LOOK: Like some kind of futuristic dissection, photos tell the story of @MackenzieTBM’s disassembly

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• October 18th, 2013
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Today we received this amazing set of images that show our tunnel boring machine Mackenzie as she continues to be disassembled 200 feet underground. Last month, the 27-foot-tall Mackenzie finished digging the Euclid Creek Tunnel, a journey that spanned three miles under Cleveland and Lake Erie. The tunnel won’t...

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#h2olloween / LIST: 5 scary-looking microscopic wastewater creepy-crawlies

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• October 17th, 2013
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Black cats, haunted houses, things that go bump in the night, none of these Halloween mainstays evoke the level of fear that dirty water should. We asked our Analytical Services staff to share some of the scariest creatures they find thriving in the wastewater treatment process. Here are their...

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VIDEO: Kids news program Newsdepth goes deep with Mackenzie, how sewers work

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• October 10th, 2013
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Mackenzie dug her way into hundreds of Ohio schools late last month. After our tunnel boring machine Mackenzie finished digging the 18,000-foot-long Euclid Creek Tunnel in August, she was brought to the surface piece by piece, and a school news program featured her accomplishment in September. The clip above...

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PIC: It’s a bug’s life.

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• October 8th, 2013
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In this image, Wastewater Analyst Lindsay Koplow is culturing water fleas. But this culture has nothing to do with the Cleveland Museum of Art. The fleas are cultured—cultivated and nourished—and maintained every day of the year. Seems like a lot of work for a bug, no? Well the water...

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WATCH: Do you see what we see? Sewer maintenance and video inspections

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• October 3rd, 2013
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How do we get a closer look at problems in our sewers? One way is using a video rig and camera like this. This is a demonstration set-up so our Open House visitors can see the camera and its maneuverability in action. Lights. Camera. Action. Video cameras are important...

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VIDEO: Follow the flow beyond the drain

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• October 2nd, 2013
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We have a few “Where does it go?” videos of our own, but this one from The Value of Water Coalition might be a new fave of ours. Our treatment process is very similar, but we provide a different method of disinfection. Still, Walter the Water Droplet and our...

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FAQ: 21 customer questions about the #StormwaterProgram ruling, fees, billing, and more

• Posted by Jared Shepherd
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• October 1st, 2013
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Updated February 16, 2015 We understand many customers have questions about their bills following last week’s news that we can no longer collect fees for stormwater management. We have already begun fielding questions in our Customer Service department and online, and these appear to be the most common so...

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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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