Water Plant

Yesterday my class went to water treatment plant in our town. The water plant processes the water we drink in cities. We learned that we had 6 wells, 3 gravel wells and 3 rock wells. Gravel wells are wells that are 60 feet deep in the ground. Rock wells are wells that are 300 ft deep. Gravel wells refill a lot quicker then rock since rock wells take 1000s of years to refill, while Gravel wells take 50 years to refill. Gravel wells need to be tested often to make sure nothing toxic in the water. Our town has 38 miles of piping running through our town. Our town tests water more often then it has to, by state law, to make sure our water is clean. This is what I learned yesterday and the water treatment plant.