VIDEO: “It’s the neighborhood I was born and raised in.”

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• January 5th, 2015
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The Good Neighbor Program is all about connections, and Anthony takes them very seriously. The Good Neighbor Program and its ambassadors serve residents in communities affected by our large construction projects by providing employment opportunities and serving as a liaison between customers and project leaders. In this brief clip,...

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VIDEO: Sing along with the #12clogs of Christmas

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• December 9th, 2014
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Sinks, toilets, and drains in general tend to get a little extra work during the holidays, especially if you’re hosting house guests. That’s why we created our #12clogs of Christmas infographic last year, and now have put it to song, to help you remember what to keep out of...

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ALGAE: In wake of Toledo’s algae woes, investigation takes deeper look at causes, solutions (Video)

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• November 12th, 2014
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Is the toxic algae that led to Toledo’s three-day “DO NOT DRINK” declaration this summer a threat to Cleveland in the future? While Cleveland’s lake conditions differ from those of the western Lake Erie basin, when our Great Lake is threatened, all of its neighbors need to take notice....

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VIDEO: Watch the full #OHstormwater arguments from the Supreme Court hearing

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• September 10th, 2014
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Case No. 2013-1770 Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District v. Bath Township, Ohio, et al.

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VIDEO: @DCwater GM accepts our director’s #IceBucketChallenge. On a green roof.

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• September 9th, 2014
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When one water professional calls out another water professional to a challenge based on buckets filled with the very essence of their work, the results are gonna be interesting. Cheers to DC Water‘s General Manager George Hawkins for accepting our director Ciaccia’s ice-bucket challenge as both men took the...

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VIDEO: Want to know how sewage plants manage algae-causing phosphorus? Here’s the only 1-minute video you need.

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• August 5th, 2014
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A major contributor to toxic algae threatening Lake Erie is phosphorus, a key component of agricultural fertilizers and a building block of life itself. While most of it flows to the lake from stormwater runoff, wastewater plants must monitor and manage phosphorus as it makes its way through the...

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VIDEO: Broken water main floods UCLA campus with 10 million gallons of water

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• July 30th, 2014
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When a 90+ year old water main broke under the campus of UCLA yesterday afternoon, spewing up to 10 million gallons of water in the air and down streets like waterfalls, it looked like this. USA Today reported that in some places, up to seven feet (!) of water...

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WATCH: Soar high above the beautiful complexity of the wastewater treatment process

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• July 16th, 2014
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While snapping some new aerial photographs for an upcoming publication, photographer J. Quinn let the video camera roll providing us some great footage of our largest treatment plant, Southerly in Cuyahoga Heights.

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CAREERS: Commitment, service are at the heart of the skills veterans bring to work

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• July 7th, 2014
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John Corn, a US Navy and Marines veteran and one-year Sewer District employee, recently shared his story in an interview with Crain’s Cleveland Business at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Hiring Our Heroes Job Fair at the Cleveland Public Auditorium on June 26, 2014. “The most important thing is...

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VIDEO: James Earl Jones describes the 1969 Cuyahoga River fire [#Cuyahoga45]

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• June 19th, 2014
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In this clip from a 1978 documentary, Cuyahoga, James Earl Jones’ booming voice tells the tale of the famous 1969 Cuyahoga River fire that turned national attention on the state of our environment and inspired action in Northeast Ohio and far beyond.

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