What is Underground Comes to the Surface for the Public in Utility’s Sewer Simulator

The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District uses a shipping container to build a sewer simulator that has become a valuable asset for educating customers

What is Underground Comes to the Surface for the Public in Utility’s Sewer Simulator

The inspiration for NEORSD's shipping container turned sewer simulator came from something similar done by the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority. NEORSD's Todd Andexler and Pete Lehman, pictured on the outside of the simulator, took on the task of building it. (Photo courtesy of NEORSD)

Using recycled materials, ingenuity and decades of expertise working underground, a pair of equipment operators for the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District (NEORSD) in Cleveland created an effective public outreach tool — a walk-through simulator of a sewer line.

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