Sewage Plant

            Today’s journey was one like no other. We attended the Sewage Plant right over the bridge in Menands. It was a day I have been dreading since before we even started because my perception of the plant was completely different than what it turned out to be. I ended up saying during our trip that I would much rather visit places like the sewage treatment plant everyday than go to a museum. I would much rather attend places such as the sewage treatment plant because I learned about issues that our currently happening right now as opposed to years ago that lead us to the year 2015. The tour guide really captured my attention and made me aware of what actually gets put into our waste water and how much good they do to improve the Hudson River. The guide showed us how waste water comes in, how they filter it, and how it goes back out into the Hudson River. I found it truly amazing that because of sewage treatment plants 95% of the water that is put back into the Hudson river is completely clean and swimmable. Many people including myself criticize the Hudson River and talk about how dirty it is but today I learned that that isn’t the case. I feel like because of this trip I wont mind getting into the Hudson River after all even though I have been dreading it since the first day. Image how dirty the river would actually be without lifesavers such as sewage treatment plants?  The world would be a completely different place and living conditions would be much harsher. It amazes me how a place like this could pull out all of the of sludge dissolve into the water. Like the tour guide explained its like taking all of the sugar out of your coffee after it has already been dissolved. It seems almost impossible and extremely tedious but anything is possible and I am truly thankful for the sewage treatment plants to make the world a better place and filled with less pollutants.