Wastewater: Where does it go?

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  • Опубликовано: 29 ноя 2012
  • Have you ever wondered what happens to water and other substances when they are flushed down our drains and toilets? It shouldn't be a mystery, and the City of Windsor and the Detroit River Canadian Cleanup initiative have partnered to create a wastewater video to help de-mystify the topic, and educate viewers.

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  • @Bcoops06
    @Bcoops06 6 лет назад +271

    I live in Australia and I had no idea that my sewer went to the Detroit River

    • @sandmoonky
      @sandmoonky 4 года назад +6

      Ehhh lol

    • @Tom22Lr
      @Tom22Lr 4 года назад +3

      Let's Fly Away it happened here to when it trains a lot water gets into to sewage pipe and when the creek flood water gets in it an sewage gets spilled into the creek in Sydney

    • @RickyReyesJ3sus
      @RickyReyesJ3sus 4 года назад +3

      hahaha good one

    • @Ivan.A.Churlyuski
      @Ivan.A.Churlyuski 3 года назад +5

      Lol same for me in California.

    • @Bcoops06
      @Bcoops06 3 года назад +1

      @Nathan Cofone r/wooosh

  • @cakebuu887
    @cakebuu887 8 лет назад +246

    They should teach this in schools

    • @nish3003
      @nish3003 7 лет назад +16

      They do teach this in schools.

    • @jamesluck2969
      @jamesluck2969 6 лет назад +8

      Cake Can, better yet take them to the plant show them what guys have to do to fix the plant

    • @keke3441
      @keke3441 6 лет назад +2

      I don't know about your country, but they do teach us this in chemistry.

    • @parthiancapitalist2733
      @parthiancapitalist2733 6 лет назад

      No they shouldn't since this doesn't talk about the cleaning

    • @Spike22269
      @Spike22269 4 года назад +10

      Watching this because of school rn you got your wish

  • @migrainejane
    @migrainejane 7 лет назад +46

    I don't even live in Detroit and this was super useful. Thank you!

  • @Dragonfly-yk6oo
    @Dragonfly-yk6oo 7 лет назад +248

    They sure as hell don't teach this in school, though they ought to.

    • @cvetkojovcevski645
      @cvetkojovcevski645 7 лет назад +23

      they ought to teach more practical stuff like this in schools, real life stuff

    • @philipmclaughlin9636
      @philipmclaughlin9636 7 лет назад +4

      cvetko jovcevski I went on a field trip to a wastewater treatment plant when I was in school.

    • @Johnroberts2013
      @Johnroberts2013 7 лет назад +7

      This video was showed to us today in Science class.

    • @71ratswolleyrats88
      @71ratswolleyrats88 7 лет назад

      Dragonfly 6300 the ought to teach you to fucking talk normal

    • @ShowginTV
      @ShowginTV 6 лет назад +1

      +xblackcatx13 666 I guess it's only fitting to see a shit comment on a video about wastewater.

  • @ILLICITNOISE
    @ILLICITNOISE 7 лет назад +376

    I live in California, I had no idea all my waste water went to the Detroit river.

    • @thattniggahfernn4983
      @thattniggahfernn4983 7 лет назад +36

      ProdiG Right? I'm from California to, I didn't know we all lived by Detroit river..

    • @kingucrimson5383
      @kingucrimson5383 6 лет назад +32

      thattniggahfernn 498 Wow! I Know right!..... or maybe this video was meant for people who live in Detroit... :O

    • @Daniel-xo5ej
      @Daniel-xo5ej 6 лет назад +39

      TheGreenKnight I live in Germany poor Detroit-river

    • @deonneee
      @deonneee 6 лет назад +3

      I live in Michigan soo In Detroit so it goes there so fast

    • @marveenkumar414
      @marveenkumar414 6 лет назад +1

      ProdiG h

  • @Liz-tg8rm
    @Liz-tg8rm 6 лет назад +7

    It's sad that videos like this never make it to the trending page

  • @sneakyrabbits
    @sneakyrabbits 9 лет назад +43

    Very well done. Much more engaging and explanatory than most videos on wastewater treatment I am finding on youtube.

  • @mikecrews9112
    @mikecrews9112 6 лет назад +12

    I've always been interested in waste water treatment since I was little, thanks for finally clearing this up for me!

  • @marcplucinski8846
    @marcplucinski8846 2 года назад +8

    I worked at a wastewater treatment plant for 25 years. I can say honestly I had a shifty job! But I also say damn proud to help clean water

    • @mimas3346
      @mimas3346 Год назад

      For some reason, I always assumed that water that went down the drain went to a water treatment facility, and then after treatment, went back into the municipal water supply, or into a reservoir or something like that so it could be used again. Looks like I was wrong - in most places, after treatment, it just gets dumped into a river and carried out to sea. This seems relevant right now, because where I am, it hasn't rained at all in more than 2.5 months and the government is starting to ration water.

