#how sewage treatment plant works

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[mariacallous]

Urban ducks and crows might offer us a connection to nature, but scientists have found wild birds that live near humans are more likely to harbor bacteria resistant to important antibiotics.

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is largely caused by the overuse of drugs such as antibiotics among humans and livestock.

The issue is of serious concern: According to data for 2019, about 4.95 million deaths globally were associated with bacterial AMR, including 1.27 million directly caused by such resistance.

Researchers say species of wild birds that tend to turn up in urban settings are reservoirs for bacteria with the hallmarks of resistance to a host of drugs.

“Basically what we’re seeing are genes that confer resistance to antimicrobials that would be used to treat human infections,” said Samuel Sheppard, coauthor of the research from the Ineos Oxford Institute for Antimicrobial Research.

The team say their findings are important as wild birds have the capacity to travel over considerable distances. Sheppard said a key concern was that these birds could pass antimicrobial-resistant bacteria to captive birds destined to be eaten by humans—such as those kept in poultry farms.

Writing in the journal Current Biology, Sheppard and colleagues report how they analyzed the genomes of bacteria found in 700 samples of bird poo from 30 wild bird species in Canada, Finland, Italy, Lithuania, Japan, Sweden, the UK, and the US.

The team looked specifically at the presence of different strains of Campylobacter jejuni—a type of bacteria that are ubiquitous in birds as a natural part of their gut microbiome. Such bacteria are a leading cause of human gastroenteritis, although antibiotics are generally only used in severe cases.

Sheppard added that, in general, each wild bird would be expected to harbor a single strain of C. jejuni, specific to that species.

However, the team found wild birds that turn up in urban settings contain many more strains of C. jejuni than those that live away from humans.

What’s more, the strains found in urban-dwelling species contained about three times as many genes known to result in antimicrobial resistance, with these genes also associated with resistance to a broader range of antimicrobials.

The authors suggest that wild birds may pick up antimicrobial-resistant bacteria in a number of ways: Gulls and crows, for example, are known to lurk at landfill sites, while ducks and geese may pick them up in rivers and lakes that are contaminated with human wastewater.

Thomas Van Boeckel, an expert in antimicrobial resistance at ETH Zurich who was not involved in the work, said the research was unusual as it focused on the impact of antimicrobial use by humans on animals.

“What are the consequences of that for the birds? We don’t really know but it seems like we humans are responsible for this change,” he said.

Danna Gifford from the University of Manchester added the findings could have implications for human health.

“While alarming, the risk of direct transmission of resistance from urban birds to humans is unclear. Poultry-to-human transmission, however, is well documented,” she said. “With urban development encroaching on agricultural land, increasing contact between urban birds and poultry raises significant concerns about indirect transmission through the food chain.”

Andrew Singer, of the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, said more samples were needed to ensure the results stood up, but that precautions could be taken.

“The most obvious place to start is to ensure birds do not congregate in our landfills, wastewater treatment plants, and animal muck piles, where both pathogens and AMR are abundant,” he said. “Moreover, we must also eliminate the discharge of untreated sewage into our rivers, which exposes all river-using wildlife—and humans—to human-associated pathogens and AMR.”

[007-nightfire-yakuza-agent]

Does on boats the poop stored then thrown once the boat is on land, or thrown directly in the sea ? HOW TOILETS ON BOATS WORKS ????

the toilet is a vacuum system like on aircrafts. the poop is sucked thru the vacuum to the STP, the sewage treatment plant. there are a few different types of STP but for simplicity we'll talk abt the 3 stage STP.

raw sewage enters the first stage on the left where it is decomposed by aerobic bacteria. the aerobic bacteria are supplied air by air blowers. the resulting effluent overflows into the second stage where it seperates into water and sludge. the water overflows and is chlorinated before being discharged into the ocean. the sludge left over feeds back into the first stage until it is processed.

if the ship is more than 12 nautical miles from shore it's legal to discharge raw, untreated sewage, but this isnt common in my experience.

[houseofbrat]

It appears that William and Catherine are demanding half in and half out, and yet the Sussexs were nailed to the cross for similar demands. Not that I think these demands are reasonable, but they are IDENTICAL. Who knows what William does with his day, but Catherine seemingly wants to faff around with her camera and plant daffodils with her children and attend four events a year and, essentially, abandon her patronages. William couldn't even be arsed to look semi-professional at Earthshot.

I don't even know what to say about it anymore.

It's so obvious that Will & Kate aren't doing their jobs. Kate's "cancer" is just an excuse to hide behind. It's really only the diehard Wales fans who keep making excuses for them now.

William can hardly make a visit unless it's related to his foundation initiatives. Kate isn't going to do anything except the major events--Trooping, Remembrance, Christmas concert, and maybe Wimbledon in the future.

Otherwise, Will & Kate don't care, but their diehard fans will keep insisting that they are going to be the bestest royals who ever royaled.

Here are some throw backs from @helenaaurelia's blog on W&K's work focus:

It’s extremely important. It’s just not her job. Her job is not to be running a foundation that changes how babies will be treated in the first weeks of their lives. That’s for wealthy philanthropists or for the government. Her job is to thank the people whose job it is for doing all of it. If Kate wants to be a philanthropist in her spare time,(and with other people’s money) kudos for her and I’m sure babies all around the world will benefit from her work. But she’s doing it at the expense of doing her job. To give a drastic example, let’s say a surgeon develops a cure for cancer, but he does it while he was supposed to be operating on his patients. He should be given loads of awards and praise for the cure, but he should also have been fired from his job as a surgeon the first time he just didn’t show up when he was supposed to perform a surgery. It isn’t the job of a surgeon to find a cure for cancer, it’s his job to operate on patients.

