STORMWATER: Houses of the holey? Pervious pavement, other options might be right for your home.

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• April 2nd, 2013
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When it comes to reducing runoff, you might want to consider a hole new direction. Customers in our service area are getting their first look at their property’s stormwater charges, and we’ve received many calls from customers wondering how they can reduce their fees. It all comes down to...

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EVENT: Pollution Appreciation Day celebrates the treasure that is trash

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• April 1st, 2013
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In what could be out biggest announcement in years, we are proud to announce our support of Pollution Appreciation Day, an effort to raise awareness of the benefits of pollution in every day life. Today is the first celebration of this new annual campaign, an effort that was inspired...

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NEWS: Nation’s infrastructure grade “improves” to D+, Ohio fares better with C-

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• March 25th, 2013
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Animal House, 1978, Universal Pictures. Maybe our improved grades will keep us off of double secret probation. Last week, the American Society of Civil Engineers released its latest Report Card for America’s Infrastructure. The nation’s 2013 grade came in at a D+, at least slightly higher than its 2009...

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#RAINMATTERS: Special workshop will welcome local TV weather personalities

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• January 31st, 2013
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This afternoon, we’ve invited local TV meteorologists to join us for a #RainMatters workshop. Chances of a stormwater education? 100 percent. With the help of WKYC Chief Meteorologist Betsy Kling, the Sewer District designed a workshop to present the history of and relationship between sewers and the regional stormwater...

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STORMWATER: Top 3 “Hey, you forgot this!” credit app errors

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• January 17th, 2013
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As stormwater fee credit applications continue to flow in, we’ve noticed a few areas where customers have overlooked requirements in order for us to process their applications properly. If you are submitting a credit application, don’t miss these three most common oversights: [Download a Residential Stormwater Fee Credit Manual...

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NEWS: Cleveland Heights and Berea customers, your stormwater bill and sewer/water bills are separate

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• January 17th, 2013
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If you are a customer living in Cleveland Heights or Berea, you will need to pay your 2013 stormwater bill separate from your cities’ water and sewer bills. Here’s why. As Sewer District customers in our stormwater service area, you will receive a bill for the new stormwater fee...

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FOCUS > Stormwater management vs. sewage treatment: What’s the diff?

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• January 4th, 2013
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As our customers begin seeing a “stormwater” line item along with their standard “sewage” charge on bills this year, we’ve been asked why a separate fee is necessary for the stormwater management program. The answer comes down to understanding the difference between sewage treatment and stormwater management. The Water...

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NEWS: Rate changes, cost-saving options to keep in mind for 2013

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• December 31st, 2012
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The news on this December 31, 2012 is focused mainly on the fiscal cliff. Whatever Congress decides tonight, it won’t have any impact on the sewer rate changes that go into effect in 2013. The second year of our five-year rate schedule kicks off tomorrow, January 1. The table...

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NEWS: Mayans schmayans, here are 2013 predictions NE Ohioans can count on.

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• December 21st, 2012
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So we have survived the predictions of the apocalypse, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t important endings and beginnings to talk about. Here are just a few of our more-certain 2013 predictions as we take a moment to prophesy: Stormwater program will begin, problems will continue being addressed As...

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VIDEO | Shed games: Cool animation explains why watersheds matter

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• December 18th, 2012
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Our friends at the Rocky River Watershed Council shared this video today, something that does a nice job explaining how water flows over the surface of our land and why it matters. The points relate directly to our regional stormwater management program, too.

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