Ohio’s Cuyahoga River has recovered remarkably since 1969, when it drew national attention by catching fire. The City of Twinsburg Wastewater Treatment Plant discharges to Tinkers Creek, a tributary to the Cuyahoga, which in turn flows into Lake Erie. The Ohio EPA classifies the creek as impaired, and the Twinsburg plant and the Tinkers Creek Watershed Partners organization are dedicated to changing that.The Twinsburg treatment plant is helping with projects designed to minimize non-point source pollution. Those include stream bank restoration projects and, in 2007, the installation of a 900-square-foot rain garden on the plant property. The garden enhances a