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They are serving the nation. It’s just that they are doing it the way they want to do it rather than the way the nation seems to want them to do it.

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I don’t think that she’s doing it for her image, but because she wants to make a difference. I just also think that it isn’t her job to make a difference, at least not like that. Its her job to go and congragulate people, or comfort them, or encourage them. She’s doing it now, but it does seem wrong that people who work in maternity wards have a much higher chance of meeting the Princess of Wales than just about anyone else in a hospital, or that primary school teachers are more likely to get a royal visit than sanitation workers. I personally would much rather visit a day care than a sewage treatment plant, but the fact remains that both are very necessary for society, and the sanitation workers probably need the appreciation more than the teachers, since they aren’t often recognized as much. It’s one of the reasons I admire Anne so much. She actually paid an official visit to the London Sewers, to celebrate those who work there.

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I used to think it was a great idea but recently I’ve noticed the issue that you pointed out. I’m starting to think that only focusing on the causes you feel passionate about is a form of selfishness, and that their main goal should be serving their country. They should be visiting places all around the country and be going to places that the people in that part of the country want to show them rather than the places that they personally care about. No one knows what causes Elizabeth II was the most passionate about because she treated all engagements and all duties the same. I’m sure she would have loved to spend most of her time at animal rescue places , especially those with horses or dogs, but she didn’t. She served her people the way they wanted her to serve them, rather than the way she felt was best.

[djpain619]

WIP WEDNESDAY

Spoopy ORKtober Edition

So back at it again. Been out of the game till I restocked on some supplies.

Anyway I've managed to finally finish my Dwarf Witch Hunter, as well as my Grot Tank Kommandero

I really wanted to do something for Orktober, so here he is;

Grot Tank "Kommand-ero" (Kommando Kommander) he's a Kommando Grot that Looted a mini Tank and made a fancy hat and uses them to boss around all the other Grots. He's used as a Scout to Recon an area ahead of the Kommandos. Him and his tank get dropped in by Deffkopta, he wanders around looking for enemy activitiy, then he reports his findings once the Kommandos catch up to him. Either that or he gets killed, in which case the Kommandos are Tipped Off by his absence.

The Tank is a Hotwheels "Tanknator" that i Painted in "Da Kontra Kommandos" Hawaiian shirt Camouflage scheme. The Grot is a Commisar Grot I got off Etsy, that I painted in the same Kontra Kommandos scheme. The Engine and wheels are red so they "goes fastah" and the Treads are Purple so they're "extrah sneaky like" and the Grot's "Speshal Gubbins" (Epaulets, Award Ribbon, hat ribbon) are Purple cause he won them for being "Sneaky."

Spooktober is concurrent with Orktober, so here's my Dwarf Witch Vampire Hunter. He's a Chartered Witch Hunter sponsored by Baron Sigfried Von Totenkopf. He mainly leads efforts to root out Vampiric Thralls that infiltrate Totengrad as Spies for the Vampire Counts. He also leads efforts to Counter Skaven Infestation of Totengrad's Underground.

Totengrad's Sewers lead to a Large Sewage treatment plant that Distills drinkable water from the Sewage water and processes the remaining awful into fertilizer. The Distilled water is collected in vast Cisterns beneath the City. The Fertilizer is used for Aquaponics in vast underground chambers Illuminated by Sunlights. Some Chambers house herds of squealing pigs, raised on the crops from Aquaponics till they grow fat enough for slaughter. The Pig Manuer is collected and processed into fertilizer along with the Sewage. Methane from both the Pig Chambers and the Sewage treatment plant is collected and used as Natural Gas to light streetlamps and illuminate the Aquaponics Chambers at night. The Pork, Fish, and remaining crops grown in these underground chambers allows Totengrad to continue to feed its population while under seige. All this work is done mainly by Dwarfs and Halflings. (Not an enforced rule, its just the human workers kept falling to nurgle corruption, so only the Dwarfs and Halflings are left)

As such it is of vital importance to defend them from the corruption of the Skaven Under Empire. How fortunate that this witch hunter is a Dwarf, and thus takes to the underdark like a duck takes to water.

This Baba Yaga Ungol Hag Witch is my next project.

[sewagetreatmentplant01]

Netsol Water: Leader in Sewage Treatment Plant Manufacturers in Delhi

Water pollution is turning into a global crisis, as industries and urban centers produce massive amounts of wastewater each day. In populous areas like Delhi, the challenge of an effective sewage treatment has never come at such a crucial juncture. Netsol Water is one of the best Sewage Treatment Plant Manufacturers in Delhi, providing best solutions for waste waste management.

Untreated water is one of the major threats to public health, ecosystems, and the environment. It ruins the freshness of fresh-water sources, poses a threat to aquatic life and may unleash a waterborne diseases upsurge. And so comes companies like Netsol Water, breathing hope and practical solutions.

Netsol Water: A Brief Overview

With a mission to come out strongly with this vision in solving the needs of India pertaining to water treatment, Netsol Water has picked up the pace in this multiple-choice game-like environment of Delhi. The firm offers systems for designing, manufacturing, and installing the most sewage treatment plants (STPs) specifically designed according to the diversified needs of various industries.

 

What's special about Netsol Water?

