Storm-Water Runoff Still Under EPA Microscope in Lakewood
State officials made a stop in Lakewood last week to go over some fixes.
Some members of the Ohio EPA believe that the city of Lakewood isn’t doing enough to comply with the Clean Water Act, stemming from the city’s excessive storm-water runoff. Not so fast, say city officials. “We’ve done a substantial amount of work,” said Lakewood Mayor Michael Summers. State officials visited the city last Thursday to go over some of the city’s work to fix the issue. “It (was) a big meeting because the Ohio EPA has several members who feel we haven’t done enough,” he said. “It’s an act of ignorance on their part.” Lakewood has already spent “tens of millions of dollars” on upgrading the sewers since 1987, he said. That work includes separating sewers lines and studying and improving the process, Summers added. In addition…
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Susan Kaminski
1:48 pm on Wednesday, February 20, 2013
In 1997-98, Lakewood was undergoing a project to repair the roads and including replacing the sewer/water drain pipes. If I recall, the streets were evaluated and the worst streets were targeted first, there was also federal money or grants provided because home owners could apply for a 20% rebate on certain home repairs (new roof for example). If replacing sewer/water drains was the case, … more ›