The Rosie Report: June 2016
Read about the latest updates on the Ohio Canal Interceptor Tunnel construction in the June edition of The Rosie Report.
FOCR sends letter to the US Justice Department
Friends of the Crooked River sent a letter to the US Justice Department supporting the City of Akron’s request to revise the Consent Decree concerning plans to control combined sewer overflows and improve water quality in the Cuyahoga River. We … Continued
The Rosie Report: May 2016
The latest edition of the City of Akron’s Rosie Report has great news for Northeast Ohioans. Read about the new bicycle route along Main Street. Let’s have a cheer for a Sustainable Akron. Other news brings a BLAST notice as … Continued
The Rosie Report: April 2016
Read about changes to the towpath in the latest edition of the Rosie Report: Volume 1 Issue 2 – April 2016.
Cuyahoga Harbor Dredging: The Saga Continues
No April Fools’ Joke! Maybe a Late Christmas Present for our River and Lake Erie? Army Corps responds to issues related to funding of Lake Erie issues, outlines possible funding for disposing of Cuyahoga River dredging and states that a … Continued
Good News, River Fans! Ohio EPA Disallows Open Lake Dumping
Last Month, Friends of the Crooked River testified at both the Army Corps and Ohio EPA hearings on open lake dumping. We said, Do the right thing. Just say no. Many other people, organizations and agencies testified as well, including … Continued
Akron Waterways Renewed – The Rosie Report
Akron Waterways Renewed has a newsletter on its progress related the CSO and IP programs. Take a quick look of their progress in relieving the Little Cuyahoga and Cuyahoga Rivers of overflow sewage.
Upcoming Dredging Meetings
Friends of the Cuyahoga River and Lake Erie: Your voices are needed to encourage Ohio EPA to continue to oppose open lake dumping for sediment dredged from the Navigation Channel of the lower Cuyahoga River. Also, the Army Corps needs … Continued
Drinking Water Mapping Application to Protect Source Waters
DWMAPS The Drinking Water Mapping Application to Protect Source Waters or DWMAPS is EPA’s online mapping tool to help you find information about drinking water in your community. Information about DWMAPS DWMAPS Tool DWMAPS User Guide
Akron Sewer Consent Decree
On January 17, 2014, Judge John Adams approved the Consent Decree between the City of Akron and the US EPA, allowing the city to move forward with its $1.4-billion project to eliminate discharges of raw sewage into the river during … Continued