STORMWATER: Customer letters in the mail, new fee-estimate tool available online

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• November 6th, 2012
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Yesterday, we mailed our first batch of customer letters to share the latest information on our Regional Stormwater Management Program fees that will be assessed starting January 1, 2013. The personalized letters include an estimate of your property’s quarterly fee, as well as phone numbers and links with more...

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NEWS: Wastewater treatment plants operating at capacity, fully treating flows triple the average

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• October 30th, 2012
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SUMMARY: Nearly 1.5 billion gallons of sewage receiving full or partial treatment in last 24 hours; 75-million gallon Mill Creek Tunnel filled; CSOs discharging into environment; plants partially treating bypassing flow. UPDATE 2012 11/01: WKYC visited our Southerly plant yesterday afternoon to feature the plant staff’s efforts to manage...

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#SANDY: Treatment plants prepared for Hurricane Sandy’s impact

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• October 29th, 2012
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A wastewater treatment plant operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District’s three wastewater treatment plants are prepared for Hurricane Sandy’s impacts, anticipating heavy rains throughout Wednesday and increased wastewater flow volumes 24 hours after the rain subsides. The Sewer District has...

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NEWS: Arrest made following suspicious call to Sewer District

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• October 23rd, 2012
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Authorities determined the call was placed by an employee of a company working on the Renewable Energy Facility project at our Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant. Today, the Cuyahoga Heights Police Department arrested Joshua Petro. The arrest stems from a suspicious call made to the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District‘s...

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STORMWATER: Workshops for large non-res property owners coming next month

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• September 21st, 2012
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It’s in the mail. Beginning September 21, we will provide large non-residential property owners with Regional Stormwater Management Program fee estimates. This month, more than 2,500 large property owners will receive stormwater fee estimates and an invitation to a credit workshop. The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District will begin...

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EVENTS: Cleveland to welcome Great Lakes Week Summit, WVIZ/PBS will broadcast

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• August 29th, 2012
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We are supporting and participating in the Great Lakes Week Summit and Great Lakes Restoration Conference starting September 11, discussing the challenges and opportunities facing Lake Erie and our entire Great Lakes region. You can still register to attend, and you can also follow more than 25 hours of...

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CONSTRUCTION: New hotline posts project updates, traffic alerts

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• August 21st, 2012
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Euclid Creek Tunnel construction along Lakeshore Boulevard in Cleveland. Is Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District construction affecting traffic in your neighborhood? Now you can call for the latest schedules, detours, and traffic alerts. We have launched a new Construction Hotline (216) 432-7157 with recordings of our latest projects’ traffic...

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STORMWATER: District attempts to settle program dispute with opposing parties

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• June 11th, 2012
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On June 7, 2012, the Sewer District filed a Report to the Court in the case of Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District vs. Bath Township, Ohio, et al. (CV-10-714945). In this report, the Sewer District officially responded and agreed to amend its Stormwater Management Code to make changes to...

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STORMWATER: Proposed stormwater-code revisions open for comment through July 10

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• June 8th, 2012
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The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District is proposing modifications to Title V, the section of the District’s Code of Regulations addressing the Regional Stormwater Management Program. These changes are made to bring Title V in compliance with Judge Pokorny’s Opinion dated February 15, 2012, to comply with the terms...

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PROGRESS: Collinwood paper highlights Euclid Creek Tunnel plan, resident resources

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• April 24th, 2012
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The Collinwood Observer ran a feature on our Euclid Creek Tunnel earlier this month following a pair of neighborhood meetings about the project. As promised, we previously have shared a link about the tunnel’s construction along Lakeshore, but the map above is a better full-screen resolution for reference. Columnist...

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