Dr. Kate Ascher author of "The Works: Anatomy of a City" and Columbia University professor will be visiting our class on Monday, December 19th.
Post at least one question you have about NYCs sewer system, wastewater treatment plants, or water delivery system in preparation for her visit.
If interested you can also post an additional question about our subways, bridges, tunnels, streets, or waste removal system
Do you think that our wastewater treatment system needs any type of improvement?
ReplyDelete1)Do you think the water treatment plants can be better? How? Why?
ReplyDelete2) What are some affordable method to slow down waste over flow?
3)What is the government role on improving our water waste?
Do you think that the water treatment plant is doing its job?
ReplyDeleteIs there a way that sewage overflow can be decreased?
How long, do you believe,will it take New York City to become 100% eco-friendly?
ReplyDelete1) What can we do to help sewage overflows ?
ReplyDelete2) Do you think that New York's waterways are save enough ?
What are some actions that can be taken by the community and the government to improve our water treatment plants?
ReplyDeleteAre there certain areas we need to concentrate on updating our water treatment plants due to outside factors such as population?
Amrika Sieunarine
Do you believe the Water Delivery system should be offered to other countries that do have such a system?
ReplyDeleteDo you believe water that is "treated" repeatly can one day cause damage to human health?
Does our water system ever cause problems with our subway systems? What type of problems?
KRYSTAL ACEVEDO
How do you think our waste water treatment plants will be more productive with a combined or uncombined sewer system?
ReplyDeleteWhat are the cons and pros of having a combined vs. a uncombined sewer system?
What do you think are some challenges faced by cities like New York in getting more greener infrastructures?
What do you think we should do to contribute to the sewer system safety?
ReplyDeleteShould all cities have separate sewer systems that are no combined? why?
ReplyDeleteDo you think all countries should have some type of system in which water and sewage is disposed of and recycled?
Is it possible to over treat water to the point where it can hinder the population of hunans?
*What are ways we can improve our wastewater treatment plants?
ReplyDelete*Do you believe greenroofs will help reduce runoff when it rains?
- How did the first engineers build the first sewer system? What went through their mind when it came to designing and beginning to build the system?
ReplyDelete- Is there a way you can improve the treatment plants, sewer system by also including health green infrastructures to improve the environment?
If creating the sewer system depended on you how would you create it? Would you change anything or leave it as it is?
ReplyDeleteWhat made you to decided to look into treating the sewer system?
ReplyDeleteWhy did you decide to write this book?
ReplyDeleteWhat do you think about the waste water system now?
Would you still alter some parts? Or some of it?
Have you ever visited the construction of the Third sewer tunnel?
ReplyDeleteAre there any plans fro creating a new waste water treatment plant?
ReplyDeleteIs building a waste water treatment plant expensive?
Is our sewer system completely unique, or is it related, or based of a sewer system from another country or civilization?
ReplyDeleteWhat would happen to New York City if the Wastewater Treatment plant were to skip a step in the treatment?
ReplyDeleteHow can our Wastewater Treatment plant be imprvoed?
What are some highlights of New York City's sewer system?
What would happen if something goes wrong in a waste water treatment plat? Does it repeats again?
ReplyDeleteWhat is the worst thing that could happen to a waste water treatment center?
ReplyDeleteHow expensive is it to create a new waste water treatment center?
What are the most important materials need, to clean our waste water?
Is there a way to make the treatment plants much more effective for example to treat and clean the water more efficiently?
ReplyDeleteIf new plants were created would it help the cleaning rate of the sewer water?
_David Perez
Have you been part of any agricultural projects that helps with the problem of combined sewage overflow?
ReplyDeleteDo you think our sewer system is enough to provied healthy water for the people?
ReplyDeleteWhat can change in our sewer system to make it better?
As the population in NYC grows will the city need a bigger sewer system for the future?
ReplyDeleteKnowing we can't stop the waste Combined sewage overflows when it rains or snow, what are some contributions we can come up with to delay a overflow, or stop it completely?
Is there any plan towards creating another wastewater treatment plant or are the 14 wastewater treatment plants that we have good enough for the mean time and feasibly the future in NYC?
ReplyDeleteDo you think that the federal standards stated on the Clean Water Act of 1972 should be higher?
Has there ever needed to be a shut down on one of the wastewater treatment plants? If yes, for how long?
What inspired/motivated you to write this book?
ReplyDeleteWhy have you choosen to educate people about the sewage system?
What has been the most exciting part about writing book?
what would happen if certain steps that are done in the waste water treatment would not be included?
ReplyDeleteIs their any way to make the water that is released back into the river any more cleaner?
In your opinion what do you think can be done to reduce sewage over flows?
DELORYN QUEZADA
ReplyDeleteCan our wastewater treatment plants clean entirely the water collected from after hydrofracking?
MELORYN
ReplyDeleteHow different is our waste water treatment plant compared to other areas. If the treatment system in NewYork were installed in other areas, how would that impact us?
What are some plans for the future of the New York City's sewer system?
ReplyDeleteDo you think the wastewater treatment plants clean our water enough or should their standards be raise?
ReplyDeleteDo you think the New York city sewage system needs improvement and if yes What should be improved ?
ReplyDeleteDo you think that the way New York City cleans its water is good enough ?
How expensive would it be to upgrade the system?
ReplyDeleteIn your opinion does it need improvement?
Whats your position on how NYC cleans its water and sewage?
Andy Alvarez
Do you think it would be possible to prevent all of the sewage from polluting the entire flow of water?
ReplyDeleteWhat kind of new technology would be created to upgrade the treatment plant?
what would happen if something went wrong with the waste water treatment plant?
ReplyDeleteAre there any others things or system we can use to keep our water clean
How would people's water get treated without a waste water treatment plant?
ReplyDeleteWhen the water runs threw the fitration systems. Do the cemicals used clean out everything!? Is there one harmful small organisums that isnt being obvserved or cheeked? what is the biggest fear with our old sweage and filtratoin systems. is this helping contain the 1% of fresh water in this world that we have for ourselves?
ReplyDeleteIf the waste water treatment plant overflows, how can it be fix? and how?
ReplyDeleteIs the NYC Subway system prone to earthquakes or seismic activity?
ReplyDeleteDo you think there is too much fluoride being added to our tap water?
Do you think seperate pipes, (one for exess water from storms, one for waste water would be more effient than combined sewage pipes?
ReplyDeleteLISNANLLY GUABA
Do you think NYC wastewater treatment has room for improvement? If yes, what needs to be improved?
ReplyDelete-Gen
What are the benefits of upgrading the system? If the system can't get upgraded, what are the effects?
ReplyDeletewhy cant wheels recycled water be 100% purified instead of 85% ?
ReplyDeleteBRUNEL ROSE
Its like you read my thoughts! You appear to understand
ReplyDeleteso much about this, such as you wrote the book in it
or something. I believe that you simply can do with a few percent
to force the message house a little bit, but instead of that, that
is fantastic blog. A great read. I'll definitely be back.
My web page :: transformers age of extinction free cyber credits