Treatment Steps
The first step of wastewater treatment is?
Screening and Pumping
How much water is treated every day?
37 million litres
Which system removes 98% of oily water without using chemicals?
Ultrafiltration Systems
The objects removed during the first step fo treatment are?
Large materials such as Rocks, Wood Pieces, Garbage
What percent of the population in Kelowna are using treated water?
80%
The system that removes dissolved solids and impurities using a semi-permeable membrane is?
Reverse Osmosis Systems
In the second step of treatment, how's the sand and grit removed from the water?
What does the wastewater treatment protect in the Okanagan?
Okanagan Lake and all connecting water ways.
Which system uses a disposable paper media to remove organic and inorganic materials?
Paper Bed Filters
What is removed with the help of chemicals during step 3 of treatment?
Phosphorus
Residential wastewater treatment mainly includes the treatment of?
Water from laundry machines, toilets, showers, and sinks.
The system that removes water from contaminants instead of removing contaminants from the water is?
Vacuum Evaporation and Distillation
What eats the remaining amount of pollutants and converts them to nitrogen, water, and cell tissue?
Microorganisms.
Without these treatment plants, what would be impacted?
Drinking water, public health, fisheries, wildlife habitat, and tourism.
Which system can remove up to 99.5% of all incoming dissolved salts and impurities?
Reverse Osmosis Systems