Sewer With A View

(Click on each image for larger view.)

I took the fascinating tour of our sewer-in-process Tuesday and was amazed at the scope of it (especially the treated water ponds-to-be), and just how cool it looks in its still-raw state. There was a pretty good crowd, but as I missed the last tour, I can't compare numbers. I kept people out of the shots in case they did not want to be seen on a sewer blog (but I know who some of you are)!

Here are scans of the front and back of the hand-out:

There will be six or seven people working here once it is up and running. The water shown in the oxidation ditch being tested for leaks came from rain! I was out of town for that event, but apparently 2.5" fell in one day and it was pumped into the tank from the collection basins, hence the brown look on the bottom of the one on the left, that is 3" of silt. 

The large green areas on the handout "front" are the ponds, the large one for recycled water, the small one for stormwater. They will be lined with a plastic called Hypalon©.

Sludge will likely go to Santa Maria, to Engel & Gray.

I'm not altogether sure I can identify what pix I took by name other than a couple of buildings. So here's what we saw on the tour. You will have to imagine the hefty wind blowing to get more of the actual experience.

Administration Building

Recycled Water Storage Pond

Stormwater Retention Pond

Secondary Clarifier (front), Oxidation Ditch (rear)

Electrical Building

A nice contrast between the old and the new......