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You hit the beach with family or friends and pass a red-and-white Advisory sign as you roll out your towel. Should you be concerned? And what affects bacteria levels at local beaches? One of our jobs is to monitor water quality at three local beaches, including Edgewater, Villa Angela...
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How new technology and capabilities will help us identify toxic algae in Lake Erie using a recently approved EPA method; Sewer District is the first agency to offer these capabilities in Ohio Consider this the summer of science. As our daily beach water-quality testing and notification is set to...
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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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Green is the color of the St. Patrick’s Day holiday and the Chicago River that is dyed for celebration, but some colors come with questions. Especially when they’re not supposed to be there. Southerly Assistant Superintendent Kevin Zebrowski shared that oddly colored green water has come flowing into our...
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Lake Erie ice coverage almost at last year’s level (9 hundredths of a percent lower). I counted the cracks pic.twitter.com/CUByCneXxP — Scott Sabol (@ScottSabolFOX8) February 19, 2015 Nearly 98 percent of Lake Erie is ice-covered right now. We were recently asked, “Is there a relationship between the lake’s freezing...
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Keep it simple. And use cartoons if possible. When explaining a difficult and often technical subject like toxic algae threatening the future of Lake Erie, simplicity goes a long way helping increase both awareness and understanding. Our hat’s off to Toledo Blade‘s Tom Henry for helping explain the problem...
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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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Saturday morning testing predicts ”Good” water quality rating With today’s temperature readings expected to reach the high 80s, many Clevelanders are eager to get back to the beach. Our crews are predicting “Good” water quality at Edgewater Beach for Saturday, June 28, and have lifted the swimming advisory posted...
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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...
Read More Posted by Jared Shepherd Sewer District Water Quality & Industrial Surveillance (shown above) and Westerly Wastewater Treatment Plant staff assisted with the investigation that led to today’s indictment. An indictment was filed in federal court today charging Thomas E. White, 49, of Fairview Park, and Kelly Plating Company with making illegal discharges with...
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