Customized Solutions: Netsol Water knows that no two places are alike when it comes to sewage treatment. They thus ensure that solutions put in place specifically target the problem at hand and also meet the local regulatory compliances, based on their work with clients.

Latest Technology: By being on the forefront of water treatment technology, Netsol Water ensures efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and environmental friendliness of plants.

Comprehensive Services: Netsol Water offers complete services right from consultancy to installation and then next-line maintenance, thus making it a one-stop shop for all types of sewage treatment requirements.

Commitment towards Sustainability: Netsol Water doesn't treat water; it does water management sustainably with industries.

Science behind Netsol Water's Sewage Treatment Plants

Need of the Multistage Process Netsol Water STPs efficiently employ a multi-stage process so that polluted wastewater becomes usable clean water. A basic description of how such plants function would include the following:

Preliminary Treatment: It removes big debris and waste by screening and grit removal.

Primary Treatment: Sedimentation tanks allow suspended solids to settle, thereby reducing the overall pollutant load.

Secondary Treatment: Organic matter is broken down through biological processes that work through activated sludge or other microorganisms.

Tertiary Treatment: Final filtration and disinfection take away any remaining impurities and pathogens.

Sludge Management: Byproducts from the treatment process are managed safely and are frequently reused for beneficial purposes.

This multi-stage approach ensures that the water leaving Netsol Water's STPs meets or exceeds regulation standards; such water can be safely discharged or reused.

Netsol Water Changing Industries

Netsol Water caters to the diversified sectors, so its versatility can be seen in the diversified sectors that it caters to. Some of these sectors are as follows:

Textile and Dye Industries: Wastewater produced by this section of industries is heavily polluted. So they easily require the specialist treatment solutions of Netsol Water. 

Pharmaceutical Companies: Sewage produced from drug manufacturing should be handled with care. To this, Netsol Water provides precision.

Food and Beverage Producers: From dairy plants to breweries, Netsol Water helps these businesses handle their organic-rich wastewater effectively.

Chemical Sector: Netsol Water's advanced technologies overcome the intricate chemical Sewages.

Automotive Industry: Netsol Water provides the automotive manufacturing and servicing industries with overall wastewater treatment solutions.

Environmental Impact of Netsol Water Delhi

Being one of the top Sewage Treatment Plant Manufacturer in Delhi, Netsol Water has been significantly contributing towards Delhi's environment. With effective wastewater treatment solutions, Netsol Water is assisting in all the ways:

Clean up pollution in the Yamuna River, which is Delhi's primary source of water

Reduce contamination and consequently boost the quality of groundwater

Improve public health by reducing probable waterborne diseases

Support the sustainable goals for the development of Delhi

Innovations and Future Outlook

Netsol Water does not boast of resting on its oars. The company keeps abreast of emerging challenges in water treatment with continuous innovations. A few areas of focus are:

Energy Efficiency: Developing treatment processes that consume less energy, thereby reducing the carbon footprint of STPs. 

Water Reuse Technologies: Enhanced techniques to make treated water suitable for various industrial and agriculture applications. 

Smart Monitoring Systems: Implementing IoT-based solutions for real-time monitoring and optimization of treatment plants.

Modular Designs: Creating scalable modular designs of STPs which can easily expand or change as and when the need arises.

Why Netsol Water?

For the sewage treatment requirements of any business firm at Delhi, Netsol Water offers:

Specialized Consultation: Professional experts to calculate exact requirements.

Tailor-made Design: Space-suitable, budget-suitable, and requirement-suitable STPs.

Installation Process: No Disruption in Its Services.

Comprehensive Training: Your manpower operates and maintains the STP

Ongoing Support: Maintenance and Troubleshooting services are provided to ensure the continuity of the plant.

Conclusion: A Greener Future with Netsol Water

In the middle of the ongoing rapid growth phase of the city, Delhi cannot afford to have anything short of industry-level wastewater management. Netsol Water stands at the forefront of this critical industry: With innovative, reliable, and sustainable solutions for sewage treatment. Netsol Water is top on Sewage Treatment Plant Manufacturer in Delhi, offering solutions for waste waster.

Therefore, by opting for Netsol Water, a Delhi based company would be abiding by the rules of the land while creating an environment for the generations to come that will be cleaner and healthier. And with such companies like Netsol Water, we do have hope for the future because the right technology combined with the right commitment can significantly assist in conquering the obstacles presented in front of us by water pollution and creating a more sustainable world.

Whether a small businessman or industrial giant, if you are based in Delhi and battling against wastewater issues, there is hope for you, perhaps in the form of Netsol Water, transforming those battles into opportunities for environmental stewardship.

[dailyanarchistposts]

Chapter 3. Economy

Who will take out the trash?

If everyone is free to work as they choose, who will take out the trash or perform other undesirable jobs? Fortunately, in a localized, anti-capitalist economy, we could not externalize, or hide, the costs of our lifestyle by paying someone else to clean up after us. We would have to pay for the consequences of all our own actions — rather than paying China to take our toxic waste, for example. If a necessary service like garbage disposal were being neglected, the community would quickly notice and have to decide how to handle the problem. People could agree to reward such work with small perks — nothing that translates into power or authority, but something like getting to be first in line when exotic goods come into town, receiving a massage or a cake or simply the recognition and gratitude for being a stand-up member of the community. Ultimately, in a cooperative society, having a good reputation and being seen by your peers as responsible are more compelling than any material incentives.

