VIDEO: Watch this clean-water-loving bug build its own awesome rock armor for protection

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• August 11th, 2016
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Life as a caddisfly larva can’t be easy. Often found in fast-moving shallow streams with clean water and high levels of oxygen, much of their bodies as larvae are soft and unprotected, leaving them vulnerable to predators. To survive, they’ve evolved to secrete a waterproof glue that binds small...

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VIDEO: @Sewer_Chic’s report from our Southerly plant shows there are no holidays off

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• November 27th, 2015
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Your toilet can’t take an extended holiday. Which is one of many reasons our shift workers like Christen don’t either. Christen Wood is an Operator at our Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant and she was working on Thanksgiving with a number of her colleagues. She sent us this video after...

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POTUS: 3 videos to celebrate President Obama’s 54th birthday

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• August 4th, 2015
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What better way to commemorate President Barack Obama’s 54th birthday today than with his three public service announcements that advocate clean water. Share accordingly.

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WATCH: Explosion in NY sewer sends manhole cover flying

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• April 17th, 2015
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Even for sewer professionals who spend their careers underground, there are countless unknowns lurking in the sewer system. Dangers are just as common. As a Buffalo, NY news crew covers an underground fire, an explosion underground sends a manhole cover flying. Weighing in at least 100 pounds, it gives...

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VIDEO: 3 water messages you won’t hear from @BarackObama at @TheCityClub but should.

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• March 18th, 2015
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It’s another amazing Cleveland day as President Barack Obama will be speaking at the City Club later this afternoon. But it’s unlikely he’ll talk about his dog Bo’s poop. No worries! Since he’s in Cleveland, we asked him* for his official polices on three key platforms. Here’s what he...

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WATCH: Maryland man plows snow riding motorized toilet, via @AP

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• February 27th, 2015
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¯_(ツ)_/¯ RELATED STORIES: LIST: 5 of our favorite toilet bowl myths and legends HISTORY: Thank you, Seth Wheeler, for inventing perforated toilet paper LOOK: China has a waterfall made of toilet bowls. Because of course it does. TECH: Bath to the Future? Tomorrow’s bathrooms could feature smart fixtures

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WATCH: Do you see what we see? Sewer maintenance and video inspections

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• October 3rd, 2013
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How do we get a closer look at problems in our sewers? One way is using a video rig and camera like this. This is a demonstration set-up so our Open House visitors can see the camera and its maneuverability in action. Lights. Camera. Action. Video cameras are important...

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VIDEO: Follow the flow beyond the drain

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• October 2nd, 2013
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We have a few “Where does it go?” videos of our own, but this one from The Value of Water Coalition might be a new fave of ours. Our treatment process is very similar, but we provide a different method of disinfection. Still, Walter the Water Droplet and our...

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LIST: Top 5 songs for saying goodbye to a 3,000,000-pound tunnel boring machine

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• August 12th, 2013
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Have we really come to the end of the road? Boyz II Men knows how we feel. It’s so hard to say goodbye to yesterday. Our tunnel boring machine Mackenzie has worked her way deep into our hearts as she nears the end of her 18,000-foot road: drilling the...

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VID: Not interested in stormwater management? Here are four kittens who dare you not to watch.

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• July 17th, 2013
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Picture yourself at the last public meeting, PowerPoint presentation, or course lecture you sat through. Don’t yawn as you think back. Now picture yourself at the same event holding a cute tiny baby kitty in your lap. Makes everything cuter, doesn’t it? That’s how we felt, too. A while...

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