Eaton Rapids Water Treatment Plant

At the water treatment center yesterday we learned about how water is treated to be drinkable.  A long process is followed to treat the water.  In our city are thirty eight miles of pipeline that moves the water around to where it is needed.  they code the inside of the pipes with phosphite, which is meant to help cleanse the water.  Also they use floride and chlorine in the water.  The floride is meant to help make the bones in our body strong.  We get our water from wells, we pump the water out of the ground and then it goes through the long treatment process.  Our town also has many generators that we have, so that if something happens to the system they are kicked on and keep it running.  They also have a lab at the treatment center which they use when they are testing the water.  They test the water for e coli and other harmful bacteria.  They visit every school in the district and the hospital once a month and take the water back to the lab to test.  They also have never had any problems with e coli in the past.