Posted by Jared Shepherd Anthony Body has been with us for several months and he recently went on a wastewater treatment plant tour with his co-workers. He grabbed his phone when he got to the bar screens, large racks that catch all kinds of floating debris that sewers carry into our treatment plant....
Read More Posted by Jared Shepherd You never know what will make it through the sewers and into one of our three treatment plants. And every wastewater plant operator has a story to tell. When we asked Southerly Wastewater Plant Operator in Training Christen Wood what was the weirdest thing she’s seen, here’s what she...
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What was recorded and posted to YouTube in the style of an exposé is actually a great educational resource to better understand pollution sources and their impacts on Lake Erie. YouTube user pmc291 recently posted this video to our Facebook page under a very ominous title, “NORSD NOT WHAT...
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The city of Vienna once had a police squad specifically trained for sewer patrols. This 1934 British newsreel showcases the “canal brigade” of Vienna, Austria, braving the bowels of the city, a common hiding place for criminals at the time. Most interesting to us was the squad’s frequency of...
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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...
Read More Posted by Jared Shepherd Oh for goodness sake. A beautiful education center near a wastewater treatment plant mentions the phrase “wedding reception” and suddenly the media thinks they’re inviting couples to say their nuptials waist-deep in poo. See for yourself. King County in Washington operates the Brightwater Center, an education complex and community...
Read More Posted by Jared Shepherd Woah that’s a lot of toilet paper. It happened at a soccer match in Belgium. While we have absolutely no idea how much toilet paper this actually is, let’s make a few calculations and take a guess. Let’s say this was one corner of Cleveland Browns’ First Energy Stadium,...
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Cleveland, baseball, and Randy Newman are forever linked. Ever since Major League hit the big screen in 1989, Newman’s song “Burn on” (1972) has come to be synonymous with Cleveland, the Cleveland Indians, and the start of summer. For us and our responsibility to protect Lake Erie, it means...
Read More Posted by Jared Shepherd 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...
Read More Posted by Jared Shepherd From eliminating garbage-can odors to clearing clogs, vinegar has a lot more uses than just cooking. More importantly, it can eliminate the need for hazardous chemicals that can affect your plumbing and our environment. For more healthy home tips, check out our “A healthy environment starts at home” handbook,...
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