    • @nolesy34
      @nolesy34 Год назад

      DETROIT WHAT
      DETROIT WHAT
      DETROIT W-
      WELL SHEEEET

  • @theaztecwarrior1190
    @theaztecwarrior1190 4 года назад +5

    When am bored I watch random videos like this and at the same time I find it satisfying

  • @boyka1827
    @boyka1827 3 года назад +5

    Been living in US for 10 years. I have been curious about where does the waste go after flushing and luckily I found this video. This much educational information for only 700k views?

  • @TheBishop12
    @TheBishop12 8 лет назад +88

    0:08 Oh my God I have to remark, I've never seen a square toilet before (i live in the USA)

  • @blxebxrry1755
    @blxebxrry1755 Год назад +2

    They taught this in my science class and I just went back to rewatch it for no reason

  • @ZackGomez198035
    @ZackGomez198035 9 лет назад +91

    Please don't dump cooking oil down the drain!

    • @HomebrandFishfood
      @HomebrandFishfood 6 лет назад +3

      Fine I'll dumb olive oil down the drain

    • @jonathonmason6608
      @jonathonmason6608 6 лет назад +1

      Please dont flush grease.. Rags..toys... Female products either.

    • @louisbarningham
      @louisbarningham 3 года назад +3

      @@jonathonmason6608 Please don't tell me what to do with my toilet

    • @gopackgo4036
      @gopackgo4036 2 года назад +1

      @@louisbarningham please don’t cause sewage overflows bud.

    • @gopackgo4036
      @gopackgo4036 2 года назад

      @@HomebrandFishfood that’s theoretically ok since it doesn’t solidify.

  • @pjmackey373
    @pjmackey373 6 лет назад +11

    I live in ireland I didn't know all my waste went to the Detroit river.

  • @gr8095
    @gr8095 7 лет назад +8

    Awesome video, I wish more people could see this.

  • @phoenixwalkthroughs9090
    @phoenixwalkthroughs9090 6 лет назад +3

    My grandpa is the president of the water district in Ranger/Eastland, Texas, walked me through the plant and taught he how everything works. It's pretty cool

  • @Chikotka
    @Chikotka 2 года назад +3

    It's always lovable to watch how water is cleaned. Blessed you.

  • @TheComeUpZone
    @TheComeUpZone 9 лет назад +12

    This should be taught early in school! A random conscious acknowledgement of my running water while I was brushing my teeth brought me here.

  • @zengardengnome
    @zengardengnome Год назад +3

    Yooo Detroit's wastewater treatment process is amazing. Chemical treatment of wastewater is so common in the US that I didn't even know there were good alternatives in use anywhere here.

  • @AlHughesPhotography
    @AlHughesPhotography 11 лет назад +4

    Very concise and to the point. I'll be sure to share this on FB.

  • @kimbroughmauney889
    @kimbroughmauney889 9 лет назад +9

    thank you for this. will use with my classes here in Alaska before we tour out own plant

  • @OldSoulIndigo
    @OldSoulIndigo 8 лет назад +1

    I think everyone should see this video....Please share! Great job!

  • @serzeydalran1305
    @serzeydalran1305 8 лет назад +3

    Great information! Thank you for making this easy for my 7 year old who just flushed a key chain Down to see why that's BAD! I'm sharing on FB

  • @thehappyfarmer3887
    @thehappyfarmer3887 11 лет назад +1

    Agreeing with previous posts; very well done!

  • @cottoncandy113
    @cottoncandy113 7 лет назад +20

    What woman thinks that its okay to flush tampons and pads down the toilet??? Literally every bathroom says "DON'T FLUSH SANITARY NAPKINS DOWN THE TOILETTE!!!" Every. Bathroom. Who is doing this? WHO????

    • @chrisnunya2001
      @chrisnunya2001 6 лет назад +5

      People who aren't very intelligent most likely.

    • @rayman1269
      @rayman1269 6 лет назад +5

      Hive Atlas apparently a couple of them, i had a big ass party for my 16th bday and some dumb bimbo flushed a tampon down my toilet and fucked up my whole basement smh

    • @rayman1269
      @rayman1269 3 года назад

      Ibrahim W u rite , but i was 16 at the time i didnt know much

    • @nikola23gr
      @nikola23gr 3 года назад

      People that will never watch this video!

    • @marcoslightspeed5517
      @marcoslightspeed5517 Год назад

      Your grandman is doing it.

