PROFILES: Operations team’s top finish at state competition carries them to nationals this fall

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• July 6th, 2016
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Front: Christen Wood, Doug Dietzel, Dan Valek.Back: Karl Ellis, Jimmy Spencer, John Corn. New Orleans, here we come. In June, the District’s Operations Challenge team competed at the Ohio Water Environment Association (OWEA) competition in Aurora, Ohio, and their top finish guaranteed them a spot at national competition in...

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HISTORY: This viral list of 1915 facts is full of lies. Except the ones about water.

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• December 31st, 2015
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Turns out this viral list of 1915 “facts” rounding out 2015 is actually a fake, filled with untruths and misleading statements. But FWIW, it turns out the few about water are indeed true. Gizmodo’s Factually posted a breakdown of the list, a graphic that has made its internet rounds...

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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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SPACE: “May the force pee with you,” water recycling on the Space Station

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• December 15th, 2015
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It may not be a Star Wars galaxy far far away, but when astronauts are far from home, water is a life force. Astronaut Chris Hadfield shows us how the water flows on the International Space Station, featuring a closed-loop treatment system in which the water astronauts use—even their...

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HEALTH: 6 facts about #WorldToiletDay as told through emojis

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• November 17th, 2015
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November 19 is World Toilet Day, drawing attention to the sanitation and clean-water challenges that affect 1 of every 3 people on earth. The statistics bear this out, and the facts are worth talking about. Here are 6 ways to do so without words. One out of three people...

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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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EVENT: Sewer University #SewerU now enrolling, your 101 course for Northeast Ohio’s sewer history and water future

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• October 9th, 2015
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VIEW THE SLIDEDECK. If you missed it, you can register for our next SewerU January 26. All participants graduate sewer cum laude with a Business major and a minor in puns. Have you ever wondered where “it” goes in Northeast Ohio? If so, register for our first ever Sewer...

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SERIES: Follow the flow of h2o in Cleveland with #ValueWater, @neorsd and @ClevelandWater

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• October 8th, 2015
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The Value of Water reports each of us use more than 100 gallons of water in a single day. Where does it come from, and where does it go? and what would it be like if the resources or the systems that make it possible didn’t exist? This month’s...

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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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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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