Posted by Jared Shepherd Today, the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District posted a public advisory at Edgewater Beach; the advisory was posted as a result of a combined sewer overflow (CSO) event at the beach on August 14. LEARN MORE ABOUT COMBINED SEWERS: What is a CSO? This overflow discharged a combination of...
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Today, the Auditor of State released a performance audit for the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District which praised many business practices instituted since 2007 and recommended further improvements. The purpose of the audit, which was initiated by the Sewer District, was to examine practices instituted under Julius Ciaccia, who...
Read More Posted by Jared Shepherd The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District is proposing modifications to Title V, the section of the District’s code addressing the Regional Stormwater Management Program. Download the proposed changes The District is proposing changes at Chapters 6, 8, and 10. Changes in Chapters 6 and 10 are required by...
Read More Posted by Jared Shepherd The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District is lifting swimming advisories at Edgewater Beach, Villa Angela Beach and Euclid Beach. Water samples analyzed today indicate good water quality at all three beaches. The advisories were posted as a result of several combined sewer overflow (CSO) events at the beaches on...
Read More Posted by Jared Shepherd During April and May, six public meetings provided customers opportunities to hear and react to the Sewer District’s proposed 2012-2016 rate schedule and new affordability program. More than 490 residents attended, and a summary report will be provided to District Trustees this week. The report summarizes the attendance figures,...
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Hundreds of residents assembled at the Middleburg Heights Community Center last night for the fifth of six public meetings to present the Sewer District’s proposed 2012-2016 rate schedule. A 15-minute presentation was followed by more than one hour of questions from the audience, many regarding Federal funding, our proposed...
Read More Posted by Jared Shepherd There has been some recent confusion between the Sewer District’s Stormwater Management Program and Project Clean Lake and we would like to take a moment to clarify the discussion. The meeting held April 14 by County Executive Ed FitzGerald was to propose a mediation between the Northeast Ohio Regional...
Read More Posted by Jared Shepherd The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for the Euclid Creek Tunnel on Wednesday, April 20, 2011, at 11 a.m. at the Sewer District’s Easterly Wastewater Treatment Plant. The groundbreaking event will feature remarks from area leaders as well as a symbolic shovel ceremony. The...
Read More Posted by Jared Shepherd The Sewer District’s second public rate-information meeting in Beachwood April 11 welcomed a small but engaged group of citizens. After hearing the District’s 2012 rates and affordability program proposal, questions about organization structure and current projects and programs. We’ve posted a few of the questions we received after the...
Read More Posted by Jared Shepherd The first of six public meetings to present the Sewer District’s proposed 2012-2016 rate schedule drew about 25 guests at Maple Heights Library last night. The presentation included an overview of the proposed rate changes, including a new affordability program and fee structure that address common ratepayer concerns. Read...
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