Posted by Jared Shepherd Heavy rainstorms can cause local stream flooding and erosion problems, as well as cause some older sewers to exceed their capacities. But in winter months, do blizzards like the one we anticipate this evening induce the same water-related issues? “Actually, the snow is just rain waiting to melt,” said...
Read More Posted by Jared Shepherd The Sewer District’s combined sewer overflow (CSO) long-term control plan consent decree, a 25-year agreement with the Federal government to reduce sewage discharges to the environment, was posted in the Federal Register today, beginning the 30-day public-comment period. Here are the instructions for making comments, and the comment period...
Read More Posted by Jared Shepherd Our consent decree, a 25-year agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency to reduce raw sewage discharges to the environment, was filed in US District Court today. The official agreement between the Sewer District, US Department of Justice, and EPA will be published in the Federal Register, but the publish...
Read More Posted by Jared Shepherd The last 12 months have been filled with clean-water progress and projects that affect every one of our customers and one million Northeast Ohio residents. Here are just a few of our 2010 accomplishments: Trustees unanimously adopt stormwater program The year began with Trustees adopting the District’s stormwater management...
Read More Posted by Jared Shepherd How will the recently passed consent decree affect sewer rates? Executive Director Julius Ciaccia appeared on this morning’s Lanigan & Malone radio show on WMJI 105.7 where he discussed that, addressing the environmental problem of combined sewers, and what’s next. Download: http://www.neorsd.org/images/682/wmji_ciaccia-2010-1206.mp3
Read More Posted by Jared Shepherd Today, the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District (NEORSD) Board of Trustees agreed to enter into a consent decree with the federal government, which details the long-term plan for reducing raw sewage overflows into the environment, by a 5-2 vote. Mayors Dean DePiero and Gary Starr cast dissenting votes. The...
Read More Posted by Jared Shepherd The agenda for the Sewer District’s December 2 Board of Trustees meeting includes an amendment to a resolution adopted in 2005 which would authorize District staff to execute the proposed 25-year agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency. There will not be a vote to increase rates for the years...
Read More Posted by Jared Shepherd Attendees at recent Project Clean Lake public meetings saw several figures regarding job creation and tax revenue during the presentation. These estimates were reported in a September 2010 economic impact study conducted by Cleveland State University’s Center for Economic Development. … The full report (PDF)—a comprehensive look at the...
Read More Posted by Jared Shepherd About 40 residents attended last night’s public meeting at the Gunning Park Rec Center, and a larger crowd is anticipated tonight in Parma for the District’s sixth public meeting regarding rates and Project Clean Lake. A similar presentation of the consent decree and project details will be given to...
Read More Posted by Jared Shepherd In addition to our video and public meetings, we’ve updated our Project Clean Lake homepage to answer some of the common questions our customers have regarding the program and costs. We encourage your comments to help us create the best content that provides the information our customers need.
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