WATCH: Kyle and Matt bring a serving of sewer science to @WCPN

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• January 9th, 2017
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Kyle and Matt served up a heaping helping of sewer science on today’s Sound of Ideas on WCPN. Deputy Director of Watershed Programs and soon-to-be CEO Kyle Dreyfuss-Wells and Watershed Team Leader Matt Scharver appeared with Mike McIntyre today to promote their Science Cafe presentation January 9. The event...

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PROJECTS: 7 things to know about green infrastructure projects in East Cleveland

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• March 2nd, 2016
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Sewer projects often are much more than sewers. And solutions can be found beyond the construction sites many are used to. One of our current projects scheduled for this year is happening in part in East Cleveland, a combination of sewer and green-infrastructure construction that will reduce pollution to...

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GREEN: 6 ways green infrastructure takes root locally and regionally

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• January 7th, 2016
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Protect. Enhance. Preserve. Restore. These goals are at the heart of the sweeping Green Infrastructure Policy that guides the projects we pursue and helps quantify their benefits to our region. “The policy demonstrates a commitment,” said Kyle Dreyfuss-Wells, Deputy Director of Watershed Programs. “It lays out a future where...

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WATCH | How it works: Permeable pavers at the Western Reserve Historical Society

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• October 7th, 2015
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It’s not the first permeable-pavers project we’ve supported, but it’s the first time we’ve had a truck dump a tank-load of water on one for a video. The Cleveland History Center at the Western Reserve Historical Society recently completed a renovation of its parking lot with the support of...

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PROJECTS: Urban Agriculture project features will protect Lake Erie, plant seeds of knowledge

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• August 27th, 2015
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“Cleveland is known across the country for its re-purposing vacant and abandoned properties for urban agriculture.” Those are the words of our Deputy Director of Watershed Programs Kyle Dreyfuss-Wells. And now, as this home-grown movement gets a boost from our green infrastructure program, a new urban ag project will...

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VIDEO: What’s happening under Public Square in Cleveland?

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• July 29th, 2015
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Behind the concrete barriers and orange construction fencing at the corner of Superior and Ontario, there is an overwhelming amount of activity taking place to renovate Public Square. Cleveland.com showcased aerial images of the site’s progress in a recent story as crews rush to take advantage of good weather...

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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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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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PROJECTS: About the Fairhill/MLK Green Ambassador Project in Cleveland

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• March 26th, 2015
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Known as the Fairhill-MLK Green Infrastructure Ambassador Project on the northeast corner of Fairhill Road and Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard in Cleveland, this functional and aesthetic project will control stormwater and reduce the amount of water reaching the combined sewer system. Green infrastructure includes a range of stormwater...

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#SoTU: Three infrastructure nuggets we would not be surprised to hear at tonight’s State of the Union

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• January 20th, 2015
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Image credit Wikipedia In what The Hill calls “an unusual move,” the White House has released an overview of the programs that will be unveiled at tonight’s State of the Union address. From tax-code overhauls to expanding broadband internet access, there’s not a direct reference to water or sewer...

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