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Published on Saturday, Nov 14, 2009
Beacon Journal staff report
The U.S. Justice Department and Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray on Friday approved a consent decree requiring Akron to reduce the sewer overflows that have polluted the Cuyahoga and Little Cuyahoga rivers and the Ohio & Erie Canal.
Akron City Council on Monday had approved the decree, which still must be approved by U.S. District Judge John Adams in Akron. There will be a 60-day public comment period before Adams can finalize the agreement.
Akron will be required to expand the capacity at its sewage treatment plant, reduce overflows from 32 sewer outlets, pay a $500,000 fine and provide $900,000 to remove a dam on the Cuyahoga River between Brecksville and Sagamore Hills Township.
Sewer improvements are expected to cost Akron sewer customers more than $500 million, which could double or triple sewer rates.
Beacon Journal staff report
The U.S. Justice Department and Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray on Friday approved a consent decree requiring Akron to reduce the sewer overflows that have polluted the Cuyahoga and Little Cuyahoga rivers and the Ohio & Erie Canal.
Akron City Council on Monday had approved the decree, which still must be approved by U.S. District Judge John Adams in Akron. There will be a 60-day public comment period before Adams can finalize the agreement.
Akron will be required to expand the capacity at its sewage treatment plant, reduce overflows from 32 sewer outlets, pay a $500,000 fine and provide $900,000 to remove a dam on the Cuyahoga River between Brecksville and Sagamore Hills Township.
Sewer improvements are expected to cost Akron sewer customers more than $500 million, which could double or triple sewer rates.
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Fairlawn, Oh
Posted 02:09 PM, 11/14/2009
Another fine mess we find ourselves in Ollie! Did P get choked up about this one too?
Akron, OH
Posted 03:21 PM, 11/14/2009
Flush the Don and be rid of his toxic waste that has contaminated Akron.
Akron, Oh
Posted 04:01 PM, 11/14/2009
Atleast that North Hill (Howard St) project is out of the way. Hopefully it was done right and wont have to be replaced.That neighborhood is already paying for that arent they? The Highrise apartments over there wont go up will they? .
Orrville, Oh
Posted 05:06 PM, 11/14/2009
Natural Law: what Mother Nature, God, or Whatever Power decreed to be the reality of the real world, God, democracy, capitalism, the US Constitution, and free, fair, and affordable commerce demands.
Every corporation, farmer, business, outsourcer sweatshop, and nonprofit, tax-exempt, organization and Church; markets the cost; in the wholesale and retail price of his or her product and service. Of Fathers disqualified for affirmative action with white skin, Union workers, and consumers, taxpayers, and Americas grandchildren’s children.
Fund unemployed workers, casino, lottery, and keno losers, aliens, waitresses that pander for life for $2.00 per hour; insubordinate, low-income; volunteers without wages; nonunion parasites willing to work for fewer wages than they can afford life; and righteous; with a faith-based belief; that it’s a sin; to engage in free, fair, and affordable commerce; or get an agreement (union contract); With a corporation, business, Government, or nonprofit, tax-exempt, organization, or Church; Agreeing to comply with realities demands; Paying for this sewer project with welfare checks.
Pay $500,000 fine and $900,000 to remove dam. Pay EPA Bureaucrats wages, pension, and healthcare. To enact, mandate, and enforce EPA Bureaucracy mandate.
Pay for the more stock dividends (money). Chinese, Foreign and Domestic Investors and Stockholders (money marketers) market quarterly; in the wholesale and retail price of EVERY product and service; needed to comply with EPA Bureaucrats dictates; that gets only product or service.
This defiance of realities demands; is needed; to measure and maintain the strength and growth of this UNAFFORDABLE economy. And distribute wealth; into Chinese, Foreign and Domestic Investors and Stockholders portfolios!
AKRON, OH
Posted 08:30 PM, 11/14/2009
Sewer improvements are expected to cost Akron sewer customers more than $500 million, which could double or triple sewer rates.
On top of the already $798 million,Thats over 1.298 billion dollars debt.Way to go 22yr Mayor.Blame the unions,Blames the unions!!!!!!!!!!!
Akron, Oh
Posted 12:51 AM, 11/15/2009
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Akron, Oh
Posted 12:52 AM, 11/15/2009
stephend6
I wish it was that simple. Yes...Don is to blame.
The EPA standards is an evolution of standards that has been addressed by urban areas for the past 2 centuries(though not EPA all the way). Your simplistic approach to this issue is..at best..irrelevant...because it is bigger than you and you do not understand the complexities of government. So...for that reason alone..we forgive your nonsense and copy paste nonsense. Just recognize you my friend are under qualified though I am sure you are a nice individual.
Akron, OH
Posted 02:18 AM, 11/15/2009
Loren Eberly??? Please refrain from drinking and or drug use before you comment on ohio.com. Your insane ramblings are a waste of time.
Posted 11:53 AM, 11/15/2009
Loren lives in Orrville. See what happens when you dump your sewage in your backyard, and it leaches into your well water?
akron, oh
Posted 07:20 PM, 11/15/2009
just don't flush for a month. ignore the smell, ignore it all, like the city has done. when your neighbors complain, have them take care of it.
AKRON, OH
Posted 10:47 AM, 11/16/2009
akronisdynamic,It is nice to see you did not use somone elses quotes in this post.For a person who never worked for anyone except the Don is funny,One who worked for this city for 5 years,County and Federal Govt.As well as Military service, In which you are to scared to enter,Oh I forgot they raised the standards back up so you do not qualify.Putting human waste in our drinking water and rivers is not an EPA standards that evolves over time.The city was fined,The City was guilty of Violating state and federal law.Litigation over Akron's sewer discharges began in 1988 and should have ended in 1995 when Plusquellic agreed to resolve the problems and signed a Consent Decree in Federal Court. However, he failed to act, resulting in another lawsuit this year. Do some research before you open that cream filled mouth of yours.It is hard for you to understand with the kind of downs you have.When you is incharge for 22yrs.The buck stops at your lovers door.
