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STORMWATER: Program gets the green light, will begin January 2013

STORMWATER: Program gets the green light, will begin January 2013

The Sewer District’s regional stormwater management program has the green light. On Thursday, Judge Thomas J. Pokorny issued a final ruling on the Sewer District’s regional program to tackle Northeast Ohio’s flooding, erosion, and water quality problems. The Sewer District will formally implement the Regional Stormwater Management Program in...

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RADIO: I’m not sure we can use that in a headline.

RADIO: I’m not sure we can use that in a headline.

The phrase “t_rd reduction” might be awkward in a headline, but it’s the way yesterday’s beach report and our efforts to monitor and improve water quality came up in drive-time talk radio yesterday. Hear for yourself: WMMS’s Alan Cox Show spent a few segments on the topic yesterday afternoon....

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NEWS: Appellate Court rejects stormwater-program opposition’s second round of appeals

NEWS: Appellate Court rejects stormwater-program opposition’s second round of appeals

The Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth Appellate District, with jurisdiction over Cuyahoga County, today rejected a second round of appeals from groups opposing the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District’s Stormwater Management Program. The initial appeals were dismissed March 30. Appeals for Reconsideration were filed by both communities opposing...

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STORMWATER: New round of proposed changes open for comment

STORMWATER: New round of proposed changes open for comment

Following its recent 30-day public comment period, the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District is proposing additional changes to Title V, the section of the District’s code addressing the Regional Stormwater Management Program, and is also proposing modifications to the related Stormwater Fee Credit Policy Manual. Both documents have been...

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Question: Green roofs in Philly, so how about Cleveland?

Question: Green roofs in Philly, so how about Cleveland?

Several tweets came across our “stormwater” feed over the last week discussing the City of Philadelphia’s $2 billion green-infrastructure stormwater control plan. … The news prompted a great Facebook question, asking whether our Regional Stormwater Management program would offer a “subsidy for green roofs,” similar to the credits we...

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“To pave, or not to pave.” Is it a question?

“To pave, or not to pave.” Is it a question?

A recent Facebook post raised a question from a resident regarding land use, specifically as it relates to vacant land and stormwater management. Last week, our Watershed Programs department took a few moments to explain what role the Sewer District might play in the future when it comes to...

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