Or the community could decide that everyone should involve themselves in these tasks on a rotating basis. An activity like garbage collection does not have to define anyone’s “career” in an anti-capitalist economy. Necessary tasks no one wants to perform should be shared by everyone. So instead of a few people having to sort through garbage their entire lives, everyone who was physically able would have to do it for just a couple hours each month.

The Christiania “free state” is a quarter in Copenhagen, Denmark, that has been squatted since 1971. Its 850 inhabitants are autonomous within their 85 acres. They have been taking out their own trash for over thirty years. The fact that they receive about one million visitors a year makes their achievement all the more impressive. The streets, buildings, restaurants, public toilets, and public showers are all reasonably clean — especially for hippies! The body of water that runs through Christiania is not the cleanest, but considering that Christiania is tree-covered and automobile free one suspects most of the pollution comes from the surrounding city that shares the waterway.

Residents have built dozens of the houses now standing in Christiania using innovative eco-designs. They also use:

solar power, wind power, composting and a whole host of other eco-friendly innovations. A method of filtering sewage through reed beds, which means water coming out of Christiania is as clean as that coming out from the rest of Copenhagen’s treatment plants, has helped the commune be shortlisted for a pan-Scandinavian award for ecological living.[38]

Different people interviewed had different conceptions of how Christiania was kept clean, suggesting a sort of dual system. A newcomer said that you cleaned up after yourself, and when you felt like doing some extra picking up, you did. An old-time resident who was more involved in decision-making explained there was a garbage committee, answerable to the “Common Meeting,” responsible for the bottom-line of keeping Christiania clean, though clearly voluntary assistance and cleanliness by all the residents was the first line of defense.

[bitegore]

some practical thoughts for ~the commune~ (wherever and however that may be)

where is your commune going to be located? what is the region like? what kind of seasonal temperature changes do you have? what's your growing season and land fertility look like? do you plan to have an agricultural commune (which must be tethered to the land) or some other form? If you're going for agriculture, what's your reasonable expectation for crop yield? If you're going for something else, what do you plan to do about feeding the commune?

How are you going to provide shelter? Do you intend to build structures or use preexisting ones? What are your building codes going to look like? How are you planning to prevent disasters (carbon monoxide leaks/poisoning, fires, flooding from pipes, etc)? If your commune is going to be a roving one, what will you do to ensure that your mobile forms of housing provide protection from the elements (ie: if a storm hits)?

how do you plan to get goods you cannot manufacture? do you intend to forego them entirely? do you plan to trade with the outside world? If so, with what money? How will you ensure that trade stays sustainable?

In the event of a storage or food supply emergency (crop damage, etc) what will you do? In the event of a housing emergency (flood, fire, tornado, etc) what will you do? In the event of a medical emergency (outbreak of plague, contaminated water or food, etc) what will you do? Do you intend to have someone to coordinate minor and major emergency responses? You most certainly should have a system for this firmly in place before it happens... because it will happen.

Similarly, how do you plan to handle interpersonal problems? Does the commune have a designated moderator? How do you keep the moderator from acting along biased lines? What do you do if they just fucking hate someone else in the commune? Do you intend to have any interpersonal checks and balances to keep the commune from essentially icing out (potentially killing, in the case of a post-Revolution TM world) members of the commune who are less likeable than others?

Everyone wants to work on the commune, sure, but people are bad at self-management in practice and some jobs are not going to be glorious and pleasant no matter what happens. Who is going to handle management of waste like sewage if no one personally volunteers? Who is going to make sure that crops (f you're going to have crops) are planted in the right fields and that the fields that need to be rotated or planted according to specific crop strategies are being done that way? Who is going to take inventory and ensure that the commune as a whole has enough food, clothing, materials, etc to survive the coming months rather than just the coming days? Who is going to coordinate efforts like construction where various disparate parts need to be done in particular order by people with varied skillsets who cannot neccessarily do everyone else's jobs? The commune doesn't need a boss- but unmanaged projects fall apart, and if projects on the commune go entirely unmanaged, eventually the projects falling apart won't just be pleasure projects but will be important events that might mean the difference between starvation or freezing in winter or houses collapsing and them not doing that.

Everyone asks the medicine question and that's for good reason. How are you going to handle the disabled population on your commune? How do you manufacture ADHD medications, insulin, wheelchairs, etc in a commune setting with probably only very small-scale manufacturing systems? Do you plan to have space for physically disabled and/or neurodivergent members of your commune? How will you provide a "buffer" for individuals who cannot work temporarily (due to injury or age) or permanently (due to any number of factors) in your commune? No member of the commune will be able to reliably work consistently. Likewise, what will you do for medical treatment?

Possibly the most important one - when is this commune going to be built? Do you need to work around existing regimes? Is it tomorrow, next year, next century? is it after the Glorious Revolution fixes everything so you don't have to worry about it? How does this affect your commune? Do you have to pay communal taxes, do you have to worry about zoning laws and oppressive police structures, do you need to worry about "trespassing" and "vagrancy"? Alternately, if the Outside World is gone and it's all communes, what does your emergency medical treatment system (hospitals and trauma wards, the stuff that wouldn't need to be in constant operation on a small commune but which are absolute requirements if you want people to survive things like bad burns or certain medical issues or some kinds of serious interpersonal violence) look like? Is there an inter-commune safety net in place? What of vaccination projects and other widespread methods of keeping people alive that need to be distributed among as many people as possible? How do you pass knowledge from commune to commune?

