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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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Handy wipes are flushable: False. They may say flushable on the package. They are common in bathrooms across the country. But because disposable wipes don’t break down in the sewer system like toilet paper does, they can clog a home’s plumbing and cause major issues in city treatment systems....
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Seven feet of snow followed by 60 degree temperatures and rain. The conditions of Buffalo, NY seem almost surreal, but the area is preparing for flooding anticipated as streams and sewers are surely going to be stressed by the combination of warming temps, snow melt and stormwater this week....
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I never realized the emoji had such a history. Then again, many could say the same thing about the work it takes to get the out of wastewater: I never realized it had such a history. Fast Company recently recounted how emojis—the tiny graphics that have become staples of...
Read More Posted by Jared Shepherd More than 2.5 billion people around the world suffer from improper sanitation. In honor of World Toilet Day, we can determine if you’re one of them by this simple quiz. Take it and see.
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On Thursday, November 20, at 5:30 p.m., the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District will host a meeting for East Cleveland residents and business owners to discuss a future green infrastructure project, the “East 140th Street South Green Infrastructure Projects.” The meeting will take place at the East Cleveland Public...
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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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Image credit Alexander Malloy, Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District Security officers responded to an early Thursday morning crash at our Easterly plant today where a driver careened off the road, demolishing our main gate welcome sign. Paramedics took the driver to the hospital following the accident and his condition...
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The underground is full of wonders to behold. But c’mon, don’t break the law to behold them. An art and architecture publisher recently printed a book featuring stunning photos of London’s underground infrastructure. The catch, according to the editor, is that the photos were taken “without permission from anyone,”...
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Visitors from across the country toured six green-infrastructure pilot projects across Cleveland this week as part of the second annual Green Infrastructure Summit held at Cleveland State University. These sites featured a combination of small-scale demonstrations, green-infrastructure—components of Project Clean Lake to help reduce flow volumes in our combined-sewer...
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