Wastewater

The Chattahoochee River, Georgia’s most heavily-used water source, is home to a variety of fish and a supplier of over 70% of the drinking water in metro Atlanta; it was also ranked number three on America’s ‘most endangered’ list. Each day, more than 250 million gallons of sewage waste water is dumped in to river, so news that the river is constantly contaminated with E. coli is no surprise. Even with the vast amount of contamination, Georgia allows the dumping of waste to continue; they give…

It is called the Wastewater and Energy Sustainability Training Team (WESTT). WESTT is a class at Cal Poly where undergraduate students have to opportunity participate in cutting edge research led by graduate students who use the research for their thesis. Inside of WESTT there…

The article addresses the possible future causes of more endocrine disrupting chemicals in the environment, but does not address the possible solutions. Many developing nations resort to the burning of waste as it has few regulations and the need for waste space persuades them to do so. Tanabe states that the open air burning of the waste produces dioxins and related compounds that contaminate the soil. As he further states, “this suggests potential for adverse effects on the health of humans…

COMPANY PROFILE Aqua Resources, also known as Aqua America, is a wastewater and water service company that was found on January 4th, 1886. This company was created by professors at Swarthmore College who wanted to provide the citizens of Springfield Township, Pennsylvania with a great supply of water (Aqua America 2018). They also provide sewer line repair services. Aqua America services customers in Ohio, North Carolina, Virginia, New Jersey, Texas, Pennsylvania, Illinois, and Indiana.…

requested an overall reduction in water use in Orange County of 23%,” said Karl Seckel, assistant general manager at the Orange County Municipal Water District. “We have been almost exactly on that mark through March 2016.” SMWD provides water and wastewater treatment services to more than 155,000 residents and businesses in Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita, Coto de Caza, Las Flores, Ladera Ranch, and Talega. With all this area to cover, changing Lake Mission Viejo’s water is also not the…

pollution done to it Government Finally Speaks The government has acknowledged that the water damage level is severe. Government officials break down the factories and the pollution in Lake Tai eases They now have Spent millions of dollars on new wastewater treatment plans. Outside of Community Hall Chinese citizens gather up and protest that they should have their only source of freshwater cleaned. “The lake had many benefits for us” exclaimed one protester “ It gave life to fish we used to…

Crystal clear water, mountainous green terrain, and around a dozen culture-filled villages is what people generally imagine when thinking of Lake Atitlan. The documentary titled “Atitlan in Bloom” is a collective of stories from various people in the lake community which shows the diversity, hard work, culture, and beliefs of the people there. There are scenes focusing on women who work with old fashioned looms, natural healers, Mayan priests, bus mechanics, and passionate peasants. The first…

This method may cost too much to modify machines, and hiring experts may waste time. In this case, to achieve the goal of fully successful waste-water treatment, it is essential to build a small secondary sewage treatment plant, which the cost is unseasonable high, and the complex operations management must also be equipped with professional worker, which greatly limits its widely used. I doubt any firm will be willing to pay this extra efforts to to use this method to eliminate waste-water. …

Greywater is used water from the sinks,tubs,showers,and washing machines. Basically any water other than toilet water that drains down the faucet after use from a household. They often contain traces of trash such as grease,hair, food, dirt, and some household cleaning products such as body wash. Even though they contain these materials, they are reusable, and we use it for watering our plants. “While greywater may look “dirty,” it is a safe and even beneficial source of irrigation water in a…

Baltimore City Sewage Overflow: Past Time to Fix the Pipes Do you ever take a drink from a water fountain and realize that it doesn't taste as fresh and cool as your bottled water from the supermarket? Do you actually know when the last time your school's water pipes have last been changed? Well in Baltimore they are dealing with a bad sewage overflow that should have been over with by now. Baltimore residents are infuriated by the fact that there is nothing they can do to fix this problem,…