Filtering the water in the city of E Rap is quite a complex task: the water starts water can also be run through charcoal to filter out the ickys then backwash the water. Grates are also put into the large holding tanks to filter the water even more.
The Trip: It was quite a trip, needless to say. Literally viewing the entire plant (not ginormous but still good sized) was interesting.
I found the lab to be the most interesting, i kind of thought that the maintenance people did just that, but good ole Troy and Mike don't just service the cities water supply but they also do labs and make sure our water is up to the EPA's and Michigan's water standards. The thing i remember the most was Mike making the joke that hes the guy that fixes the water mains when they bust and he said that it seems like the mains break during the winter more than anything and he said it was really a pain when he has to get out of bed and go fix it in the dead of winter. That would suck!
I was quite disturbed by the amount of chemicals that are put into the water system, especially the amount of chlorine, i realize that it is safe for drinking and isn't as harmful to us as pure chlorine but i still disagree with the use of chemicals in the water system that are bodies don't produce and are not recognized with.
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