Had a fabulous #FieldTrip today with Long Now Boston folks. We toured the #DeerIsland wastewater treatment plant. Yes, Long Now Boston is a nerd club.
But it gives me hope: some really smart, thoughtful, and capable people are keeping our infrastructure going and planning for #ClimateChange--no matter what the other noise around is.
Great tour, take one if you get the chance. #BostonMA
Of course, the highlight of the tour was seeing the actual egg digesters up close. You can't take photos inside, but we were right underneath one of them.
These use bacteria from human waste to chew up stuff that remains in the water at this point. On average, a piece of stuff that comes in spends 20 days in this breaking down.
If you fly into #BostonMA you see this dozen eggs and always wonder what they are about.... Now I know.
Bucket list item ✅
Also: they BEG everyone to stop using the "flushable" wipes, which are not flushable.
They are like the worst thing ever and damage their equipment more than anything else in the system.
mem_somerville
Craig P