You don't have to be able to answer all these questions right now, and you don't have to answer them to me at all. But you should be able to answer them before the answers become relevant. The absolute last time you want to be answering the "what do we do when someone needs surgery or they will actually die in real life" question is when someone is bleeding out at your feet; the last time you want to have to answer the "who handles human shit and how do we handle it?" question is when someone has dysentery or e. coli because someone's mismanaged sewage got into the commune's water supply.

[quranwithsehar]

Chapter 7: Open-air Prison

What's life like inside the world's biggest prison?

To find out, you don't have to commit any crime - you just have to be born in Gaza.

Like many prisons, Gaza is overcrowded. In 2021, the population grew to over 2 million, with one of the highest population densities in the world.

But where did all these people come from? Well, about 70% of Gazans are refugees and their descendants. They were forced to move there when Israel took over their towns and villages in 1948. Many fled thinking they were temporarily getting to safety. But Israel has never allowed them to go back, despite many of these towns and villages being a short drive or walking distance from Gaza.

Israel actually went on to occupy Gaza in 1967, impose military rule on the people who lived there, and gave part of its territory to Israeli settlers. In the early '90s it imposed a closure policy on Gaza: Palestinians there could no longer leave without a time-restricted, hard-to-get permit. And Palestinians from other areas were restricted from visiting Gaza as well.

But it was in 2006 when things got really bad. Israel had pulled its soldiers and settlers out of Gaza the year before, while still controlling the borders, the air space, and the economy. The Palestinian group Hamas, which has a military wing that fights the Israeli occupation, won Palestinian elections and took over Gaza. In response, Israel took its policies to the next level.

The only power plant was bombed. Travel was banned. Most imports and exports were blocked - forcing most of Gaza's factories to shut down. Fishermen couldn't fish beyond a very limited area. Supplies of fuel and electricity were reduced so much that people converted their cars to run on cooking oil. Even medical supplies were restricted. The Israeli government decided how much food would be let in by calculating how many calories everyone in Gaza would get. As a government advisor at the time said, "The idea is to put the Palestinians on a diet but not make them die of hunger."

These policies crushed Gaza's economy. It now has the highest unemployment rate in the world, and more than half the people live under the poverty line. Even materials to build infrastructure like sewage treatment plants have been held back, so raw sewage is pumped into the sea.

In 2012, the United Nations said that if things didn’t get better, Gaza would be unlivable by 2020. Instead, things got even worse. There have been several major military assaults by Israel on Gaza. Israel says the goal of these assaults is to limit Hamas’ ability to fight. Thousands of civilians have been killed, and tens of thousands of homes destroyed in these assaults. Israeli officials call it, “mowing the lawn.”

But even when the assaults stop, supplies to rebuild are often prevented by Israel from entering the territory.

For a while, Gazans built a tunnel economy under Egypt border, smuggling in everything from urgently needed supplies to weapons to even fast food from Egypt. But the Egyptian government eventually flooded many of the tunnels and even destroyed one of its own border towns to cut off these supplies.

About half of Gaza’s population are children, meaning they’ve only ever known life under this blockade. They’ve never known a full day with electricity. They know when the bombing starts, there’s nowhere for them to flee. They know that when they get older, they’re probably not going to find work. They likely will not be able to leave Gaza or even meet Palestinians from other parts of their country. They know what it’s like living in the world’s biggest prison.

[theyeontheskullship]

How's the sewage treatment plant job going? Has your viewership tanked?

Oh it's surprisingly going great!

At first I was kinda iffy about the idea of me going down there in the first place, but scrubbing tanks actually hasn't been that bad!

Plus I've been able to interview a lot of the underappreciated watchdogs that work down there, and learn about their jobs!

And as for my viewership it hasn't tanked as far as I know, in fact I think it may have even went up a little bit!

[inamindfarfaraway]

My Bluey OC

Name

Whitney Ward.

Gender

Female.

Breed

Komondor.

Appearance

Whitney is a tall, chubby Komondor puppy with great natural strength, brown eyes, and soft, pure white fur grown out long and matted into her breed’s iconic dense dreadlocks. She wears decorative gold rings on the ones on her head and a black cord necklace with a red chewable bone-shaped pendant. Being autistic and nonverbal, she communicates through sounds, body language and typing and clicking pictures on an AAC app on her tablet, which has a red case; she can take time to find the right words, both in her head and on her tablet’s system. She may also wear red noise-cancelling headphones to cope with her hypersensitive hearing.

Age

Seven.

Backstory

Her mother Opal holds a senior position in a sewage treatment plant. Her father Sugar is a speech therapist who’s worked part-time primarily online from home since Whitney was born. They’re both deeply loving and do their best to provide her with a safe, comfortable physical and emotional environment that she can thrive in. The family uses a lot of shorthands to help Whitney get her points across easier.

For the last year and a half, she was in the special needs class of a local normal school. She was insufficiently accommodated, bullied and unfairly blamed by teachers there. When her parents realized what was going on, they were horrified and transferred her to Glasshouse Primary School. She’s doing much better there and has made new friends in Calypso’s class. Sugar and Opal are debating moving in the future to be closer to the school and its other students’ neighbourhood, but don’t want the massive change to distress Whitney, guilty about letting her suffer so much already.

