/tags/orsanco ORSANCO en-US Copyright Tue, 30 Sep 2025 10:20:17 GMT /environment/2025-09-30/volunteers-clean-up-litter-ohio-river-river-roots There are 11 cleanup sites along the riverbanks in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. Tue, 30 Sep 2025 10:20:17 GMT /environment/2025-09-30/volunteers-clean-up-litter-ohio-river-river-roots Isabel Nissley /local-news/2025-05-16/northern-kentucky-volunteer-riverbank-cleanup The Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission's River Sweep is rallying volunteers to clean up the riverbank in Newport and Covington Saturday. Fri, 16 May 2025 07:40:00 GMT /local-news/2025-05-16/northern-kentucky-volunteer-riverbank-cleanup Isabel Nissley /local-news/2024-08-22/safe-swim-ohio-river-water-quality The annual Great Ohio River Swim is scheduled for Sunday. And like the Seine in Paris, the Ohio River in Cincinnati has a combined sewer system, which is designed to send untreated sewage and stormwater into the river during heavy rain. Thu, 22 Aug 2024 07:20:00 GMT /local-news/2024-08-22/safe-swim-ohio-river-water-quality Becca Costello /environment/2024-07-19/ohio-river-biodiversity-mobile-aquarium Fish serve as indicators of the waterway's health, which has improved since the Clean Water Act passed in 1972, but remains endangered by pollution and climate change. Fri, 19 Jul 2024 20:43:27 GMT /environment/2024-07-19/ohio-river-biodiversity-mobile-aquarium Isabel Nissley /local-news/2024-02-29/annual-ohio-river-clean-up-orsanco In the last four years, more than 420,000 tons of trash and debris have been collected, including a phone booth, car parts, appliances, a wedding dress, and lots of tires. Thu, 29 Feb 2024 17:26:16 GMT /local-news/2024-02-29/annual-ohio-river-clean-up-orsanco Bill Rinehart /local-news/2023-06-28/orsanco-75-years-ohio-river The Ohio River Valley Sanitation Commission (ORSANCO) grew out of the Cincinnati Stream Pollution Committee in 1948. It's been instrumental in improving water quality since. Now, it wants more federal money to accomplish its mission. Wed, 28 Jun 2023 20:54:04 GMT /local-news/2023-06-28/orsanco-75-years-ohio-river Nick Swartsell /environment/2023-03-06/orsanco-richard-harrison-congress-east-palestine-equipment Executive Director Richard Harrison will also talk about how some of the agency's equipment needs to be replaced. Mon, 06 Mar 2023 10:40:00 GMT /environment/2023-03-06/orsanco-richard-harrison-congress-east-palestine-equipment Ann Thompson /environment/2020-02-04/how-orsancos-role-as-steadfast-defender-of-the-ohio-river-has-changed I live in Mount Washington, on the east side of Cincinnati, roughly the midpoint of the 981-mile Ohio River. Below us, near the mouth of the Little Miami… Tue, 04 Feb 2020 11:32:00 GMT /environment/2020-02-04/how-orsancos-role-as-steadfast-defender-of-the-ohio-river-has-changed Cedric Rose /local-news/2019-06-07/from-fema-to-orsanco-this-weeks-top-stories This week FEMA investigators are in Ohio trying to assess the damage caused by tornadoes that hit the state Memorial Day. The National Weather Service… Fri, 07 Jun 2019 08:00:00 GMT /local-news/2019-06-07/from-fema-to-orsanco-this-weeks-top-stories Michael Monks /local-news/2019-06-06/orsanco-approves-change-to-water-quality-standard-protocols States in the Ohio River basin will be able to choose whether or not to follow pollution control standards set by the Ohio River Water Sanitation… Thu, 06 Jun 2019 18:39:40 GMT /local-news/2019-06-06/orsanco-approves-change-to-water-quality-standard-protocols Bill Rinehart