NEWS: Could sewage be mined for gold? May also be great excuse to grow awesome beards.

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• March 26th, 2015
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Could human waste really be a source of valuable metals? Recent studies have shown potential, but realizing said potential is still a long way off in all likelihood. The Huffington Post reported on a study that said human waste may be filled with microscopic particles of gold, silver, platinum,...

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PROFILE: From veterinary medicine to sewage treatment, here’s how Christen “fell in love” with her unexpected career

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• March 25th, 2015
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A former lab analyst and now Wastewater Plant Operator, Christen Wood’s career path has led her from veterinary medicine to sewage treatment. We asked her about opportunities in Wastewater Operations. How did you get into wastewater? I sort of fell into it! The local paper ran a column on...

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EVENTS: The most unique 5K you’ll ever run returns June 6. Register today. #cwc5K

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• March 16th, 2015
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We manage more than 480 kilometers of sewer. These 5 may just be the most interesting. Our annual Clean Water Classic 5K is back for the third year and we’re opening the festivities to the public once again, promoting wellness and raising money for our Charity Choice campaign to...

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GREEN: Um yeah, even wastewater’s not supposed to look like this. #StPatricksDay

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• March 11th, 2015
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Green is the color of the St. Patrick’s Day holiday and the Chicago River that is dyed for celebration, but some colors come with questions. Especially when they’re not supposed to be there. Southerly Assistant Superintendent Kevin Zebrowski shared that oddly colored green water has come flowing into our...

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LOOK: Treatment-plant steam coats trees with icy crystals

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• March 2nd, 2015
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A winter wastewater wonderland? When the temps drop below freezing and the wastewater flowing through our treatment plants’ outdoor tanks is a near-constant 50ºF, the result is a whole lotta steam cascading across the plant landscape. Southerly Operator Christen Wood sent us a beautiful photo of the result. The...

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HISTORY: Barrels of alcohol down the sewers? Looking back at 1919 #Prohibition and environmental effects

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• January 16th, 2015
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Image courtesy Library of Congress Happy anniversary! On this date in 1919, America officially became a “dry” country as prohibition became the law of the land. Following the ratification of the 18th amendment, there was a whole lotta alcohol that needed to be disposed of around the country, and...

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PIC: Main entrance wall crumbles, security responds as car crashes at Easterly plant

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• November 7th, 2014
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Image credit Alexander Malloy, Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District Security officers responded to an early Thursday morning crash at our Easterly plant today where a driver careened off the road, demolishing our main gate welcome sign. Paramedics took the driver to the hospital following the accident and his condition...

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TECH: Plant ops, sludge science among topics featured in 2014 tech journal “Clean Water Works”

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• October 1st, 2014
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Plant operations and the wastewater treatment process are the focus of our latest issue of Clean Water Works, an award-winning technical magazine covering subjects relevant to the water industry. View it below or open the publication in a new window. RELATED: Don’t miss our online-only Web Extras: The facts...

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WOW: “Wannabe photog” captures lightning strike, eerie shelf cloud over Lake Erie

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• September 11th, 2014
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When storms pop up over Lake Erie, our wastewater treatment plant operators are ready. It’s a bonus when someone has a camera ready, too. These amazing images were taken by one of our consultants from Brown & Caldwell by the name of Nick Bucurel. Nick is on-call at all...

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LIST: 7 ways back-to-school jitters are like treating wastewater

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• August 13th, 2014
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Parents, it’s that time of year again. And we can make a few connections between our work and your kids’ first-day jitters that you might not have expected. Class is in session. 1. Sure maybe it stinks, but where would you be without it? OK, the end of summer...

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