  • @johnnyvo5461
    @johnnyvo5461 4 года назад

    " No 1, No 2 and TP." love it, so simple! thank you!!!!

  • @ag47fantasy38
    @ag47fantasy38 8 лет назад +110

    Watched until the end. I guess I'll need to find somewhere else to brush my teeth?

    • @rileys.2102
      @rileys.2102 8 лет назад

      +AG47 Fantasy hehe

    • @gshockdonnytaylor
      @gshockdonnytaylor 8 лет назад +3

      and shave face

    • @christiandoodles
      @christiandoodles 7 лет назад +1

      Tooth paste is a soap

    • @rockmusicornot.1725
      @rockmusicornot.1725 7 лет назад +1

      +christian doodles toothpaste is Far from just soap... It is poison, look into fluoride! Its sad and its real!

    • @kevinscott9013
      @kevinscott9013 7 лет назад +7

      so im assuming you dont use toothpaste because you think its poisoning you?

  • @thestrangeman069
    @thestrangeman069 8 лет назад +56

    How many times did he say Detroit River?

    • @NovackNick
      @NovackNick 7 лет назад +4

      Michael De Santa about 12 times

    • @luisa7417
      @luisa7417 6 лет назад +1

      LAX Aviation 7 amIHOE

    • @gamesps9562
      @gamesps9562 5 лет назад +3

      Read his channel name.

    • @robotman8444
      @robotman8444 3 года назад

      89 times

    • @urlovekel
      @urlovekel 3 года назад

      @@gamesps9562 realisation hit

  • @HaiNguyen-un7bc
    @HaiNguyen-un7bc 9 лет назад +2

    Very informative. Thank you

  • @germyname
    @germyname 9 лет назад +5

    Excellent video. Very informative. Well done.

  • @tobi7470
    @tobi7470 7 лет назад +1

    This video is actually eye opening great work !

  • @thaGkillah
    @thaGkillah 10 лет назад +31

    so i can piss while showering without getting a nasty bad feeling?

    • @LeonThePious
      @LeonThePious 4 года назад +2

      you pretty much shower with the re-cleaned water from your neighbor piss

  • @paytonl3485
    @paytonl3485 6 лет назад +2

    i really wish they would show this at school. this is cool.

  • @JudyTootCorn
    @JudyTootCorn 2 года назад

    Hello from BC Canada. Great educational video for any city

  • @crawwwfishh3284
    @crawwwfishh3284 Год назад +2

    The guy at the sewer plant told us when they got through with the 💩 water it was cleaner than the river they send it into. We told him to drink some. He wouldn’t.

  • @kenaldri4923
    @kenaldri4923 Год назад

    Ten minutes is all it takes to educate people about stuff most don't ever want to have to think about. I worked in the field. I am not an outcast from society. Flush but don't forget.

  • @suzie2230
    @suzie2230 10 лет назад +1

    wow! great innovation!

  • @danmcdonell9492
    @danmcdonell9492 11 лет назад +1

    Great video - very well done

  • @TheHamsterHasSpoken
    @TheHamsterHasSpoken 3 месяца назад

    This encourages me more to conserve water and to put my paint water anywhere else, fire video 🔥🔥🗣️🗣️

  • @sarah_maravilla
    @sarah_maravilla 10 лет назад +3

    Filipinos should watch this and pay attention to the problem of sewage system in our country.. After watching reporters notebook (documentary about the problem of sewage system) I became more aware and curious on how this problem should be handled..

  • @AlMamun-mz1we
    @AlMamun-mz1we 7 лет назад

    very educative video & conversation.

  • @rossydelacruz7209
    @rossydelacruz7209 7 лет назад

    my daughter and I loved the video it was super informative and helpful

  • @user-ml8zw6hv1r
    @user-ml8zw6hv1r 8 лет назад

    great video, and very informative.. thanx

  • @nelehstars57
    @nelehstars57 10 лет назад

    Super content ! Thanks!

  • @S_kg509
    @S_kg509 7 лет назад +1

    great work

  • @SALAMAYoussef
    @SALAMAYoussef 10 лет назад +1

    thank u for the useful information

  • @Tekunno
    @Tekunno Год назад +1

    These are the types of "what ifs" that i think abt in 3 am

  • @urlovekel
    @urlovekel 3 года назад

    i’m now going to be more aware of this, thank you!

  • @Frosty-273
    @Frosty-273 2 года назад +2

    The stuff they are saying you shouldn't do is COMMON SENCE. There really are way to many uneducated people in this world and also people that generally just don't care.. Sad world we live in and is the reason the world is in the state its it.

