Vodokanal St. Petersburg: a report from the inside

In early November, the report's author Artem maynas called the group of bloggers to submit to the inspection of water treatment plant in St. Petersburg. Except it into this group included: Irina Subbotina (organizer), Anton box-Zemlyansky with his wife Elena and Inna Smbatyan (RAEC).

It was also promised a personal meeting with the general director of State Unitary Enterprise "Vodokanal of St. Petersburg", Felix Karmazinov. A very large and important man, who did much for the city.

So. In the evening, the first of November, we all met at the Leningrad station, boarded the "Grand Express" and went to Peter. But from there directly to SWTP (South-West Wastewater Treatment Plant).

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While traveling (and not a short path rather) discussed the St. Petersburg landscapes, a huge area of ​​the city (one and a half times more than in Moscow) and interchange at CADE.

The road is now yet to build, on the side of a lot of construction equipment and building materials. Some lanes blocked. We did the first time could not find the way to SWTP flew a little further. We had a very cunning way to go back and look for a missed turn.

We were met by the head of SWTP and tour began. On inspection dungeons.

Check out the buttons on the elevator:



Negative sixth floor:



Negative seventh floor:



The drains much to wash. Especially a lot of toys. Employees SWTP arranged a small museum of the things found in the sewers.



But this is in the control center. Boxes inspects drainage scheme of the city. And we, meanwhile, explain - how it all works. Like, if anything, from the central station, you can throw on SWTP flows, and from the northern (Ol'gino) - no.



Job Manager is very important, in spite of the total automation SWTP. As to constantly monitor the performance and more "tighten up" hand.



St. Petersburg - the world's first metropolis in which absolutely all the waste water is treated with ultraviolet light. Another such metropolis in 2011 will be New York.



The local dining the food is tasty and inexpensive. Near the entrance to the dining room there are small stands, which can be borrowed for free on corporate newspaper - "Water News."



We ate in the way!

After SWTP we went to the new water supply station. One of its units is relatively newly built and it uses the most advanced water treatment technology.



The complex is a monument to the southern waterworks employees who worked in difficult war years.



The main objective - a new drinking water treatment unit with a capacity of 350, 000 cubic meters per day - "K-6."



This unit - one of the most modern in Russia.



At the same time it is involved in the very few people. Because almost everything works automatically, without human intervention.



For ozone water treatment equipment is used the best Swiss (Ozonia).



The diagram block of K-6 are described in detail all the technologies and facilities which are used for water treatment.



Some of the stages of purification:



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After seeing the "K-6", we went to the office of PR agency TwoPR (host). From the window that offers a wonderful view over the rooftops of Peter.



A second "working" day began with a tour of biomonitoring system, which uses small fish and crabs. They are very sensitive to water quality. Therefore they can be used as a test.



For cancers special sensors are attached. As soon as the water quality in the river falls, raki is immediately feel they drastically change the status and behavior. These changes are recorded devices and controllers on computers instead of green signal appears yellow or red. On this basis it will have taken the decision to suspend water intake.

It should be noted that during the existence of a system of biomonitoring red LED does not light up even once. In St. Petersburg, all is well.



For this work uses only adult male cancers. Such is sexism.



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In the control room for all closely monitored. If at least one area there is a problem, then summing the green indicator changes color.



After getting acquainted with the system of biomonitoring we went to inspect quite famous museum in the city of water.



They installed a huge mock the central part of St. Petersburg. The model is extremely realistic. Even the number of windows on buildings coincides with reality.



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The screen, which is on the layout, shows scientific films.

To the right of the layout is "pipe" that simulates the various stages of delivery of water to the consumer. We went into it ...)))



There, and all the attributes of the dungeon ...



And the view of the average bathroom from the bottom up, through the transparent "floor".



And the water that scare kids.



Previously, the rich people here are the toilets were.



And still have wooden pipes.



One of the halls of the museum. Previously, there was splashing water ...



Boat ...



Clearly shows - on how many percent of our planet is water. Given that fresh water is very small ... and the one that is available to man - even less.



Monument Water Carrier. They were then, when there was no central water supply. We sell water from different rivers of the city. The best water is considered the water of the Neva ...



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