SHOFEAR
Mar 24, 2007, 4:21 AM
Actually it doesn't.
Here's a photo tour of Edmonton's Gold Bar Wastewater treatment plant, and a brief lesson in wastewater treatment.
I didn't take any photos of the preliminary stage, I think my buddy is sending me his so i'll post them later. It consists of various trash racks and filters to remove non-organic stuff, basically a bunch of condoms and sand. Many of Edmonton's older areas still have combined storm and wastewater, thus a large amount of debris has to be screened
here's a sideways view of the entire complex.
http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/7323/p00077sy5.jpg
miles and miles of underground tunnels.
http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/4674/p00060pj5.jpg
http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/6520/p00061ja2.jpg
http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/4377/p00062zs6.jpg
This is the primary phases. removing settleable solids.
http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/9158/p00074wd0.jpg
http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/7058/p00075hd8.jpg
these are ponds that allow stuff to flocculate and sink then the water is aerated to cause other particles to sink. This organic stuff is then pumped into tanks to form various gases wich are burned to heat the complex. Plans are underway to build a treatment plant to treat the gas so it's burns more efficiently so it can power the plant. Currently the gas is pretty dirty so stuff builds up within the pumps and furnaces.
http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/7301/p00063hv0.jpg
http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/7899/p00064ry5.jpg
A life preserver incase you fall in!
http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/9370/p00065bq6.jpg
http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/3136/p00066cf6.jpg
http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/8383/p00067fy9.jpg
http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/5781/p00068ob3.jpgThis is the third phase that treats the water with UV to destroy micro organism DNA before it is returned into the river.
http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/1378/p00070lk3.jpg
An example of the lights
http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/5874/p00071sv9.jpg
See the UV light
http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/3833/p00072bq6.jpg
http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/7129/p00073gw8.jpg
Our bus driver had a thing for pigs. I wanted bacon when I got home.
http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/3512/p00078cw2.jpg
Here's a photo tour of Edmonton's Gold Bar Wastewater treatment plant, and a brief lesson in wastewater treatment.
I didn't take any photos of the preliminary stage, I think my buddy is sending me his so i'll post them later. It consists of various trash racks and filters to remove non-organic stuff, basically a bunch of condoms and sand. Many of Edmonton's older areas still have combined storm and wastewater, thus a large amount of debris has to be screened
here's a sideways view of the entire complex.
http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/7323/p00077sy5.jpg
miles and miles of underground tunnels.
http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/4674/p00060pj5.jpg
http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/6520/p00061ja2.jpg
http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/4377/p00062zs6.jpg
This is the primary phases. removing settleable solids.
http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/9158/p00074wd0.jpg
http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/7058/p00075hd8.jpg
these are ponds that allow stuff to flocculate and sink then the water is aerated to cause other particles to sink. This organic stuff is then pumped into tanks to form various gases wich are burned to heat the complex. Plans are underway to build a treatment plant to treat the gas so it's burns more efficiently so it can power the plant. Currently the gas is pretty dirty so stuff builds up within the pumps and furnaces.
http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/7301/p00063hv0.jpg
http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/7899/p00064ry5.jpg
A life preserver incase you fall in!
http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/9370/p00065bq6.jpg
http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/3136/p00066cf6.jpg
http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/8383/p00067fy9.jpg
http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/5781/p00068ob3.jpgThis is the third phase that treats the water with UV to destroy micro organism DNA before it is returned into the river.
http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/1378/p00070lk3.jpg
An example of the lights
http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/5874/p00071sv9.jpg
See the UV light
http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/3833/p00072bq6.jpg
http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/7129/p00073gw8.jpg
Our bus driver had a thing for pigs. I wanted bacon when I got home.
http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/3512/p00078cw2.jpg