PIC: “Water bear” sounds cuddly, actually is pretty terrifying.

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• March 21st, 2014
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A color-enhanced scanning electron micrograph of a water bear. Image: Eye of Science/Science Source Billions of nearly indestructible microscopic organisms capable of surviving the extremes of outer space, freezing temperatures, and radiation. Sleep tight. Wired recently ran a great story about the water bear, scientifically known as the tardigrade,...

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VIDEO: And you thought you’d never be interested in how a pump station works.

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• March 18th, 2014
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For most people, wastewater treatment just happens. It’s not something many think about. One thing we’ve enjoyed on our social media channels is the ability to bring the real-world work behind cleaning dirty water right in front of people’s eyes. Sure, we’re biased, but we think it’s amazing, and...

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WOW: Bubbling tanks, frigid temps result in wondrous icy landscape

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• January 7th, 2014
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Well that’s not something we see every day. These open-air aeration tanks inject air bubbles into the wastewater during the treatment process at our Southerly plant, but this event is something rarely seen before. Here’s what the tanks look like in normal conditions (left image), bubbling and swirling to...

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WATCH: 5-year-old builds wastewater treatment plant model out of Lego, puts whatever you built to shame

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• December 30th, 2013
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Wally is five years old and he built a wastewater treatment plant out of Lego. Really, it’s quite impressive. That and his narrated tour of the colorfully snapped-together facility is one of the best things I’ve seen in a long time. Not something I’d want to step on with...

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VIDEO: Follow the flow beyond the drain

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• October 2nd, 2013
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We have a few “Where does it go?” videos of our own, but this one from The Value of Water Coalition might be a new fave of ours. Our treatment process is very similar, but we provide a different method of disinfection. Still, Walter the Water Droplet and our...

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HISTORY: No power was no problem our plants couldn’t handle

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• August 14th, 2013
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“We had people showing up at the plants asking how they could help.” That’s how our then Director of Operations Tim Tigue described employees’ response to the great blackout of 2003 as staff was dedicated to maintaining service for customers. During the event, we sampled water on local beaches...

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LIST: 7 reasons Captain America and Hollywood would love seeing a wastewater treatment plant, you know, like ours

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• May 23rd, 2013
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If Captain America and Nick Fury need to adjust their Cleveland filming schedules anticipating rain this week and are suddenly faced with time to kill—I mean geez how much time can one spend in a commissary tent?—I’m just going to put this out there: We’d be happy to welcome...

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LIST: Top 7-and-a-half ways wastewater treatment is like a romantic relationship

• Posted by Jared Shepherd
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• February 8th, 2013
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OK, it would be way too easy to make a J. Geils Band reference here when comparing romance to wastewater treatment, but there are far more similarities between cleaning sewage and finding that special someone than you may have expected. Here are a few. Don’t be afraid to confront...

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#SANDY: Treatment plants prepared for Hurricane Sandy’s impact

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• October 29th, 2012
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A wastewater treatment plant operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District’s three wastewater treatment plants are prepared for Hurricane Sandy’s impacts, anticipating heavy rains throughout Wednesday and increased wastewater flow volumes 24 hours after the rain subsides. The Sewer District has...

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HISTORY: 40-year anniversary, 100+ years of history?

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• July 27th, 2012
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Expansion of our Easterly Wastewater Treatment Plant. April 5, 1932. Our history predates our creation. Make sense? This year marks the 40th anniversary of the creation of the Cleveland Regional Sewer District, which would later be renamed the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District. But that doesn’t mean the area’s...

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