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<p>So, you’re curious, could you really be drinking some of TJ’s piss? Well, not exactly, but we’ll get to that. Just remember that water is constantly recycled, and thanks to sanitation processes, we can turn wastewater into clean drinking water.</p> | <p>So, you’re curious, could you really be drinking some of TJ’s piss? Well, not exactly, but we’ll get to that. Just remember that water is constantly recycled, and thanks to sanitation processes, we can turn wastewater into clean drinking water.</p> | ||
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| + | <p>The Rivanna wastewater treatment plant services the water coming out of this bathroom. The plant serves over 110,000 residents in Charlottesville and Albemarle county more generally. Over 10,200,000 gallons of wastewater are treated per day!</p> | ||
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| + | <p>As you sit here, it might seem obvious why we need to clean wastewater. It’s not a new idea either; in fact, archaeologists have uncovered a well-coordinated sewer and drainage system from the Minoans and Indus valley civilizations dating back as far as 3000 BC. </p> | ||
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Revision as of 15:04, 12 July 2017
There is pee in your drinking water.
So, you’re curious, could you really be drinking some of TJ’s piss? Well, not exactly, but we’ll get to that. Just remember that water is constantly recycled, and thanks to sanitation processes, we can turn wastewater into clean drinking water.
What is wastewater, you ask? Really anything that goes into a sink, drain, or toilet (you do your thing baby!)
The Rivanna wastewater treatment plant services the water coming out of this bathroom. The plant serves over 110,000 residents in Charlottesville and Albemarle county more generally. Over 10,200,000 gallons of wastewater are treated per day!
As you sit here, it might seem obvious why we need to clean wastewater. It’s not a new idea either; in fact, archaeologists have uncovered a well-coordinated sewer and drainage system from the Minoans and Indus valley civilizations dating back as far as 3000 BC.
