SPORTS: What would happen if Michael Phelps tried swimming in our tanks?

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• August 8th, 2016
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As swimmer Michael Phelps places more gold medals around his neck during these Olympic Games in Rio, we wondered how he’d fare in an environment more unusual than a 50-meter chlorinated pool. Southerly first-stage aeration tanks Could Phelps swim in one of these long bubbling channels known as an...

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#SB50: Stadium prep includes flushing all 1,135 toilets, urinals, sinks at once. #SewerBowl

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• February 3rd, 2016
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A bowl tradition unlike any other, behold the Super Flush. When a stadium, arena, or large-scale entertainment venue like it opens, the plumbing is tested by flushing every single toilet, urinal, and sink drain at the same time. It’s been coined the Super Flush. It happened the year Super...

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LeBRON: In response to Steph Curry’s toilet, our open letter to LeBron James

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• December 9th, 2015
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Dear LeBron James: You will always be number 1 to Cleveland. Which is why your number 2 is so important to us. Your contributions to the game of basketball, Cleveland, Ohio and the entire sports world are well documented and your acclaim is well deserved. We are sure you...

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GRIT: The @Cavs had it, but what is it? #ALLinCLE

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• June 17th, 2015
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Photo via @ridgej Despite The Plain Dealer’s headline June 17, we believe the Cavs had grit all playoffs long. But if they’re looking for more heading into next season, we have plenty. In sports, grit is toughness, attitude and heart. In the clean-water industry, grit is different but it’s...

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#ALLinCLE: How an NBA Finals game and stormwater management are painfully similar

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• June 12th, 2015
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Not concerned. Have you heard about our Stormwater Management Program? @matthewdelly @kingjames #ALLinCLE @SFWater pic.twitter.com/xdkcm57dVq — NE Oh Regional Sewer (@neorsd) June 12, 2015 What began as a tongue-in-cheek exchange between utilities in the heat of their cities’ NBA Finals battle shed light on odd similarities between basketball and...

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HEALTH: 5 facts about hydration, because Dellavedova may be human after all #GetWellyDelly #ALLinCLE

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• June 10th, 2015
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Cavaliers guard Matthew Dellavedova was hospitalized after experiencing severe cramping http://t.co/g4Y8PMy82U pic.twitter.com/d5yNVnmMyo — Sports Illustrated (@SInow) June 10, 2015 Following Cleveland Cavalier Matthew Dellavedova’s 20-point lay-it-all-on-the-line performance in NBA Finals game 3, reports surfaced that he was hospitalized with severe cramping. It was the first indication that he may...

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CAVS: Cuyahoga River fire? Top 3 #BlameDelly Cleveland environmental disasters

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• May 26th, 2015
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Even before game three of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals, Cleveland Cavalier Matthew Dellavedova had earned a reputation as a “dirty player.” Cavs fans in disagreement have spawned #BlameDelly memes and social-media commentary in recent days. We suspect the cold-hearted Delly can also be implicated a number of Cleveland’s...

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NEWS: Banner and Lombardi out, …wait, what’s that gotta do with clean water?

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• February 11th, 2014
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Cleveland is a football town. So when shake-ups like today’s make things look messy, fans keep hope in a better future, right? We guess something similar could be said for our work: The efforts to clean wastewater and release it safely to the environment can be messy, misunderstood, or...

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