sewage

The Summit County village will construct 1,750 feet of new sanitary sewer to stop overflow into Silver Lake, according to a press release from Rep. Emilia Sykes' office.

Federal and state agencies issued two consent decrees in Northeast Ohio, mandating cities make modernizing repairs to their sewer systems. However, the decrees and sewer repairs are more common than some might think.

The proposed legislation would increase penalties significantly, and cities that repeatedly are cited could face more than $1 million in fines.

Most people don’t want to think about their waste after it’s flushed down the toilet, but researchers can actually use waste samples to test for COVID-19. The Ohio Department of Health and the Environmental Protection Agency are partnering to test sewage and wastewater for the presence of coronavirus genetic material, ribonucleic acid (RNA) fragments, in feces in several Ohio cities including Cleveland.

Here are your morning headlines for Thursday, May 30:Sewage overflow affects Lake Erie beaches;17 tornadoes confirmed in Ohio;Akron Public Schools,…

The City of Akron is working to improve its 100 year old sewage system.Dubbed Akron Waterways Renewed!, the project is federally mandated and aims to…

Here are your morning headlines for Tuesday, July 24:State fair takes precautions following last year's deadly ride accident;New York sewage spill could…

A new collaboration between the Great Lakes Commission and Lawrence Technological University in Michigan takes aim at sewer overflows that are polluting…