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Deer Island Tour The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority operates its sewage waste water plant on Deer Island just outside of Boston, MA. This incredible facility handles sewage from 43 member communities at an average daily flow of approximately 310 million gallons (based on calendar year 2007, mwra.com). The tour consisted of an entire plant walkthrough discussing the three stage processing system that turns raw sludge to 99.9% water before dispersing it 9.5 miles out into the Atlantic Ocean. In addition to the wastewater processing much focus was spent on mechanical and control systems including pumps of up to 3,500hp and control systems that simplified field adjustment to the touch of a button. Special thanks to the folks at Deer Island, Hugh Kelleher of PHCC, and Leo Reid for making this possible.
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