Aeration tank at Texas A&M wastewater treatment plant

Part of a tour of the wastewater treatment plant at Texas A&M. Aeration tank where microbes eat stuff. Extra solid material was being added to keep the microbes from starving over Spring Break. Aggies are off poopin' elsewhere. Later in the video the other tank is shown, some maintenance was being done. It was not that smelly.

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• Texas
• A&M
• Wastewater
• Treatment
• Tour
• Microbes
• Aeration

[floridagrandpa]

I am a certfied Waste Water plant Operator. You would float in the areation tank as well or better than just water. While film makes

Waste Water treatment look simple the operation is quite complex. Unfortunately the profession is dying. This is one of the utilities that is essential for large masses of people to live together. Something needs to be done to interest young people in it.

[LCausey]

I only posted a small snippet of the film I took of this tour. I found it the most visually interesting. Floridagrandpa is right the operation was quite complex and all the operators had to go through a lot of training and they have to continue their education.

[BlueEyed65000]

But do they put some kind chemical in it to keep it from smelling bad? b/c the place across the street from me had water that looked just like this but had no bad odor or anything.

[LCausey]

This one does not have a chemical to deal with any odor but it is located away from residential areas and there was a decent breeze.

[BlueEyed65000]

I'm curious, is this water clean or nasty? I used to live across the street from one of these places with a BIG resevoir outside of it and I always wondered if the water was FILTHY, I mean it didn't stink or anything.

[LCausey]

The water is not suitable for drinking or swimming in at this point in video. Very nasty. At the end of the process, it is safe to place back into the river.

[jaydee1606]

if you fall in one of these you will sink you can not swim or float in it

[bebeheuy]

I am very happy to see the vidoe from you, hopefully the others also are happy for You Aggies are off poopin' elsewhere. Later in the video the other tank is shown, some maintenance was being done. It was not that smelly.

[anakmudajaman]

I Love The Video It Can Increase My Knowledge Part of a tour of the wastewater treatment plant at Texas A&M. Aeration tank where microbes eat stuff.

[NganaJHone]

Steady I Really Like This Video Aggies are off poopin' elsewhere. Later in the video the other tank is shown, some maintenance was being done. It was not that smelly.

[willamricard]

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[AntoMelta]

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[imegatrone]

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[bundawartini]

Your Video Is Very Useful Sharing Aggies are off poopin' elsewhere. Later in the video the other tank is shown, some maintenance was being done. It was not that smelly.

[1bad65truck]

@Darkman560 it has nothing to do with bouyancy,,you can not swin it be cause of the Strong currents the rising air causes,we have had 2 people to fall into our fine bubble aeration basin and other than smeiing bad they suffered no ill effect

[GotToBeRetro]

egh dont drop the camera