Saturday Trek

Last Saturday, I went on a day hike with my mom and my brother. It was a Doors Open event today at R.C. Harris Water Filtration Plant.
     I learnt that the water comes from the lake, then its added with chlorine to get rid of bacteria. After that, the water is filtered for larger items such as rock and lake weed, then alum is added and the water is put into a settling basin where heavy flocs drop to the bottom of the basin. The water moves to the filtration, the water sifts through carbon, sand and gravel. The water then gets added by fluoride, to prevent cavities, and chlorine. The purified water stays in storage before distribution. When the water leaves the plant ammonia is added to stabilize the chlorine. They then is spread across the city for us to use.

After the plant, we went to Ward Island to see our builder's sister's art. Butler came with us  and it was his first time on the island ferry. We visited our architect and had ginger beer and burgers at the Refectory Café. It was a wonderful day.


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