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

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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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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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