i put on a pair of gloves just to zoom in.

yes hahaha YES

Scotty wants no fanfare. Scotty’s been on our maintenance team for 10+ yrs and he retires Friday. Multiple coworkers reached out to me last week about the mentor & example he has been. i asked him for an interview—which he politely declined. he didn’t want fanfare. But Scotty you sure had fans.

January 29, 2026 at 07:15AMThursday?

we’ve been asked about the temperature of the wastewater flowing through our treatment processes in winter. shift manager Chad sent me this official Easterly plant data tonight. air temp: 10° incoming sewage: 51.6° outgoing treated flow: 48.9°

fun fact, more people have scaled Mount Everest than have endured a winter night shift at the Easterly treatment plant.

times are tough. finding help shouldn't be. we're bringing CLE utilities and social services together for our next Utility Assistance Resource Fair Sat. 2/7 at Tri-C East campus. Space limited, registration encouraged, call 216-881-8247. Details: www.neorsd.org/utility-assi...

*slaps treatment plant's 288 acres* you could fit so many snow angels in this thing

a Bluesky utilities Super Bowl? @seattleutilities.bsky.social @water.boston.gov

flow days don’t take snow days.

Boil Advisory issued for Cleveland Water customers in Brunswick and portion of Strongsville. affected area map via @cityofcleveland.bsky.social: clevelandgis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappv...

so much talk about a José Ramírez statue, need more talk about a José Ramírez rain garden

clear skies tonight as sun set behind our Easterly plant over frozen Lake Erie. weather report from plant operator Tim Reading a few hours ago: “5° and dead quiet since it’s all ice.” cold. dangerous. beautiful. stay safe out there, Tim, and thank you for your work.

another year of Oscar nominations, another year of no employees in our Directory named Oscar.

now that's a prompt we'll respond to.

in a world of social networks churning with artificial slop trends, we prefer to be your social network trusted for actual slop treatment.

coyote’s chase ended abruptly, having fallen victim to the “culvert painted onto the hillside” charade one too many times.

today is Martin Luther King Day. we are a public utility. while offices are closed, many of our employees work on this holiday. they work to serve you. public service has many faces. it takes many forms and voices. here’s to all who serve others without ceasing in the legacy of Dr. King.

This sounds like an international mission for the Lake Erie League, @neorsd.org

before the skies cleared and the sun set this evening, Nicole @nicoleharvel.bsky.social captured some stunning glimpses of our treatment plants' flurry of activity between the flakes. snow doesn't slow the flow. and weather won't stop the work.

“Dearest manager: I know not which is worse. The snow that seems to cut my frozen skin like blades—or the wind that fills my ears like the chorus of a thousand wails. The endurance of the crew of the Easterly treatment plant is a marvel. I press on. In public service, @nicoleharvel.bsky.social”

field tech Matt Barker, either completing a sewer inspection along Lake Erie, or reporting from an 1847 arctic expedition.

And that crushing feeling when you turn on the tv and realize your sewer just scrolled by and you missed it and have to wait 10 more minutes.

kids will never understand that rush we felt, huddling around the radio or TV morning news on a wild winter weekday, fingers-crossed waiting to find out if our sewers were closed for a snow day.

Sensible Salting Week isn’t until January 26, but with tonight’s forecast you better be sensible like now.

dun dun. neorsd.buzzsprout.com/1924356/epis...

get in loser, we’re saving the sewers.

the numbers are in: We treated 89 billion gallons of water in 2025. that's 243 million gallons a day. or 10 million gallons per hour. or 170,000 gallons per minute. 2,800 gallons every second.

"ok so three stream inspectors walk into a bar..."

all sewers are friends of mine.

My regional sewer district is cooler than yours.

greetings from the intersection of clean treated water and an icy Lake Erie.

Despite our record of excellence managing browns for the last 54 years, our reliability working in the trenches, and decades of experience building systems from the ground up, no, we are not in the running for Cleveland's next head coach. Thank you.

Jerry, no!

from america's most-loved regional sewer district.

Thursday?

come for the sewer facts and stay for the incredible showing of humanity. thank you for the kindness you bring to the skyline and life @neorsd.org

if you flush your toilet on NYE at exactly 11:59:51, the final remnants of the year will exit the bowl at the stroke of midnight.

our top blog post of 2025 was a detailed analysis of rainfall metrics and stormwater management. go figure.

the end of a year is like a sewer. some see a past filled with crap and regret, foul memories of yesterdays flushed into darkness but not forgotten. others see it as a transition to something better, a rush towards transformation. Renewal. Opportunity. both true— for sewers imitate life.

quite the contrary, i wish more of us could achieve this level of sanity.

if you’re counting down in northeast Ohio, there only about 245 million gallons of crap left in 2025.

good news for Parma Heights, OH homeowners. @neorsd.org planning for a new stormwater retention basin. www.cleveland.com/community/20...

it’s @poptartsbowl.com game day which once again begs the question

Eyesore no more! West Creek Veterans Basin in Parma's Veterans Memorial Park is officially open to the public. Crews recently overhauled the space and have officially completed work on the project.

Not unless you read the stirring stories released by the NE Ohio Regional Sewer authority @neorsd.org who are doing heroic work, every day.

unlike Santa, we continue managing your shipments all Christmas day long.

That's my regional sewer district No, it's OUR regional sewer district. We can all call the number 🥹

this time of year brings a mix of emotions, i know. i hope this season, whatever you celebrate or may be struggling through, brings you a bit of peace somewhere. this may be a message for you. maybe just give it a call. 216-361-6772.

ah yes a true holiday classic