A plan for an experimental sewage treatment plant . leveland, Columbus and Philadelphia. A general outline of theseplants will be given. CHICAGO The c>iica^o Sanitary District officials have built and areoperating a plant known as The 39th Street Sewage Testing 1, 2, 3, and 4 show part of their plant. Sewage is takenfrom a large intercepting sewer, just before it enters The Pumping Station, by a 2 1/2 inch Morris horizontal centrif-ugal pump. The pump is directly connected to a 110 volt 15 horsepower raoter running at 1,000 revolutions per minute. Th= suction pip
A plan for an experimental sewage treatment plant . leveland, Columbus and Philadelphia. A general outline of theseplants will be given. CHICAGO The c>iica^o Sanitary District officials have built and areoperating a plant known as The 39th Street Sewage Testing 1, 2, 3, and 4 show part of their plant. Sewage is takenfrom a large intercepting sewer, just before it enters The Pumping Station, by a 2 1/2 inch Morris horizontal centrif-ugal pump. The pump is directly connected to a 110 volt 15 horsepower raoter running at 1,000 revolutions per minute. Th= suction pipe is protected by a screen consisting of 5/8 inch iron bars set1 1/4 inch center to center. The sewage is then treated in thefollowing ord=r and devices,- Grit Chamber covered septic Open Sedim-n- Tarik Tank tat ion Tank niter p!iLr S?l?»r S?? P^ jiiiLer Filter Filter Filter Filter Imhoff Tank Dortmund Tank Sludge Bed The sprinkling filters are so divided that 31 separate experi-ments may be carried on at once. The different experiments depend on.
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