and security staff have seen all kinds of cute critters. Here are some of the kinds of animals our employees have photographed while on the job. Alligator: Yes, it’s true. We found this guy in Big Creek and rescued...

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LIST: 10 ways Buzzfeed lists have inspired us to, well, make more lists

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• October 23rd, 2013
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1. Lists give us a reason to post awesome photos. 2. And goofy gifs.   3. Wastewater treatment is a difficult process. Lists and graphics help us make things easier to understand. 4. Lists make great infographics. 5. Lists tell great stories. 6. Lists can help us connect topics...

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LOOK: Like some kind of futuristic dissection, photos tell the story of @MackenzieTBM’s disassembly

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• October 18th, 2013
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Today we received this amazing set of images that show our tunnel boring machine Mackenzie as she continues to be disassembled 200 feet underground. Last month, the 27-foot-tall Mackenzie finished digging the Euclid Creek Tunnel, a journey that spanned three miles under Cleveland and Lake Erie. The tunnel won’t...

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#h2olloween / LIST: 5 scary-looking microscopic wastewater creepy-crawlies

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• October 17th, 2013
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Black cats, haunted houses, things that go bump in the night, none of these Halloween mainstays evoke the level of fear that dirty water should. We asked our Analytical Services staff to share some of the scariest creatures they find thriving in the wastewater treatment process. Here are their...

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PIC: It’s a bug’s life.

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• October 8th, 2013
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In this image, Wastewater Analyst Lindsay Koplow is culturing water fleas. But this culture has nothing to do with the Cleveland Museum of Art. The fleas are cultured—cultivated and nourished—and maintained every day of the year. Seems like a lot of work for a bug, no? Well the water...

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PIC: A machine designed to dig tunnels is gonna get dirty. Here’s how dirty.

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• September 20th, 2013
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When our tunnel boring machine Mackenzie finished digging the Euclid Creek Tunnel late last month, she did so on-line, ahead of schedule, and under budget. It’s likely some of the money she saved will go towards a new paint job. Digging through three miles of shale 200 feet under...

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