NOTICE: Water quality advisory posted at Edgewater beach following Monday downpour

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• June 16th, 2015
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Today, the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District posted a water-quality advisory at Edgewater Beach.  The advisory is a result of a combined sewer overflow (CSO) event at Edgewater, which discharged raw sewage into Lake Erie during last night’s heavy rain. Visitors – particularly children, the elderly and those in...

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NEWS: Summer sun, sandy beaches, and swimming advisories? What you need to know

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• June 12th, 2015
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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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#ALLinCLE: How an NBA Finals game and stormwater management are painfully similar

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• June 12th, 2015
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Not concerned. Have you heard about our Stormwater Management Program? @matthewdelly @kingjames #ALLinCLE @SFWater pic.twitter.com/xdkcm57dVq — NE Oh Regional Sewer (@neorsd) June 12, 2015 What began as a tongue-in-cheek exchange between utilities in the heat of their cities’ NBA Finals battle shed light on odd similarities between basketball and...

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HEALTH: 5 facts about hydration, because Dellavedova may be human after all #GetWellyDelly #ALLinCLE

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• June 10th, 2015
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Cavaliers guard Matthew Dellavedova was hospitalized after experiencing severe cramping http://t.co/g4Y8PMy82U pic.twitter.com/d5yNVnmMyo — Sports Illustrated (@SInow) June 10, 2015 Following Cleveland Cavalier Matthew Dellavedova’s 20-point lay-it-all-on-the-line performance in NBA Finals game 3, reports surfaced that he was hospitalized with severe cramping. It was the first indication that he may...

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EVENT: 288-acre treatment plant transformed into 5K course for wellness, charity #cwc5K

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• June 10th, 2015
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Top male finisher Anthony Raimondo and female finisher Bella Renaticello Dozens of runners turned a wastewater treatment plant into a 5K course June 6 and the sights, sounds, and smells of the summer day made memories for all who attended. The third annual Clean Water Classic 5K, a wellness...

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PROFILES: “I feel privileged to be a part of this program.” Meet the second class of Good Neighbor Ambassadors

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• June 3rd, 2015
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Good Neighbor Ambassadors work as liaisons between the Sewer District, various community and business organizations, and the general public. The focus of this second class of Ambassadors is to address concerns of residents in the Glenville area during Project Clean Lake‘s Dugway Storage Tunnel construction. [See a full map...

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COMMUNITY: Leadership and love of learning inspire little free library

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• May 29th, 2015
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Every little bit of reading helps, and every little free library helps a lot. Today, members of Cleveland State University’s Leadership Academy XXIV dedicated a Little Free Library at 1299 Superior Avenue in Cleveland. “Exposure to reading at a young age heightens the desire to learn and the mind’s...

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NEWS: Central neighborhood brownfields go green with Sewer District project

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• May 28th, 2015
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Sewer District awarded $400,000 in clean-up funds to help with Green Infrastructure project Contaminated land like this between Woodland Ave. and Kinsman Rd. will be remediated to make way for a green infrastructure project. The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District has been awarded $400,000 from the US Environmental Protection...

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WATCH: What a 5K course through a wastewater treatment plant looks like. #cwc5k

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• May 26th, 2015
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On a 280+ acre swath of land in Cuyahoga Heights sits a series of tanks, tunnels, troughs and trails that help clean tens of billions of gallons of water each year. It’s also the site of the Clean Water Classic 5K. Each year, we host the #cwc5k to promote...

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CAVS: Cuyahoga River fire? Top 3 #BlameDelly Cleveland environmental disasters

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• May 26th, 2015
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Even before game three of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals, Cleveland Cavalier Matthew Dellavedova had earned a reputation as a “dirty player.” Cavs fans in disagreement have spawned #BlameDelly memes and social-media commentary in recent days. We suspect the cold-hearted Delly can also be implicated a number of Cleveland’s...

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