  • @jimbob-jn6jz
    @jimbob-jn6jz 6 лет назад +2

    They really should teach this stuff in school!

  • @bethmai8028
    @bethmai8028 6 лет назад +2

    I really appreciate this video but am disappointed that Nestle is advertising their water before this video. In Ontario, Nestle is taking its waters from our water source, bottling it and selling it. Since it takes about 3 times as much water to make a water bottle as what the bottle holds, making plastic bottles is a poor use of our water resources. This is in addition to the fact that many of those bottles end up requiring even more energy to be recycled/cleaned out of waterways/or take up space in landfills.

  • @nejcribic
    @nejcribic 6 лет назад

    very usefull, good video thanks!!!

  • @greengirlconsulting5368
    @greengirlconsulting5368 11 лет назад

    Love it!!!! Great jobs ladies! :)

  • @secondaryemail5738
    @secondaryemail5738 6 лет назад +3

    so you're telling me that the water i drink has been in some else's body, at one point?

  • @manalgalal758
    @manalgalal758 10 лет назад

    thank u for the useful information .......great jop

  • @myopinions3652
    @myopinions3652 2 года назад

    Excelente video thanks.

  • @user-jz6bj3ge9g
    @user-jz6bj3ge9g 3 месяца назад

    great documentary armen balian

  • @aimps19
    @aimps19 10 лет назад +14

    Now I want to drink water :P

  • @tomvarga3092
    @tomvarga3092 8 лет назад

    👌Great video

  • @PastorSkeptic
    @PastorSkeptic 5 лет назад +5

    I didnt know the Detroit River was so important for Utah's water. Thank you Detroit.

  • @jgururajan0809
    @jgururajan0809 7 лет назад

    Good information

  • @mmotitaniumanode8824
    @mmotitaniumanode8824 4 года назад

    Great content

  • @Kaipeternicolas
    @Kaipeternicolas 10 лет назад +3

    What's the piano music at 0:50 ? Sounds so beautiful.

  • @arsisfruritch9740
    @arsisfruritch9740 3 месяца назад

    I always had this concern about waste water. Water just wonderful element that amazed me. Thanks to those who care about it.

  • @NawnyaBusinaz
    @NawnyaBusinaz 7 лет назад +2

    Good video. Although it's not much comfort knowing chlorine isn't needed for wastewater yet it is added along with the poison fluoride to your DRINKING WATER!!!

    • @nielsf
      @nielsf 6 лет назад +2

      Fluoride is what protects your teeth and is vital for people that wish to use their teeth past the age of 35.
      Please read up and if you can, test it yourself, to know what it actually does before you just read and parrot the "tin foil" hat people about conspiracies.

  • @niksio4331
    @niksio4331 10 лет назад

    Thanks for clarifying what TP is.. confidently thought it abbreviated for toothpaste hehe

  • @sebbers
    @sebbers 2 года назад +2

    Ok I watched one video on my recommended, and now my whole feed is how water treatment works 💀

  • @MagicalBread
    @MagicalBread 6 лет назад +1

    Wow I didn’t know that Canadian water went to the Detroit river!

    • @developeryexil4981
      @developeryexil4981 6 лет назад +1

      MagicalBread lol this is a joke i think. but if you actually didn't know that canada is right on the detroit river. then you are brain dead. but if you are joking then good job

  • @texitilemachineprint
    @texitilemachineprint 6 лет назад

    very nice .

  • @akidzul7748
    @akidzul7748 3 года назад

    Hello, may I have the permission to use some of the clips in this video for my project? Thank you in advanced.

  • @calebcummins9421
    @calebcummins9421 7 лет назад +8

    mine goes in a septic tank and gets sucked up by a truck every 2 years

    • @Ivan-ge9jw
      @Ivan-ge9jw 4 года назад +1

      It’s been 2 years . They suck your poop and pee yet ?

  • @thepaparya
    @thepaparya 3 года назад +1

    So 4:25 is when he actually starts talking about the damn video you searched up for

  • @DrinkWhiskeyRaiseHell
    @DrinkWhiskeyRaiseHell 7 лет назад +5

    So 90% clean sewage gets dumped into the drinking water source?

    • @ssaj0644
      @ssaj0644 3 года назад

      So basically are we drinking recycled pee of people since birth ?

  • @biniheartgaming
    @biniheartgaming 8 лет назад +6

    This was my homework twice this year.

  • @MrMartinkimber
    @MrMartinkimber 7 лет назад

    Great video! They should make it law that EVERYONE learns this and has to pass a written test.

