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We have an entire list of things people shouldn’t flush down the toilet. Looks like we need to add another one to it. A St. Paul, Minnesota man is being charged with first-degree property damage after he was alleged to have dumped pounds of hardware-store nails down toilets in...
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Efficiency doesn’t always make headlines. Today, a national summit in Washington, D.C. is trying to change that by bringing attention to the water infrastructure our entire country relies on and yet so often overlooks. The goal is to raise awareness of the jobs and economic impact of America’s...
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Next time you consider flushing wipes or washing cooking grease down your drain, consider you might be contributing to a Boeing 747-size sewer blockage under your city. It happened in the UK where Thames Water recently spent four days clearing a 262-foot blockage of fat, grease, and disposable wipes...
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Much like the 1969 fire on the Cuyahoga River, it takes catastrophic events to get real action. This weekend, in Toledo, a large population base was adversely impacted and could not use its potable water system for the most basic needs, cooking and drinking. We need to ask ourselves:...
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In a week in which heavy storms flooded and affected many communities in eastern Cleveland suburbs, the Ohio Supreme Court has set a date for hearing oral arguments of a monumental case of regional stormwater management. The Ohio Supreme Court will hear arguments September 9, in which the Sewer...
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On July 3, the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District Board of Trustees re-elected Darnell Brown as President and Ronald D. Sulik as Vice President. The Board has also elected Walter O’Malley as Secretary. Brown was first appointed to the Board by former Cleveland Mayor Michael White in 2001 and...
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Big news for the CLE from the RNC today as Cleveland and Dallas are the final two cities in the running for the 2016 Republican National Convention. Whatever your political leanings might be, an event like this could bring much attention to Cleveland in a very positive way. Of...
Read More Posted by Jared Shepherd Sewer District Water Quality & Industrial Surveillance (shown above) and Westerly Wastewater Treatment Plant staff assisted with the investigation that led to today’s indictment. An indictment was filed in federal court today charging Thomas E. White, 49, of Fairview Park, and Kelly Plating Company with making illegal discharges with...
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Mud-slinging is common in politics, but this slinging cost a mayor his job. A California mayor recently resigned after being caught on camera flinging a bad of his dog’s feces on his neighbor’s lawn. According to Newschannel 5 and Newsy: The Los Angeles Times reports about 100 people attended...
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Reality television is about to hit a new low: Sewers, and the team who keeps things flowing. United Utilities—one of the UK’s largest water and wastewater service providers—will star in a six-part documentary series called “Watermen: A dirty business” on BBC2 starting today. United Utilities will be tweeting along...
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