Personality

Whitney is patient, observant, thoughtful and careful. She’s had to learn to be, with her developmental delays in speech and to an extent mental processing and reading usually making her take longer to do things than her peers. At her old school, she was left out and behind a lot and got used to entertaining herself. She’s analytically, strategically intelligent, but doesn’t do well academically. She has a strong sense of justice and believes that doing a bad thing always deserves punishment, struggling to apply this concept with nuance and in degrees. She prefers to wait, think carefully and try to look at the bigger picture and disapproves of others acting rashly. But once she’s sure she’s assessed a situation correctly, she will be very confident, stubborn and even self-righteous in her course of action.

She likes rules and is highly organized and dutiful. She genuinely doesn’t understand mischief, how getting in trouble or annoying adults, outside of mild teasing in contexts known to be completely safe like her family dynamic, could be fun. It certainly wasn’t at her old school, and she wasn’t even doing it on purpose. She spends most of her time and energy just trying to do things right. She has an instinctive respect for and trust in authority figures and institutions. After all, people wouldn’t be in charge for bad reasons, would they? That would mean that the whole system worked badly! And that would be stupid. This is part of why it took so long for her parents to figure out that her old school was one such bad system - Whitney assumed her teachers were right about her deserving her treatment and didn’t want to complain, on top of communication being practically difficult. Now she’s slowly building up her sense of unconditional self-worth and beginning to understand that adults can be downright wrong and cruel.

Her special interests are the Caprinae subfamily of sheep and goats, water supply systems and the properties and care of all different types of dog fur, inspired by wool and the Komondor breed’s often remarked-upon unique fur. She loves to watch herds of sheep and a fluffy toy Suffolk sheep called Cotton is her comfort object. The textures of wool and many other types of hair are extremely pleasant to her. She loves to play hairdresser, sheepdog, security guard and army. She stims by fiddling with her hair and even hides her face in her cords when anxious or upset. She’s also in the habit of lightly flicking and slapping people with them, either playfully as a physical form of teasing or to make them leave her alone or respect her personal space, especially if she’s stressed. She’s starting to pick up a hobby of photography too, taking pictures with her tablet.

She’s very protective of her friends, afraid of losing them after finally getting them, and possessions, and concern for them is basically the only thing besides fear and pain that can make her be impulsive and careless. She doesn’t like sharing her things. As words can be hard for her, she prefers to express her care through actions. Her good friends are Honey, Jack, Rusty and Mackenzie. She likes Bluey, Snickers and Coco, but their energy can be overwhelming and hard to keep up with sometimes.

Other Notes

She likes to playfight with her parents and friends. She’s occasionally too rough and is working on identifying cues that the other person isn’t having fun anymore. 

She has a restricted diet and strong sensitivity to mouthfeel. She mainly eats rice, bread, pasta, noodles, meat and seafood, dislikes spice and sourness and has vitamins more than vegetables. She likes chewy foods and her favourite foods are beef jerky and Choo Choo Bars, as chewing is one of her stims (she used to chew her dreadlocks before getting her necklace). Sugar, befitting his name, loves sweet flavours and eats more confectionery than her.

One Ward family shorthand is “sewage treatment” or ST for a difficult, even downright unpleasant, but necessary and ultimately beneficial task, based on Opal explaining her work and its importance to Whitney. The parents doing housework? ST. Whitney learning a hard new word on her AAC app that will help her express herself better? ST. Her meeting neurotypical social norms like eye contact or not stimming or using sensory accommodations? Not ST. If there’s no good reason behind it, if it doesn’t help anybody, if it’s painful or too uncomfortable or draining to worth Whitney’s while, it is just sewage. That means it needs to be avoided for the sake of her health. Her parents are strong advocates of every child being taught and enabled to recognize the difference between ST and sewage types of demands made of them, particularly those who are communication-impaired and therefore easy to bully and take advantage of. 

Her interschool buddy in Mia and Captain’s class is a twelve-year-old Yorkshire Terrier girl named Claire. Claire is kind, generous, extroverted, optimistic, fearless and talkative. She’s used to her small size not always being accommodated for, and has even been teased for it, so she’s fiercely protective of her little buddy (who happens to be physically bigger than her). Whitney likes to listen to her talk and stroke her silky fur.

Red is her favourite colour. As she grows older and more mature, she takes to wearing the fur cords on her head up in a ponytail in a red scrunchie.

[loominggaia]

...A few mercifully uneventful days passed in Drifter’s Hollow. Then, Captain Evan Atlas received a lucrative new contract.

He presented it to his crewmen at the dining hall, just as everyone was sitting down to eat. “Attention, crew!” he began, standing at the head of the long table with a scroll in his hand, “I’m happy to announce we just got a job from a very high-profile client, and depending on how well it goes, they may have more work for us in the future.”

“Who’s it from?” Alaine asked over a mouthful of food.

Evan unfurled the scroll on the table and said, “The Peoples’ Protection League. It’s a professional organization of monster hunters, and it’s backed by the World Athenaeum! Not only do they hunt monsters, but according to this, they conduct important research on them too.” He tapped his finger against the paper.

Skel’s face wrinkled in disgust. He said, “Ugh, the PPL? What do those bozos want from us? As far as I can tell, they’re nothing but useless grifters.”

“Well, regardless, they’re offering us a lot of money to help them capture a few monsters off the coast of Nasrin,” replied Evan. “Unfortunately I have business in Matuzu Kingdom, so I won’t be able to go myself. So, I need to decide which of you guys will be best for the job. Remember, this job could make or break our future relationship with the PPL. We can not afford to screw this up!”

“Ooh! Ooh! Pick me!” exclaimed Isaac, waving his hand in the air.

