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| An tenacious tree grips the shore of Lake Ontario |
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| an aeration tank in action |
While walking along the lake today, we stopped to visit our local waste water treatment plant. It's a fascinating place and a vital but little known part of our recycling system. They've just completed a $55 million upgrade to expand capacity and improve treatment.
Sewage from a large part of Oakville flows here to be cleaned by bacteria and ultraviolet radiation before being released again 600 meters offshore. The water is tested regularly for a variety of elements and pathogens.
Gail & I were given a grand tour of the facility by Alvin, a technician pictured below in the testing lab. Thanks, Alvin! Now if they could just figure out how to handle the goose poop that's everywhere underfoot...
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| Alvin in 3-D in the testing lab |
I took up wastewater treatment training too and I have to say that a facility like those doesn't really come in a cheap price tag which is actually not that good since there are a lot of locations out there which could really use a good wastewater facility.
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