Please tell me you have thought about what happens to the things you crap out of your intestines or release out of your bladder? This is no shy subject. People shit. You should be letting go of that stuff at least once a day, at least. Of course urination should happen a bit more frequently than that right? Yes. Give a good count every time you flush. What the hell, take note of what you flush too and how many gallons of potable water you just fouled? Look at that toilet of yours, what a pal! It deals with all this stuff. Really though, your toilet is like a messenger. It takes your “message” and delivers it to your home or apartment’s lateral line. This lateral line leads to the public sewer pipe. Sewer pipes can run on average from 12inches to 72inches in diameter. As more and more of these sewer lines meet up they can reach a size that would allow an elephant to walk through or better yet two lanes of traffic of small to average size cars.
Where are these pipes all heading with you and yours flushes? They’re heading down hill to take advantage of gravity to the Sewer Treatment Plant. This fine city of ours has 3 Water Pollution Control Plants. All of your stuff ends up at one of these 3 plants. Now, if you’re thinking “Wow I can’t believe my log made it to South Philly!” You are only partly correct. Really that log blew to bits long ago probably not far from you house. 90% of the sewage in the pipes is water. That is because these pipes collect all the waste from your toilet, sinks, showers, dishwashers, washing machine, and in some areas the neighborhoods stormwater too. That is a lot of water. Plus, the medium of your urine is water too. Water is in your stool even.
Okay, now I have got you thinking about what you just did and where it just went. The plants that it is sent to are manned plants, meaning someone deals with the operating and maintenance of the poo factory. Three to ten hours later, your dispersed corn-laden excretion arrives with that of your neighbors. Here it is going to be treated.
Next Installment: how your crap is treated, and Eli’s favorite—treasures one finds at the poo plant.
Okay, now I have got you thinking about what you just did and where it just went. The plants that it is sent to are manned plants, meaning someone deals with the operating and maintenance of the poo factory. Three to ten hours later, your dispersed corn-laden excretion arrives with that of your neighbors. Here it is going to be treated.
Next Installment: how your crap is treated, and Eli’s favorite—treasures one finds at the poo plant.
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