Did you know that The Region has a digestive system? There are 13 of them, and they work a lot like our bodies. Not only do they clean the water that gets discharged into the river (the equivalent of 3,600 backyard pools A DAY), but they recover nutrients and use them in a more beneficial way.

Sherry and Sam recently took a tour behind the scenes with Dominika Celmer-Repin, a senior engineer in Water Services and we learned a lot, including the strangest things they've ever found in the collection system. There's a reason they educate residents on what not to flush!

You can find out more about The Region Water and Waste program here: https://www.regionofwaterloo.ca/en/water-and-wastewater.aspx
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