4) When you flush, where do the solids go? What happens to the waste water? I'm guessing Commencement Bay.I've been given a correction to this by a friend at the City:
The solids all become TAGRO. Woo hoo! Tacoma rocks! Not only are we awesome recyclers, but we make the best biosolids product in the nation! But yes, the stormwater flows into the Bay.And there you have it. Everything becomes TAGRO. It's like the circle of life around here. Maybe the City can donate some TAGRO to the downtown community gardens to help get it 'off the ground' so to speak.
Since that was about the lamest attempt at a pun I've ever made, I'm going to end this post.
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For the curious...
Tacoma has two sewer systems, sanitary and storm.
The storm sewer system empties directly into the Sound. This is why you'll see the notice on curbs about saving the fish, etc., the city is unable to control releases to the storm system. But, I believe, is still responsible for them.
The sanitary sewer drains to the plant on the Tideflats for pre-treatment (there is also, I believe a pre-treatment plant in the north end up along Ruston Way past the restaurants). And, yes, this is where the Tagro gets made. After the water is "filtered", the water is treated and released to the bay as well.
um, its not a good idea to eat vegetables grown in the shit of carnivorous animals (like humans)
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