PIC: Just Oprah fixing her toilet.

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• January 27th, 2014
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Originally posted at DailyMail.co.uk Even media queen Oprah Winfrey needs to take care of her throne. Gayle King, a friend of Oprah’s, shared a photo earlier this month that proves anyone can benefit by knowing a thing or two about household plumbing basics. Thanks to NYC Water for sharing...

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GREEN: 78 green infrastructure projects you might not realize are part of Cleveland’s present, future

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• January 24th, 2014
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If you run in sustainability circles nowadays, it’s a phrase you hear a lot: Green infrastructure, green infrastructure, green infrastructure. But in Cleveland, you might not be aware of just how many green infrastructure projects are planned or under construction right now in the Cleveland area. Seventy-eight, to be...

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FLUSH: China has a waterfall made of toilet bowls. Of course it does.

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• January 23rd, 2014
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We’ve seen toilet bowls turned into planters, tricycles, and bathroom mirrors, but in China, hundreds of recycled toilet bowls have been turned into a waterfall. The construction of it looks amazing, and it’s all operated by a single flush. We see this as a great education opportunity to teach...

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PIC: Sure, some Olympic sports are synchronized, but this? [#h2olympics]

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• January 22nd, 2014
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Seeing double in the Gentlemen’s Loo at the Olympic Biathlon Centre #Sochi pic.twitter.com/a1HoilU9zn — Steve Rosenberg (@BBCSteveR) January 20, 2014 It’s fitting to promote unity at the Olympic games, but this might not be what many expected. BBC’s Steve Rosenberg shared this photo of a men’s restroom at one...

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BUSINESS: You might not think of our work, but we know exactly how to treat your business right.

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• January 17th, 2014
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We treat almost 200 million gallons of wastewater every day. That means 90 billion gallons a year, and that means we know business. By any euphemism you prefer, the wastewater you flush, flowing through hundreds of miles of sewers under your feet in Northeast Ohio, is treated safely and...

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FUN: More proof headline writers love wastewater-treatment stories

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• January 17th, 2014
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Well played, KTOO.

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WATER: How many tests in one year? Almost 200,000 help protect our lake.

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• January 16th, 2014
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West Virginia’s water-contamination saga is shining the spotlight on water quality, regulations, contaminants and public health. Clean water is at the heart of our work, but our attention is commonly focused on the wastewater side of the water cycle. How do we monitor our treatment processes and the environment...

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MEDIA: Golden Globes red carpet soaked with sewage. Please stop snickering.

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• January 13th, 2014
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Last night’s Golden Globes red carpet included a cameo appearance no one expected: Water. On Sunday afternoon, Ryan Seacrest tweeted a photo of a flooded red carpet, caused by either a sprinkler system malfunction or a sewage leak. huge water leak on #goldenglobes red carpet…Bev Hills fire trying to...

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PIC: You never know what creatures you’ll find in the sludge

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• January 11th, 2014
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Image by Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District O the wonderful world under the microscope. Our Biologist Carrie Millward sent us this image of a non-biting midge larvae she found in a sample of solid material (sludge) in our treatment process. They look scary, but they’re common in wastewater. As...

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WEIRD: Sewer clogged by a pile of undergarments [facepalm here]

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• January 9th, 2014
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One of the most common sewer clogs in many cities sewer systems recently has been disposable wipes. They don’t play nice with your plumbing many wastewater treatment systems. Neither do underpants. Yes, true story—this one out of the UK—Severn Trent Water reports that a sewer in the town of...

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