PICS: I found love at a wastewater treatment plant. #LoveCleanWater

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• February 11th, 2014
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Love and beauty are all around us—yes, even at treatment plants that process nearly 200 million gallons of wastewater every day. We offer a few of the photos of love and beauty we’ve captured at our facilities. Seen on the work site during construction of our Renewable Energy Facility....

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TECH: Bath to the Future? Gadgets of 2030 could include smart bathroom fixtures

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• February 6th, 2014
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Great scott, this is heavy: The bathroom may become the new frontier of health-meets-household-technology over the next 16 years. That’s the prediction of Forum, one UK nonprofit which recently envisioned what kind of products consumers will yearn for in the year 2030. Several of the concepts shared by Fast...

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OLYMPICS: Wow. Journalists’ tweets convey shock, reality of incomplete accommodations, infrastructure

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• February 5th, 2014
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People have asked me what surprised me the most here in Sochi. It’s this. Without question … it’s … THIS. pic.twitter.com/1jj05FNdCP — Greg Wyshynski (@wyshynski) February 4, 2014 Journalists covering the Olympics are tweeting their experiences as they have arrived in Sochi this week. Two words: Not good. Despite...

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TIPS: 10 unexpected uses for vinegar for cleaning, unclogging, and cats (Video)

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• February 4th, 2014
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From eliminating garbage-can odors to clearing clogs, vinegar has a lot more uses than just cooking. More importantly, it can eliminate the need for hazardous chemicals that can affect your plumbing and our environment. For more healthy home tips, check out our “A healthy environment starts at home” handbook,...

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FEBRUARY: Love is in the air, and our heart is in the water. #LoveCleanWater

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• February 3rd, 2014
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How do we love thee? Let us count the ways. All February long, we’ll be sharing stories, tips, and tweets about how all of us can and do #LoveCleanWater. From what we do at home, to huge unseen projects underground, there are ways all of us can show our...

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TIPS: Your bowl is not super. #FlushResponsibly

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• February 2nd, 2014
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One brew company estimated 50 million cases of beer are consumed on Super Bowl Sunday, resulting in 1.4 billion trips to the bathroom. With that many potty breaks, chances are that there’s more being flushed down the toilets than fluids and good ol’ TP. We hope everyone celebrates today’s...

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GREEN: Our Project Clean Lake agreement was groundbreaking, and here are 7 reasons why.

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• January 30th, 2014
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Project Clean Lake was a groundbreaking agreement in 2010 when we signed it, making our 25-year program to reduce pollution in Lake Erie official. A lot has happened in the last four years and our consent decree is still a groundbreaking agreement for the region and clean-water agencies across...

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LEGEND: Story of toilet surge during big game is a lasting #SewerBowl urban myth

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• January 30th, 2014
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MetLife Stadium, the site of Super Bowl XLVIII Sunday, February 2, 2014. Courtesy Wikipedia. The story goes something like this. Just after the Super Bowl’s second quarter, millions of fans rush to their bathrooms for relief, leading to a tremendous flush-induced surge in sewer systems across the country, large...

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SUPER BOWL: How does infrastructure play into the Big Game? #SewerBowl will live-tweet the flow facts

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• January 28th, 2014
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A recent survey shows 60% of Super Bowl viewers plan to use a mobile device while watching the big game. While we haven’t commissioned a “sur-vey” , our intuition tells us 100% of Super Bowl viewers also will either use the bathroom,...

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EDUCATION: Bathroom signage to promote thinking twice about sustainability? They’re not wastes of time, they’re #StallTactics.

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• January 28th, 2014
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Statistics show we use the restroom about seven times every day. That means public restrooms get a lot of use, and based on the amount of wastewater we treat every day, we know that from experience. In 2013, your Sewer District found some unique opportunities to educate and communicate...

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