South Central Wastewater Authority

Clean Water for Our Children

One of the best ways to insure clean water for future generations is to educate our children on the importance of wastewater treatment. In America, we dirty a lot of water, and the water has to be cleaned up before it is returned to the environment. Swimmers, boaters, fishermen, crabbers... everyone has a stake in clean water!

Visit Your Local Wastewater Treatment Plant

One good way to become better educated about wastewater treatment is to visit your local wastewater treatment plant. The South Central Wastewater Treatment Plant in Petersburg, Virginia welcomes visitors. You can sign up to tour the plant - visit this page to see how.
Tours
Virtual Tour

EPA Wastewater Kid's Pages

The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has several educational pages and links for kids, including links to Bill Nye-the Science Guy and Eddie the Eco-dog.

Visit these EPA pages to learn more.
The Wastewater Kid's Page
Water for Kids!
EPA Water Education Sites

Wastewater Crossword Puzzle

Try our Wastewater Crossword Puzzle. Enter your answer in the blank at the end of each clue, and the words will appear in the puzzle automatically. All answers are on our website.

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1 DOWN: The South Central Wastewater Authority provides wastewater treatment services to the environment. (7 letters)

2 ACROSS: Naturally occurring growing in the aeration tanks can eat some dissolved pollutants. (8 letters)

2 DOWN: Dried and disinfected sludge that is safe to spread on farm fields is called (9 letters, plural)

3 DOWN: The liquid portion of the wastewater stream is oxidized and nitrified in the tanks. (8 letters)

4 ACROSS: Wastewater pollutants that settle to the bottom of settling tanks become . (6 letters)

5 ACROSS: The wastewater solids are mixed with which raises the pH of the material to provide stabilization. (4 letters)

6 DOWN: The U. S. government agency that regulates water quality is known by the initials (3 letters)

7 ACROSS: The South Central Wastewater Authority Treatment Plant can treat up to 20 million of wastewater per day! (7 letters)

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South Central Wastewater Authority
900 Magazine Road, Petersburg, VA 23803-3400
Phone: (804) 861-0111 | FAX: (804) 861-3254
Contact: info@scwwa.org