When you flush a toilet in the Twin Cities, where does everything go? |
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Flush a toilet or take a shower and that water begins a journey — sometimes lasting more than a day — on a network of pipes to be purified at one of nine regional treatment plants. That enormous wastewater system operated by the Metropolitan Council rarely garners much public attention, largely because it works efficiently with few major disruptions.
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