CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District has a plan to permanently prevent raw sewage from discharging onto Cleveland’s popular Edgewater Beach.

The proposal involves a new multimillion-dollar tunnel that would redirect combined storm and sanitary sewage away from the outfall at the beach, which is a relief point for when the system gets overwhelmed during heavy rain.

The plan was recently presented to the district board of directors. Here are 5 takeaways from the original article :

1. Ending sewage overflows at Edgewater Beach

Sewage overflows at Edgewater have been a long-standing issue, as they have throughout Cleveland’s combined sewer system, which funnels stormwater and sanitary sewage though the same pipes on their way to the district’s treatment plants.

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