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Clean Water Works

by Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District
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Latest episodes

  • Call 811 . . . BEFORE You Dig!

    September 22, 2026 · 23 min

    Send us Fan Mail One careless shovel strike can turn a home project into a power outage or emergency situation, but it's easy to avoid! We sit down with Community Discharge Permit Program Specialist Rob Stoerkel to discuss Ohio 811—also…

  • Protect your Pipes! Plumbing Tips with Joe Boziak

    August 28, 2026 · 26 min

    Send us Fan Mail Pouring grease down the kitchen sink seems harmless until the day the drain slows to a crawl. Joe Boziak, a master plumber with decades in the trade, handles all of the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District’s plumbing…

  • Data Centers and Water Impacts

    July 29, 2026 · 47 min

    Send us Fan Mail UPDATE: This episode was recorded on July 1, 2026. On July 21, Ohio EPA announced it will NOT finalize a proposed general permit for data centers. For additional information on this please visit Ohio EPA's…

  • Stream Design 101

    July 9, 2026 · 34 min

    Send us Fan Mail Concrete channels, buried creeks, and straightened streams simplified urban development but decades later we see the side effects: faster water, steeper channels, collapsing streambanks, and pollution.  Manager of…

  • Spring Storms and Other Emergencies

    June 16, 2026 · 30 min

    Send us Fan Mail We talk with Mark Christie, Director of Cuyahoga County's Office of Emergency Management, about severe weather in Northeast Ohio, damage assessments, and how recovery decisions get made fast. Mark gives some tips on…

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  • Ohio Stormwater Conference 2026

    May 26, 2026 · 31 min

    Send us Fan Mail Mike and Donna report from the 19th annual Ohio Stormwater Conference in Sandusky, OH. The day's presentations touch on education, stormwater modeling and maintenance, and funding, and demonstrate how design choices and…

  • Native Plants and Invasive Species

    April 24, 2026 · 34 min

    Send us Fan Mail April is National Native Plant Month, and in this episode we talk with Sustainability Specialist Kevin Harrison and Paul Kovalcik of our Stormwater Inspection & Maintenance (SWIM) department, unpacking what defines a…

  • Stream Inspections

    March 26, 2026 · 30 min

    Send us Fan Mail A fallen log in a stream can serve as beneficial fish habitat or pose a flood hazard. Stormwater inspectors Kelsey Hickox and Andriana Hayes explain what Stormwater Inspection and Maintenance (SWIM) looks like and why the…

  • Designing for Downpours: Stormwater Construction

    March 5, 2026 · 30 min

    Send us Fan Mail Rainfall can turn some roads into rivers. Construction Supervisor Joel Hill explains how his team keeps neighborhoods dry using basins, culverts, and stream restoration projects to manage downpours. Joel brings a rare…

  • Lobbying for Clean Water Progress

    February 6, 2026 · 27 min

    Send us Fan Mail What actually leads a policy idea into becoming a clean-water milestone? We take you behind the scenes with Danielle Giannantonio, Senior Manager of State and Federal Legislative Affairs & Grants at the NEORSD, to map the…

  • "Law & Odor" at the Sewer District

    January 12, 2026 · 26 min

    Send us Fan Mail Hey, it's hard to pass up a good pun. Even if we didn't talk much about sewer smells in this episode, we were excited to learn how our legal team moves billion‑dollar water projects forward with strategy, ethics, and…

  • Cleveland Water and Winter Weather Tips

    December 12, 2025 · 32 min

    Send us Fan Mail Freezing temperatures can test our municipal water systems as well as the pipes inside our homes. Water Commissioner Alex Margevicius explains how the Cleveland Division of Water keeps 1.4 million people supplied with safe…

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About the show

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.