Teaching people about what happens after they flush the toilet is a challenge for every wastewater treatment agency.
The 18,000 customers of the Harlingen (Texas) WaterWorks System can now go online to see in-depth animation of how wastewater is cleaned at the city’s treatment plant before discharge to the Arroyo Colorado River.
Environmental compliance director Randy Reichle created an animation of the treatment process that visitors can view on the city website. “I’ve been doing this type of animation for about 15 years,” he says. “When I moved to Harlingen, I noticed we had nothing educational for the public to see how
