Where Does my Wastewater Go?

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Your mission: Track where your wastewater goes from the moment you flush your toilet to the place the wastewater (treated) reaches Puget Sound.

Starting Hint &endash; Who do you pay your sewer bill to?

Reference - King County &endash; Solid Waste Division http://dnr.metrokc.gov/WTD/

&endash; or do you have a septic tank?

If in an apartment, you'll need to go to the Office and ask if you don't pay this bill directly.

Assignment format: You must use your own words on this job.

Title: Where does my Wastewater Go?

A. Documentation/References

B. Methods

1. I Flush my toilet at Address, City, County, State …….

2. Tell exactly what happens to the wastewater from there….etc

a. If septic System- you must call septic company and find out where or what system they dump the waste water into then track the wastewater from there

b/ Once in the treatment plant briefly describe EACH step the wastewater goes through at the plant

3. Tell the exact geographic location (place name) where the wastewater goes when it is discharged into Puget Sound

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