  • @l.jevans8067
    @l.jevans8067 2 года назад +1

    Very cool

  • @StratiogsDimitrios
    @StratiogsDimitrios 7 лет назад

    name of the song at 4:11 plz!!! its from Coldplay - Clocks but where i can find this version????? plz!!

  • @Andrewwivx
    @Andrewwivx 4 года назад

    My dad works at KC they’ve done tests and they’ve shown the flushable wipes are flushable

  • @Kaipeternicolas
    @Kaipeternicolas 10 лет назад

    Hello? Can someone tell me the name of the piano piece at 0:50???

  • @SweetyDonaldTrump.1
    @SweetyDonaldTrump.1 4 года назад +1

    How much does it cost to built this sewage system?

  • @yuexiangchemicaldong9907
    @yuexiangchemicaldong9907 6 лет назад

    thank you

  • @talkinglittlekittiesw8257
    @talkinglittlekittiesw8257 Год назад

    Thank you I needed this video for my class in science and they need a really good grade to make my mom proud 🙂🙂🙂 thank you so now I can show this to my teacher and show this to my partners in science and then will have a good grade thanks to you😃😃😃😃😃😃🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

  • @Ivan.A.Churlyuski
    @Ivan.A.Churlyuski 3 года назад +1

    Rain barrel got me in trouble.. not allowed to collect rainwater even to help relieve storm drains.

  • @8platypus
    @8platypus 7 лет назад +5

    where are we supposed to put our used toothpaste then, the trash?

  • @Sinderella1987
    @Sinderella1987 3 года назад +1

    So after I clean my
    Floor with disinfectant for toilets where should I pour it ?

  • @6616Milan
    @6616Milan 7 лет назад

    Thank u Lord there are people out there who takes care of this environment. Happy to take a dump with ease.

  • @007Environment
    @007Environment 6 лет назад

    I live in California, but I wondered where I could take the used cooking oil to dispose.

  • @oscar4292
    @oscar4292 6 лет назад

    In the UK all drains are separated as it is illegal to have stormwater ajd wastewater in the same sewer as are sewers.

  • @Xecnalxes
    @Xecnalxes 6 лет назад +1

    I live in Florida. Sorry for polluting you, Detroit River.

  • @lizillusion2318
    @lizillusion2318 4 года назад

    So...... Where else are these facilities? Because I live in Massachusetts.

  • @megangonzaga
    @megangonzaga 6 лет назад +3

    why wasnt throw up mentioned ?

    • @hughjanus3798
      @hughjanus3798 5 лет назад +1

      Thanks for making the idea of drinking waste water a little bit worse...

  • @ender10man
    @ender10man 7 лет назад +9

    Do you guys know those dinosaur pills? You put them in water and they slowly inflate to a dinosaur? What if I flush one of those?

    • @tashalynn29
      @tashalynn29 7 лет назад +5

      sewer dino!!

    • @Starpaintbrush
      @Starpaintbrush 4 года назад

      Xd sewer dino

    • @RickyReyesJ3sus
      @RickyReyesJ3sus 4 года назад

      he will mutate and turn into a crime fighting dinosaur and clean up the streets of detroit

    • @ender10man
      @ender10man 4 года назад

      @A Fury Maybe will

    • @ender10man
      @ender10man 4 года назад

      @@RickyReyesJ3sus 😂😂😂

  • @stevelovessialetsdance5966
    @stevelovessialetsdance5966 4 года назад +1

    🚽🛀🛁🚿🚿 cool video..

  • @em_joy4473
    @em_joy4473 6 лет назад +1

    I feel bad that when I was a toddler I dumped a bunch of cleaners and soap and what ever other liquid I could find and I flushed it down the toilet....

  • @paulmarado
    @paulmarado 6 лет назад

    Damn the Detroit river!

  • @geodude7116
    @geodude7116 2 года назад +2

    What about the shower? Soaps, shampoos, sunscreens, lotions, hair products, and countless skin products…

  • @kelseycox6022
    @kelseycox6022 7 лет назад +10

    Once I flushed a frog

    • @shinyeevee7554
      @shinyeevee7554 6 лет назад +2

      Animals Rule it was probably dead already
      -_-

    • @sunset_tube5092
      @sunset_tube5092 6 лет назад +1

      Ha ha ha !!🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂

  • @afranca1825
    @afranca1825 8 лет назад +2

    That's a neat toilet.

  • @annv1169
    @annv1169 7 лет назад

    How does the sewage drain have the momentum to push the water so far? My house is miles and miles away from any treatment plant!

    • @chinagirl891
      @chinagirl891 7 лет назад +1

      They slope downwards. The water travels by gravity. If its to far, or you live lower than the treatment facility then they have lift stations( holes in the ground that collect and pump it up hill)