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The Krejci Dump was a privately owned dump occupying 47 acres (19 ha) on several sites along Hines Hill Road near Boston Heights, Summit County, Ohio. After the area was converted into part of the then-Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area (now the Cuyahoga Valley National Park), the National Park Service discovered that the property, part of one of the most-heavily used parks in the ...
The upper Cuyahoga River, starting at 1,093 feet (333 m) over 84 miles (135 km) from its mouth, drops in elevation fairly steeply, creating falls and rapids in some places; the lower Cuyahoga River only drops several feet along the last several miles of the lower river to 571 feet (174 m) [4] at the mouth on Lake Erie, resulting in relatively ...
This is a list of Superfund sites in Ohio designated under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) environmental law.The CERCLA federal law of 1980 authorized the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to create a list of polluted locations requiring a long-term response to clean up hazardous material contaminations. [1]
Neuse River: Decades of pollution mitigation assisted by the Clean Water Act, commemorating its 50th anniversary. [9] 2020: Delaware River: 75 years of progress in reducing pollution and restoring wildlife. [10] 2019: Cuyahoga River: 50 years of progress in restoring the Cuyahoga since it caught fire in 1969. [11]
The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, abbreviated NEORSD, is a public utility district serving most of Cuyahoga County and a portion of Summit and Lorain Counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. [1] The district manages three wastewater treatment facilities and all of the interceptor sewers in the service area.
Significant rivers within the state include the Cuyahoga River, Great Miami River, Maumee River, Muskingum River, and Scioto River. The rivers in the northern part of the state drain into the northern Atlantic Ocean via Lake Erie and the St. Lawrence River , and the rivers in the southern part of the state drain into the Gulf of Mexico via the ...
The most polluted river in Japan from the 1960s to the 1990s, leading to cleanup efforts. [218] River Churnet: Staffordshire, England: Became possibly the most polluted river in Europe in the 19th century. Improved after the decline of industry in Leek and the Churnet Valley. [219] Charles River: Massachusetts, United States
Cleanup after the regular schedule will be weather permitting. For more information, contact the service department at 330-848-6717. ... Cuyahoga Falls: ... Northfield Center Township: ...