"Mommy, where does it go when you flush the potty?"

Parents, kids, friends, our Open House August 13 will have something for everyone. This :30 spot will be running on local radio stations starting this weekend. Space is limited, so RSVP today.

Performance audit affirms new business practices are on target

Today, the Auditor of State released a performance audit for the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District which praised many business practices instituted since 2007 and recommended further improvements.

District proposes changes to stormwater code as required by recent court ruling

The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District is proposing modifications to Title V, the section of the District’s code addressing the Regional Stormwater Management Program.

Swimming advisories lifted at Edgewater, Villa Angela, Euclid

The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District is lifting swimming advisories at Edgewater Beach, Villa Angela Beach and Euclid Beach. Water samples analyzed today indicate good water quality at all three beaches. The advisories were posted as a result of several combined sewer overflow (CSO) events at the beaches on July 19 due to heavy rains. Visitors—particularly children, the elderly and those in ill health—were advised to avoid contact with the water and debris.

Swimming advisories at Edgewater, Villa Angela and Euclid beaches

Today, the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District posted public advisories at Edgewater Beach, Villa Angela Beach and Euclid Beach. The advisories were posted as a result of several combined sewer overflow (CSO) events at the beaches.

Turning pollution into solutions? It's worth it.

Brown, Sulik, DePiero are re-elected for 2011-2012

(L to R) DePiero, Brown, and Sulik are sworn in at this afternoon's Board of Trustees meeting

Today, the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District Board of Trustees re-elected Darnell Brown as President, Ronald D. Sulik as Vice President and Mayor Dean DePiero as Secretary for the 2011-2012 year.

It's official: CSO consent decree is signed

The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District's combined sewer overflow long-term control plan (CSO LTCP) consent decree was approved by the US District Court on June 30 and filed on the Court's docket today. The terms of the consent decree are now legally binding on the District. Known as Project Clean Lake, the 25-year consent decree outlines $3 billion of investments that will reduce the amount of pollution entering our Great Lake.