After all these years, the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District reached yet another milestone in July when its third of seven large-scale combined sewer projects, the Doan Valley Storage Tunnel (DVT), went online.
The nearly two-mile-long and 18-foot-wide tunnel broke ground in 2017 and began receiving flow this month to…
Customers need help. Water needs protection. Systems need work and maintenance.
Whether you’re a utility or a resident paying their bills, these three realities are common ground. But how we address those needs comes down to decisions, debates, and ultimately dollars.
Which is why we have long advocated for federal…
You had to have balls to maintain one of the most famous sewer systems in human history.
Atlas Obscura shared a story about the world-famous sewer network under Paris, France, including the amount of physical effort it took to keep the 165-year-old system blockage free.
Back in the day, workers…
How do we finance sewer and stormwater projects and utility operations? If you’re a customer, the answer is “your sewer bill.”
At least that’s where the funding comes from. But how do we use that revenue to cover the cost of critical sewer and stormwater services? Cash? Loans? …
America says swimming is its number-one Summer Olympic event. But let’s talk about number two.
We wondered, because no one else will, how an Olympic swimmer would fare in an environment more unusual than a 50-meter chlorinated pool.
Could a US Team swimmer successfully endure laps in these long bubbling…
Today, in anticipation of beach season kicking off this weekend, the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District announced recent sewer system improvements designed to reduce combined sewer overflows at Edgewater Beach.
“For nearly 50 years, the Sewer District has invested $5 billion in sewer and stormwater projects across the entire service…
For an agency tasked with cleaning wastewater and managing stormwater for the almost 50 years, sustainability is not a new concept.
Strategic sustainability, however, is something to be excited about.
This month, the Sewer District launches its first-ever Sustainability Plan, a comprehensive framework for operations and decision-making that will allow…
Infrastructure is expensive. That’s not an excuse. It’s a reality, one we manage every single day.
We owe it to customers to be responsible, resourceful, and respectful in our decisions to ensure we are spending smart. That’s an obligation and it should be your expectation.
As that critical need to…
In this #BehindTheBill series, we take a closer look at the work made possible by your monthly or quarterly NEORSD bill.
When it comes to managing stormwater, it’s better to work with nature than against it.
Constructed sewers are a big part of our work but lesser known are the…
In this #BehindTheBill series, we take a closer look at the work made possible by your monthly or quarterly NEORSD bill.
Flashing amber lights on the shoulder of your morning commute catch your attention but rarely make a memory. A safety-green “Field staff” T-shirt-wearing public worker walks the stream in…
