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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WATCH: When we sense a disturbance in the Force, things tend to get messy. #StarWars

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• December 17th, 2015
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We don’t think this is the Force George Lucas or J.J. Abrams had in mind. Still, clean water wouldn’t be the same without it. Our own treatment-plant Jedi Christen Wood shows us how force and the rarely-seen sludge “explosion” helps keep a sewer line clear and gives the Death...

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VIDEO: @Sewer_Chic’s report from our Southerly plant shows there are no holidays off

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• November 27th, 2015
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Your toilet can’t take an extended holiday. Which is one of many reasons our shift workers like Christen don’t either. Christen Wood is an Operator at our Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant and she was working on Thanksgiving with a number of her colleagues. She sent us this video after...

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LIST: 5 things you’ll learn following our #SewerU November 10

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• November 5th, 2015
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We’re hosting our first-ever Sewer University (SewerU) presentation to a capacity crowd of nearly 120 guests on November 10, and if you haven’t registered, you’ll be able to follow the discussion on Twitter @neorsd #SewerU. The goal is to bring the underground and often misunderstood sewer network and its...

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WATCH: The not-so-terrifying but very creepy-cool tunnels deep under Southerly / #h2olloween

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• October 22nd, 2015
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Some of the access tunnels in the bowels of the Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant in Cuyahoga Heights date back to the plant’s grand opening in 1928. Operator Christen Wood took us for a quick tour of the sprawling and sometimes spooky underground system, just in time for Halloween.

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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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GRIT: The @Cavs had it, but what is it? #ALLinCLE

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• June 17th, 2015
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Photo via @ridgej Despite The Plain Dealer’s headline June 17, we believe the Cavs had grit all playoffs long. But if they’re looking for more heading into next season, we have plenty. In sports, grit is toughness, attitude and heart. In the clean-water industry, grit is different but it’s...

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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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EVENT: Go underground and behind the scenes as we #FollowTheFlow during Infrastructure Week May 11

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• April 27th, 2015
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“Go with the flow” has a meaning of its own. “Follow the flow” is going to get a little more interesting. May 11-15 marks the third year for Infrastructure Week, a national celebration of country’s infrastructure systems and the essential role they play in our economy. To celebrate Infrastructure...

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