TRAFFIC HOTLINE: Alerts for 8/10-27, 2012

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• August 10th, 2012
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Recorded August 10, 2012Will be replaced August 27, 2012 The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District has several sewer construction projects that will temporarily impact vehicular and pedestrian traffic. These messages were recorded on August 10 and should remain in effect through the end of the month. LAKESHORE BOULEVARD In...

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VIDEO: Flushable wipes maybe not so much

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• August 9th, 2012
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Are flushable wipes really flushable? Perhaps for convenience, but they are not without problems beyond the drain. Our friends at the National Association of Clean Water Agencies posted a link on their Facebook page about a city in Canada facing significant wastewater-treatment process issues because flushable diapers and wipes...

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HISTORY: 40-year anniversary, 100+ years of history?

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• July 27th, 2012
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Expansion of our Easterly Wastewater Treatment Plant. April 5, 1932. Our history predates our creation. Make sense? This year marks the 40th anniversary of the creation of the Cleveland Regional Sewer District, which would later be renamed the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District. But that doesn’t mean the area’s...

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LEARNING: It all starts with students.

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• July 25th, 2012
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Sewer District summer students team up with Naturehood to build a neighborhood garden. From elementary school to college, the Sewer District takes opportunities to connect with students seriously. While the efforts help introduce young people to the importance of clean water and how we keep it that way, they...

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UPDATES: Stormwater progress, Director’s contract extended, Mackenzie moving forward

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• July 19th, 2012
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Three significant items were discussed at today’s Board of Trustees meeting, all of which showed signs of big things to come. Our regional stormwater management program language, known as Title V was approved by Trustees with plans to implement the program beginning in...

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ARCHIVES: Drive-in was Southerly neighbor in 1960s

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• July 16th, 2012
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Image by Robert Frank, 1955. Our student assistant Stephanie Harris uncovered a great bit of nostalgia recently when she included the phrase “drive-in theater” in a story about our Southerly wastewater treatment plant in Cuyahoga Heights. That’s right. Our current plant’s footprint covers a space that used to be...

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SUN & STORMS: Beaches, rain in the July 4 news

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• July 5th, 2012
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How were you planning to spend your holiday week? Recent stories in The Plain Dealer may have you reconsidering, but they are examples of the problems that have plagued Northeast Ohio for some time. And they are problems we are addressing. When it comes to beach water quality—a topic...

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STORMWATER: Program gets the green light, will begin January 2013

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• July 2nd, 2012
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The Sewer District’s regional stormwater management program has the green light. On Thursday, Judge Thomas J. Pokorny issued a final ruling on the Sewer District’s regional program to tackle Northeast Ohio’s flooding, erosion, and water quality problems. The Sewer District will formally implement the Regional Stormwater Management Program in...

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TRAFFIC: West 11th to close for construction July 9

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• June 30th, 2012
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Starting July 9, West 11th Street will close for about a week to complete a sewer relining project. The street will be closed to all traffic besides local residents. The relining process, known as cured in place pipe, uses a resin which yields odors. Embedded below are a brief...

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RADIO, part II: “That’s a significant drop.” Yes, he is.

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• June 29th, 2012
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So when a caller to the WMMS 100.7 Alan Cox Show during Wednesday drivetime reacted to the hosts’ conversation about Lake Erie’s poor beachwater quality, he rightfully touched on the Sewer District’s multi-billion-dollar program to fix some of the problems plaguing the lakefront. We heard about the call yesterday...

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