Parking for Blue Heron 2023

Just a reminder that there is no on-site parking for the Blue Heron Homecoming for non-handicapped individuals planning to attend. We have two different locations for you to park with shuttles…
Read More

Blue Heron Homecoming 2023 Clean Water: Back to Basics

  We’ve made it to year nine! Since 2015, the Blue Heron Homecoming has expanded community involvement in the Akron Waterways Renewed! program and in water quality throughout the region. Every year…
Read More

Blue Heron Homecoming 2022 FAQs

Blue Heron is two weeks away!  If you're planning on joining us Friday the 17th, below are some frequently asked questions. Where do I park? Only handicapped parking is available on site for the…
Read More

Akron residents should support city's effort to oppose EPA mandate, save ratepayers money

Akron Beacon Journal Article: Akron residents should support city's effort to oppose EPA mandate, save ratepayers money Read the full article at the link below. https://www.beaconjournal.com/story…
Read More

Blue Heron Homecoming 2022 Restored: The Path Forward

We’ve made it to year eight! Since 2015, the Blue Heron Homecoming has expanded community involvement in the Akron Waterways Renewed! program and in water quality throughout the region. Every year,…
Read More

BioCEPT Project at the Water Reclamation Facility Now Fully Operational

The BioCEPT facility achieved full operation, officially, on December 27, 2021 ahead of the mandated completion date. This facility has the ability to treat an additional 60 million gallons of…
Read More

Akron Waterways Renewed! Recognized with Gold Level Award from Ohio EPA

Akron, Ohio, November 2, 2020 —The Akron Engineering Bureau (AEB) and the Akron Waterways Renewed! Program (AWR!) have announced that they are the recent recipient of a gold level Encouraging…
Read More

City of Akron Celebrates Progress in Consent Decree Projects

92% of projects are completed or under construction and Akron continues to improve the water quality of the Cuyahoga River through innovative technologies and green options, while lowering the…
Read More

Fieldwork Continues for Northside Project in North Hill and Chapel Hill Neighborhoods

Data being gathered about basements, downspouts, and stormwater drains Akron, Ohio, October 26, 2020 — Fieldwork for the Akron Waterways Renewed! (AWR!) program continues with ongoing surveys…
Read More

City of Akron Announces Low-Interest Loan Awarded to Sanitary Sewer Reconstruction Project

Akron, Ohio, Sept. 11, 2020 — The Akron Engineering Bureau has been awarded a Water Pollution Control Loan Fund (WPCLF) bond to fund a sanitary sewer reconstruction project that will aid in saving…
Read More