Evan told him, “Sorry, son, but I need you to fly Mr. Vengelor and I down to Matuzu Kingdom next week. Love the enthusiasm, though! Keep that energy when we’re guarding the sewage treatment plant.”

Isaac sunk back down in his chair, grumbling, “Man…”

“I will go,” offered Elska.

“Ah, I would like to send you, Ms. Elska,” answered Evan, “but uh, I forgot to mention, these are aquatic monsters. Our client says you will be fitted with diving gear and sent underwater to capture these creatures. No offense, but I don’t believe this job is a good fit for a centaur…”

“Sounds like a good fit for a mermaid though! Send me, Atty!” said Alaine.

Evan smiled at her and replied, “That’s just what I was thinking. Fontaine, I want you to captain this one.”

Mr. Ocean raised his hand and croaked, “I am Aquarian. Perhaps I would also be a good fit?”

“You, my friend, are still on medical leave,” Evan told him sternly. Turning to Lukas, he asked, “Mr. Fanaka, are you interested?”

“With Fontaine captaining? Tch, I’d rather climb up a dragon’s ass. I’d probably live longer,” Lukas muttered before raising a mug of coffee to his lips.

Glenvar was sitting beside him. He slapped the bottom of the mug, causing hot coffee to splash all over Lukas’ lap as he blurted, “Shut yer noise-hole, ya kirkskal! Allie’s a great captain!” He turned to Evan and added, “I’ll show her the same loyalty I show you, Chief. Forget this bellyacher ‘n send me!”

Quickly passing a napkin to Lukas, Evan told Glenvar, “Alright, alright, calm down! I think given your maritime experience, you would be a reasonable choice anyway.” His gaze swept over the long table, examining his remaining crewmen. “Skel?” he queried doubtfully.

The goblin simply laughed. “Thought so,” murmured Evan. He rubbed at his stubbled jaw as he combed over the last of them. This contract was too important to botch, so he skipped over Balthazaar and began to address Jeimos, “Paramo–”

“I suppose you won’t send me,” Javaan interrupted with a bitter edge in his voice. “You know, being a centaur and all…”

“It’s nothing personal, friend, I assure you,” said Evan.

Javaan replied flippantly, “Oh sure, sure. Nevermind that my pockets are empty, I’m plenty capable, and you’re always complaining that you’re short on crewmen…” In between coughs, he sputtered, “Bigot!”

Massaging the bridge of his nose, Evan sighed, “Oh, come on, don’t do this to me…”

“It’s simply too dangerous for you, Mr. Javaan,” Jeimos told him. “You know the captain only sends a crew if he’s ninety-nine percent sure they’ll survive. He won’t send me to Evangeline Kingdom, so why would he send you to Aquaria? He’s only keeping you here because he cares about you.”

“That’s absolutely right! Thank you, Jeimos,” Evan smiled. “By the way, I want you on this job.”

The elf nearly dropped their teacup. “W-what? You’re sending me–a pyromancer–on a mission underwater? What bloody use will I be?”

“This League division is based in Zareen Empire,” explained Evan. “That means they’ll be using Zareenite technology, and I know you’re an expert on that stuff. Please, your expertise is essential on this mission!”

“Ugh…” Jeimos scrubbed at their temples as they thought it over. Their crew silently awaited their response. Finally, they decided, “Very well, I’ll come along. But only under one condition!”

“And what’s that?” asked Evan.

Jeimos gestured to the robot sweeping the floor nearby, “You must let Zacry join us.”

Their crewmen looked at one another, murmuring doubtfully.

“Uh…” Evan cleared his throat, “May I ask why? I mean, that thing can’t even swat a fly. I don’t see how it’ll be any use wrangling monsters.”

“Zacry has so much potential beyond combat!” Jeimos assured him. “You see, I just made several important modifications to its functionality, and I would really like to test them in a field setting. I’m talking about visual and audio recordings, resource gathering, data analyzing, and much, much more! The more experience it gets, the more it will be able to do in the future. It’s a dynamic artificial intelligence, Mr. Atlas. Dynamic!”

Evan hesitated for a moment. Shaking his head, he reluctantly decided, “I don’t know what any of that means. But I do know you’ve got a damn good head on your shoulders, not to mention the cleanest track record on this entire crew, so I guess I’ll take your word for it. I’m putting my trust in you, Jeimos. Please don’t disappoint me, alright? We’ve got a lot riding on this contract; it would be a damn terrible shame if it went to pot!”

Jeimos paid him a salute and assured him, “You can count on me, captain! I’d feel much better with Zacry on the team than without it.”

“Glad to hear that,” said Evan. “But just for safety’s sake, I’m not counting that machine as a crewman. We still need one more person for the job...”

-Excerpt from an upcoming story. Evan picks crewmen for the Freelance Good Guys' latest contract.

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Lore Masterpost

[chey-murray]

Forests Clean Water

Years ago, I took an online course on mountains, and one fact that stuck with me from it was about how people in the United States accidentally polluted the water in New York City by cutting down trees.

It was the 1800’s, and the trees in the Catskill Mountains were cut down to accommodate growing populations, and as a result, the water quality for New Yorkers deteriorated rapidly. Yes, the agriculture pollution and sewage did play a part, but the trees were decided to be such a big problem, that they decided something had to be done.

So, they purchased land, and 18000 the natural ecosystem.

How does this all work? With watersheds.

“Watershed: an area of high ground from which water flows down to a river” Cambridge Dictionary

Imagine it is raining in a forest. Droplets hit the ground, and —thanks to the vegetation which slows runoff — it is absorbed into the soil like a sponge.

