On Thursday, March 26, the “Spring Bus Tour of Sewage Treatment Facilities” will apparently be held.
(Info provided by Hank @ Nishitsu SP)
The image below is quoted from A Double-Factory Tour That Protects Daily Life! Set Off on a Purification & Incineration Tour! “Spring Bus Tour of Sewage Treatment Facilities” Now Recruiting Participants! | Nishinomiya City Website.
Spring Bus Tour of Sewage Treatment Facilities
When is it?
Thursday, March 26, 9:00〜12:00
※Held in light rain
Where is it?
Meeting point: West side of Rokutanji Park (in front of City Hall East Building)
Here it is on the map↓
Tour sites: Mukogawa Downstream Water Purification Center and Hyogo Higashi Sludge Center (Amagasaki)
What will you do?
This facility tour lets you learn what happens to the water after it gets flushed down the toilet🚽🚰
- Mukogawa Downstream Water Purification Center🚿
A facility where wastewater from toilets and other sources flows in from parts of Nishinomiya City (Shiose, Koto, Kawaragi, and Uegahara areas), as well as Amagasaki City, Itami City, and Takarazuka City - Hyogo Higashi Sludge Center🔥
A facility where sludge sent from sewage treatment plants in Nishinomiya City, Ashiya City, Amagasaki City, and Kobe City is collected
How much does it cost?
Free
Capacity?
20 people
※If there are too many applicants, participants will be selected by lottery (priority given to those who live, work, or study in the city)
Who can participate?
4th grade elementary school students and older
※Children younger than junior high school age must be accompanied by a guardian
How to apply
Apply through Nishinomiya Smart Application
Application deadline: Tuesday, February 10
Event details are → here
Finally
There aren’t many chances to find out what happens to the toilet water we casually flush every day, are there? Getting to tour both the purification and incineration facilities in one go seems pretty rare. It also sounds like it could make a good spring break field trip〜
※Hank @ Nishitsu SP, thank you for the information!!
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