as for plumbers, they have confirmed with us Brown Friday is very real. not because people clog more on this date, but because problems that were likely developing over time commonly reach a tipping point when plumbing is put to tests on holidays.

we don't have a significant bump in our system the way you might expect. the size and function of our system means weather is the cause of surges way more than residential uses.

Gran knows.

i teared up listening to them last time.

definitely in favor of cutting unnecessary water use. But weather accounts for much greater flow volumes that need to be treated than any amount of residential consumption.

hey they can safely use their break time and lunch time however they need. the shifts are 12 hours, but the operations are covered 24/7.

here's one example of a stream restoration success story, we have plenty more. neorsd.medium.com/get-fixed-an...

branch manager i think. i know he does a lot of work with banks.

livestakes are cuttings snipped from dormant trees that are implanted in stream banks. they take root and provide natural bank stability.

employee resource groups joined our Stormwater Inspection team at this Cuyahoga River trib in Brecksville last week to help improve this riparian corridor.

all Pop-Tart Bowls math ends with number 2.

simplest urban water cycle summary in northeast Ohio:

Lake Erie > Cleveland Water (not us) > pump stations > Home > local sewers > regional sewers > treatment plants (us) > Lake Erie

some utilities are both drinking water and sewer service.

but here, we are different utilities.

not far off from this 1969 @time.com article that shone the national spotlight on the Cuyahoga River’s condition: time.com/archive/6637...

Cuyahoga River fire in '69 was the gamechanger but the river burned at least 13 times. around the US, river fires were not uncommon.

the comeback of the Cuyahoga specifically, declared "dead" locally in some reports even in 1967, is a success story for the ages that requires constant retelling.

definitely.