September 18 is World Water Monitoring Day, an initiative designed to inspire people around the world to educate themselves about their local water quality and encourage action to protect water sources. Over the last few months, we’ve featured how Cleveland Water’s monitoring buoys in Lake Erie and sondes in our water intakes continuously monitor source water conditions.
Work on Cleveland Water’s Garrett A. Morgan Surge Tank has officially begun. Contractors are currently sand-blasting, priming, and painting a blue top coat on the tank.
One of the many properties of water is hardness. Hardness is a measure of the amount of minerals, primarily calcium and magnesium, dissolved in water. The term hardness was originally applied to water that was hard to wash in, referring to how easy or hard it was for soap to create a lather. In short, the more calcium and magnesium in the water, the harder it is to make suds.
Over the last 24 hours, strong winds blowing from the northwest to the southeast over the Great Lakes has caused massive downwelling events and temperature swings.
After seeing the list of 30 participants in the initial Cleveland Brewery Passport program launched on July 2, some may wonder why there are so many brewpubs popping up in the #CLE.
Back-to-school is a busy time of year for parents and kids. While the list of school supplies is seemingly endless, consider encouraging healthy habits by sending your kids back to school with a reusable water bottle.
Protecting our shared natural resources that we all need to live – clean air, clean water, and healthy native habitats on land – is critical to creating and maintaining a robust economy and a good quality of life.
Cleveland Water’s Education and Outreach team is always looking for new ways to reach our customers. That’s why we offer educational programs for all ages.