San Diego Water Treatment Facility

Today I went with my Environmental Law class to see the San Diego Water Treatment facility at Point Lloma. The trip consisted of a tour of the facility and how the waste from the San Diego County is treated before it is released into the ocean. One item worthy of note, the facility was designed in such a way that with the use of gravity and useful energy generating ideas such as reusing methane gas to heat the plant and hydroelectricity from water flowing through the plant's pipes the treatment facility is not only self-sufficient energy wise but it in fact is a energy supplier to the city of San Diego. Obviously some engineer was using their head when they designed this plant.

P.S. Goodbye to another day!

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