BREAKING: Court rules against #StormwaterProgram, environment and customers will remain the focus of our next steps

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• September 27th, 2013
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Late Thursday, the Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals ruled against the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District in finding that, among other things, the Sewer District does not have the authority under Ohio Revised Code Chapter 6119 or its Charter to enact and implement the Regional Stormwater Management Program...

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PIC: A machine designed to dig tunnels is gonna get dirty. Here’s how dirty.

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• September 20th, 2013
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When our tunnel boring machine Mackenzie finished digging the Euclid Creek Tunnel late last month, she did so on-line, ahead of schedule, and under budget. It’s likely some of the money she saved will go towards a new paint job. Digging through three miles of shale 200 feet under...

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GOOD: Employees run 5K around our largest treatment plant for charity, wellness

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• September 17th, 2013
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When you operate one of the largest wastewater treatment plants of its kind in the country, you can make a lot of good things happen. And that’s not even considering the hundreds of millions of gallons of water treated on a daily basis. Our employees’ latest idea: Why not...

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LIST: Friday’s 13 fears of water, storms, lakes, and fish

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• September 13th, 2013
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Our clean-water work should inspire confidence in the community, but we found there are also many phobias associated with many aspects of our daily duties. Here are 13 we found.

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EVENT: One journey ends, another begins as Mackenzie will make her way back to the surface

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• September 6th, 2013
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  Mac’s on her way back to the surface starting Monday. More than one year ago, the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District’s tunnel boring machine, named “Mackenzie,” began excavating the Euclid Creek Tunnel. Mackenzie has successfully mined and lined 18,000 feet of 24-foot diameter tunnel 200 feet below ground,...

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EVENT: Sewer District to solicit public input for Slavic Village project

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• August 30th, 2013
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What will “green” mean on Fleet Avenue? We’ll talk about it September 11. On Wednesday, September 11, at 6 p.m., the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District will host a meeting for Slavic Village residents and business owners to discuss a new green infrastructure project, the Fleet Avenue Green Infrastructure...

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VIDEO: Is blasting like surgery? Understanding the safety, precision of controlled explosions

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• August 28th, 2013
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  We think the comparison works best only in one direction. If a doctor comes to you and explains his surgery is going to be like an explosion, be anxious. But when a construction manager says an explosion is going to be like surgery, that’s different and definitely more...

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NEWS: August 26 is our favorite day. Evah.

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• August 26th, 2013
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Photo by flickr user We are hereby marking our calendars for every August 26 for years to come. Your NEORSD bloggers have learned that today, August 26, is National Dog Day, raising awareness of pet adoption and rescue efforts. At the same time, we were amazed to learn...

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NEWS: Boring hasn’t been this exciting for a long time as Mackenzie breaks through

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• August 22nd, 2013
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At 1:27 a.m. Wednesday, Mackenzie saw a light she hadn’t seen in more than a year. Mackenzie, the 1,500-ton tunnel boring machine drilling the three-mile-long Euclid Creek Tunnel 200 feet under Cleveland, broke through the shale at shaft 5, marking the end of her boring—but very exciting—journey. While the...

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LINK: What causes that after-the-rain smell? Scientists have a theory.

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• August 21st, 2013
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We open windows after a summer rain. Not only is the air cooler, it has a tangible freshness to it, a certain smell that is unique to the post-storm experience. And scientists have theorized about where that smell comes from. io9 says the aroma’s basic ingredients are ...

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