Modifications will improve the safety of public health and the environment while saving nearly $100 million. Author: WKYC Staff Updated: 4:56 PM EST December 10, 2020
CLEVELAND
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The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District (NEORSD) Board of Trustees has reached an agreement with the US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA), Department of Justice (DOJ), and the State of Ohio to make modifications to the Sewer District s $3 billion combined sewer overflow consent decree.
The consent decree, otherwise known as Project Clean Lake, includes a number of projects designed to reduce combined sewage discharged into local waterways during heavy rains in the area.