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Much like the 1969 fire on the Cuyahoga River, it takes catastrophic events to get real action. This weekend, in Toledo, a large population base was adversely impacted and could not use its potable water system for the most basic needs, cooking and drinking. We need to ask ourselves:...
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Early Saturday morning, Lucas County issued an alarming “Do not drink the water” alert affecting 19 communities and more than 400,000 residents. The directive is due to exceedingly high levels of microcystin, a toxin produced by toxic algae blooms. While the alert is outside of our and Cleveland Division...
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In a week in which heavy storms flooded and affected many communities in eastern Cleveland suburbs, the Ohio Supreme Court has set a date for hearing oral arguments of a monumental case of regional stormwater management. The Ohio Supreme Court will hear arguments September 9, in which the Sewer...
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Water quality sampling at three local beaches. June 24 storms cause Edgewater combined sewer outfall to discharge raw sewage into Lake Erie Today, the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District posted a public advisory at Edgewater Beach as a result of a combined sewer overflow (CSO) event at Edgewater, which...
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Last year, a national report ranked Lake Erie beaches last in water quality. Where will they finish this summer? We could find out this week. Cleveland’s lakefront has made a significant step forward since Cleveland Metroparks assumed control of its beaches last year. But challenges to its recreational water...
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The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District actively engages in GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE projects that promote smart stormwater solutions. Our smart stormwater solutions always consider the following four criteria: COST As responsible stewards of our customers’ money, we take into account the cost vs. the benefits of different methods of stormwater...
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Well that escalated quickly. We’ve posted a few stories since the May 12 storm event that still has communities trying to clean up. Photo by George Remias, data via USGS stream gauge along Cuyahoga River in Independence, Ohio.
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Storm debris clogs the Cuyahoga River under Alexander Road in Valley View May 13, 2014. Could $20 million in inaccessible funds have helped local communities respond to storm damage following Northeast Ohio’s torrential downpour earlier this week? That’s a question we raised here May 13. Communities are facing storm...
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A stream rack holds back storm debris near Cleveland Hopkins International Airport following a heavy rain event May 12. $20 million remains inaccessible in stormwater escrow Northeast Ohio communities are underwater from the storm that moved into the region on Monday night. Unfortunately, as a result of the Ohio...
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What was recorded and posted to YouTube in the style of an exposé is actually a great educational resource to better understand pollution sources and their impacts on Lake Erie. YouTube user pmc291 recently posted this video to our Facebook page under a very ominous title, “NORSD NOT WHAT...
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