As the water move through the soil, microbes are actively removing harmful pollutants, silt is filtered, and plants are helping to remove fertilizers.

Some of the water will end up in our lakes and streams, but will be much cleaner than when it started.

"The ability of forests to aid in the filtration of water doesn’t only provide benefits to our health and the health of an ecosystem, but also to our pocketbooks. Forest cover has been directly linked to drinking water treatment costs, so the more forest in a source water watershed, the lower the cost to treat that water. Forests provide these benefits by filtering sediments and other pollutants from the water in the soil before it reaches a water source, such as a stream, lake or river." American Forests

Since this intake and outtake of water is gradual, removal of these forests can even to lead to a higher chance of drought and floods.

[legov7]

A sewage treatment plant* drawn by someone who does not know how they work and could not be bothered to do the research.

My excuse was that the mountain dwelling dwarfs who build it actually don't care about cleaning up the water and instead just extract some shit for fertilizer.

*I had to look up the right term for this and was really disappointed that the english language lacks a single word that matches the simple beauty of the german "Klärwerk".

[kokila123]

What is a Sewage Treatment Plant & How Does It Work?

Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) are essential facilities for managing and treating wastewater generated from residential, commercial, and industrial sources. These plants help remove harmful contaminants, ensuring that the treated water can be safely released into the environment or reused for specific purposes. R&J Waste Water Treatment Organization is committed to providing efficient and sustainable solutions for sewage management to preserve our ecosystems.

[submersiblepumpsuppliers]

Motor Power and Efficiency in Submersible Sewage Pumps

Motor power and efficiency are critical factors in determining the performance, reliability, and operational cost of submersible sewage pumps. Here’s a breakdown of what to consider when assessing the motor power and efficiency for your specific application:

1. Motor Power (Horsepower)

Motor power is typically measured in horsepower (HP) and refers to the pump's capacity to move water, solids, and waste efficiently. Choosing the right motor power depends on the application’s requirements, including the volume of wastewater, head height (vertical lift), and the type of solids being pumped.

Residential Applications: For typical household sewage systems, a pump with ½ to 1 horsepower is usually sufficient. These pumps are suitable for managing smaller volumes of wastewater, such as from a septic tank or basement flooding.

Commercial Applications: Hotels, restaurants, and small office buildings may require pumps with 1 to 3 horsepower to handle larger volumes of waste.

Industrial Applications: Larger facilities, sewage treatment plants, or factories may require pumps with higher motor power, ranging from 3 to 10 horsepower or more, depending on the amount of wastewater, solids size, and pumping distance.

How Motor Power Affects Performance:

Higher Horsepower: Pumps with higher horsepower can move larger volumes of waste and handle thicker or larger solids, making them suitable for industrial or commercial use.

Lower Horsepower: Smaller pumps with lower horsepower are more cost-effective for residential use but may struggle with handling high volumes or large solids.

2. Motor Efficiency

Motor efficiency refers to the amount of energy the pump motor uses to do the required work (moving water and solids) relative to the amount of electrical power it consumes. High-efficiency motors provide better performance while reducing energy consumption, which is critical for long-term operational cost savings.

Key Factors Impacting Motor Efficiency:

Energy-Efficient Motors: Look for pumps with premium efficiency (IE3) motors, which are designed to minimize energy use while maximizing output. These motors operate at lower energy costs, making them ideal for pumps running continuously or in energy-sensitive environments.

Variable Speed Drives (VSD): Some Submersible Pumps feature variable speed motors that adjust power output based on the pumping load. This allows the pump to operate at the most efficient speed, reducing unnecessary power consumption and wear. VSDs are particularly beneficial in systems with fluctuating wastewater levels.

Motor Design: Pumps with oil-filled motors offer better cooling and heat dissipation, leading to higher efficiency compared to air-cooled models. Oil-filled motors also tend to last longer because they are less prone to overheating.

3. Importance of Energy Efficiency

Investing in energy-efficient pumps can result in significant long-term savings, especially in systems that run continuously or for extended periods. Here’s why motor efficiency matters:

Lower Operating Costs: An energy-efficient pump consumes less electricity while maintaining optimal performance, reducing your energy bills over time.

Reduced Carbon Footprint: By consuming less power, energy-efficient pumps contribute to a more sustainable environment, making them a good choice for eco-conscious consumers or businesses.

Extended Pump Life: Efficient motors run cooler, which helps prevent overheating and extends the overall lifespan of the pump.

4. Selecting the Right Motor Power and Efficiency

When selecting a submersible sewage pump, consider the following to ensure optimal motor power and efficiency:

Application Requirements: Assess the volume of wastewater, head height (lifting distance), and the type of waste being handled (liquid only or liquid with solids) to determine the appropriate motor size.

Energy Costs: If the pump will run for long periods (e.g., 24/7), it’s worth investing in a high-efficiency motor to save on electricity costs over time.

Pump Design and Features: Look for motors with features like thermal protection (to prevent overheating) and durability enhancements (such as corrosion-resistant materials).

Motor power and efficiency are key considerations when choosing a submersible sewage pump. Higher horsepower provides greater performance for larger or more complex applications, while energy-efficient motors reduce operational costs and enhance long-term pump reliability. Carefully evaluate your needs based on the volume of wastewater and solids to determine the ideal motor specifications for your pump system. For more info contact Submersible Pump Suppliers in UAE or call us at +971 4 2522966.