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Clean Water Works
CLEVELAND, OHIO: From the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, an in-depth and fun conversation led by Donna Friedman and Mike Uva on any and all topics related to clean water, wastewater treatment, stormwater management, and the people, projects, and programs serving Lake Erie and our local waterways and communities.
Episodes
- Clean Water Works
A Brief History of Cuyahoga Heights and Southerly
Send us Fan Mail In addition to working as a Plant Utility Maintenance Person (a "PUMP") at our Southerly Wastewater Treatment Center, history buff Danny…
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Responding To Hazardous Spills
Send us Fan Mail NEORSD Superintendent of Environmental Services Scott Broski gives his insights into the February 3, 2023, train derailment in East Palestine…
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How to Build a Tunnel
Send us Fan Mail There's a lot happening hundreds of feet below Cleveland's surface. NEORSD Construction Supervisor Robert Auber explains the ins and outs of…
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"The Risk Universe" and Internal Audit
Send us Fan Mail Bradshaw Rescola contemplates worst-case scenarios for organizations and explains how the Sewer District investigates and safeguards against…
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An Introduction to the Lab
Send us Fan Mail Analytical Services is the name of the Sewer District's laboratory, where water samples are tested for various toxicants and characteristics…
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Re-envisioning Horseshoe Lake Park
Send us Fan Mail In this bonus Clean Water Works segment, Donna talks with residents attending a design workshop for the Doan Brook Restoration at Horseshoe…
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The Science of Sludge with Kathryn Crestani
Send us Fan Mail Kathryn has long worked in the thick of wastewater treatment. And I mean the actual thick: the solids and sludge that are all part of the…
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How does a Wastewater Treatment Plant Work?
Send us Fan Mail Denario Jones explains the basics of wastewater treatment and tells us what it's like to work as a wastewater plant operator (WPO). For more…
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Data and Stormwater Management with Jessica Cotton
Send us Fan Mail Learn how the Sewer District uses maps and other data to power its Regional Stormwater Management Program. Watershed Programs's Jessica Cotton…
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BATS! with Sarah Rehner
Send us Fan Mail In this Halloween-ish bonus episode, Environmental Specialist Sarah Rehner explains how the Sewer District takes bat and other wildlife…
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Cleveland's Hidden Streams: An Interview with Dr. Roy Larick (Pt. 2)
Send us Fan Mail In Part 2 of our talk with Dr. Larick, we hear about his favorite “secret places” for Cleveland explorers. We also discuss the importance of…
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Cleveland's Hidden Streams: An Interview with Dr. Roy Larick (Pt. 1)
Send us Fan Mail "Working with rain is better than fighting it." Dr. Roy Larick is an archaeologist who investigates the weave of natural and human forces in…
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Help close to home: How we plan projects, help neighbors, and see the future
Send us Fan Mail Project Engineer Christine Umerley works in the planning group of the Sewer District's Engineering & Construction department. She explains how…
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Inside Cleveland's Sewers
Send us Fan Mail Joshua Dress and Josh Jeffi work in Sewer System Maintenance & Operation, the Sewer District team that monitors and maintains a complex…
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How to Write a Podcast Intro
Send us Fan Mail Donna and Mike improvise an introduction to the new podcast. Comedy ensues.
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Stream job: Frank Schuschu, 46 years of environmental protection
Send us Fan Mail One of the responsibilities of the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District is to regulate industrial discharges to the region's sewer system…