Clean Water Fest bike tours | Saturday, September 19, 2026

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• May 22nd, 2017
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Clean Water Fest bike tours are back Saturday, September 19: We will open our 288-acre Southerly Treatment Center to two bike tours as part of our 2026 Clean Water Fest. Participants will start their 5.5-mile course at our Environmental & Maintenance Services Center in Cuyahoga Heights and be led...

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PROFILES: Operations team’s top finish at state competition carries them to nationals this fall

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• July 6th, 2016
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Front: Christen Wood, Doug Dietzel, Dan Valek.Back: Karl Ellis, Jimmy Spencer, John Corn. New Orleans, here we come. In June, the District’s Operations Challenge team competed at the Ohio Water Environment Association (OWEA) competition in Aurora, Ohio, and their top finish guaranteed them a spot at national competition in...

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OUTREACH: Educational roadshows coming to a community near you this spring

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• February 15th, 2016
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Over the next five years, the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District is making a huge investment in Greater Cleveland. Whether it’s tunnels, sewers, pump stations, stormwater solutions or green infrastructure, we are making improvements to keep our Great Lake great. To help our ratepayers understand what this investment means...

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ACTION: Start a movement. Join your voices and #RespectTheFlush

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• September 30th, 2015
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Give your drain the acclaim it deserves. Every time you flush a toilet, drain your sink, or pass a manhole cover along the curb, amazing unseen things are happening that protect public health and the environment. What can you do to show you #RespectTheFlush? To raise awareness of the...

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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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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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NEWS: What is water worth? “Business case” goes well beyond dollar signs / #CleanWater2015

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• March 31st, 2015
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One can not solve the world’s water problems in an hour. But Edwin Pinero used his hour to highlight five components of real solutions to the world’s biggest water challenges. Pinero kicked off The City Club of Cleveland‘s 2015 Year of Clean Water speaker series, and he was a...

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#WorldWaterDay: If water is so boring that it’s “no big deal,” then that’s exactly why it’s a very big deal.

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• March 19th, 2015
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Photo courtesy Drink Local. Drink Tap. Go ahead. Flush. Don’t think twice about it. Turn the tap. No big deal. Start the laundry, fill your tub, wash you hands, whatever. It’s just water. The simple fact that we can consider a precious resource and the complex system it takes...

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NEWS: Infrastructure “shouldn’t be controversial,” says President Obama in City Club of Cleveland Q&A

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• March 19th, 2015
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President Barack Obama addressed a crowd of 500 guests at the Global Center for Health and Innovation yesterday, focusing his remarks on the federal budget, middle-class economics and manufacturing opportunities. But both infrastructure and environmental regulation made it into the President’s comments as he welcomed questions from the audience...

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VIDEO: 3 water messages you won’t hear from @BarackObama at @TheCityClub but should.

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• March 18th, 2015
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It’s another amazing Cleveland day as President Barack Obama will be speaking at the City Club later this afternoon. But it’s unlikely he’ll talk about his dog Bo’s poop. No worries! Since he’s in Cleveland, we asked him* for his official polices on three key platforms. Here’s what he...

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