Sewage treatment plant
Abwasserreinigungsanlage (ARA)
Sewage Treatment Plant
Das Abwasser von über 99 Prozent der Bevölkerung des Kantons Zürich wird zur Reinigung einer öffentlichen oder privaten Abwasserreinigungsanlage (ARA) zugeleitet. Am Stichtag 1. Januar 2019 wurden 63 ARA betrieben, an welche jeweils mehr als 500 Personen angeschlossen sind.
General information, map (zh.ch)
Example Limeco
Technical terms in German (Fliessschema ARA)
Technical terms in English (Simplified process flow diagram)
Links
Kläranlage oder Abwasserreinigungsanlage bzw. ARA (wikipedia.org)
Sewage or waste water treatment plant resp. WWTP (wikipedia.org)
Animation ARA, simplified (energie-umwelt.ch)
Tasks
1) Find out what WWTP is cleaning your personal waste water? What is its dimension? Where is it located (map link)? What are the dimensions of the ARA or how many people is it designed for? How does it look like? (e.g. bird's view map)
>>Answer the questions in a post on The Horse and add a picture or embed a video.
2) A virtual guided tour (teams of 2):
Your team is responsible for presenting a cleaning step (technical term, process) in the wastewater treatment plant. Make sure you use good media and can explain more complex processes as precisely as possible combined with visual aids.
>Team building:: Check out the Class OneNote >Collaboration space >WWTP - ARA