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. J~stroys harmful hactt;:ria and llth~r organisms years, we have reJuced the munht;:r nf rlam:-; in wastewater as it r,lsses through a bank of from 33 (0 nine. MWCC's most recem dl)sin~s UV lights, is more compatible with the ,lqu(]tic included Anok(] i.1nJ Bayporr. We al:~ll huilr environment anJ increases siJ.fery, since plane new pipdines to CllO\'CV wastewater from these:: \)rerarors no lon!:!cr are handling: ur storing: sites to more efficit:nc plants. MWCC :.-hared porenrially hazardous chemicals. some of the COStS l1f these rrojects with the MWCC'S SEWAGE The Seneca rwjec[ up.!!tJded its solid.s cities in which [he::" were huilt hv com"'inim: COLLECTION SYSTEM SPREADS ouT OVER Jewlltcnng system, installing J :ira[e-\Jf~the~an: tht:m with city projc(.':[S 10 the same: con:itru(.':~ THE SEVEN-COUNTY centrifuge system that spins wastewater at high tion areas-which also minimi:t:u disruption to METROPOLITAN AREA speeds to separate solids from liquids. This pro~ ,he public. UKE THE VEINS AND ARTERIES IN YOUR duces much drier solids. reduces odors and low. BODY. PU.CED IN A o:ers incineration COSts. DECREASING MWCC is also near. SINGLE LINE. THE MWCC also tnscalled fine-bubble aeranon SEWER ing completion of a SSO-MILE SYSTEM systems at ail its plants. The aeration process is WOULD STRETCH . OVERFLOWS joint program to FROM THE TwiN critical to wastewater treatment, adding oxy~ reduce combined CITIES TO ST. lOUIS, gen to help natural microorganisms better sewer overt1ow. Most of the area's rain and MISSOURI. digest polluranr:s. Besides being more effective, snow~melr runoff is conveyed in separate ~ipes_ [he new fine~bubble 5~'Stem has reduced [he But older pipes in Minneapolis, St. Paul and ~v1WCC's electrical energy requirements by 30 South St. Paul earn' borh surface water runoff percent. and sewage to our :VleEro Plam. If the runolf is MWCC also seeks to be more cost~effective (00 high-such as after a major rainstonn-the by closing ineffiCIent plants. In [he lase 25 overt low is diverted into separate pipes which lead direcdy co [he Mississippi. In 1984. engl~ .\I\VCC trades personnel are cri~ical t() mczinralning the neers estimareJ rhm almost r.lve billi~m gallons JlfCncy'S nine plants and j5C~m.lle inrercepmT sewer S)'Stem. of untreated sewage tlowed tnra the river each year through combined sewer overtlows. To solve the rroblern. with financial :illp~ pOrt from the Lqislature, :V1WCC and the rhret: cities embarked on a 10.year ac;celerareJ program to builJ new pipes for seW<lg:e while . keeping the olJ [:'ipes for storm wara onh-. After eight years of construct inn, tht: rrnjecr is nearly complere. resulrin!.! in ,10 80 pt:rCl:"nt 9