Across
- 2. ______ Activated Carbon is used to filter out the dirt that is suspended in the water
- 3. Water that leaves our water treatment facility is safe for ________
- 5. ________is added to our drinking water to help build strong teeth and dental hygiene
- 6. Waste water is first past through a copper _______ when it arrives at the waste water treatment facility
- 7. When water falls from clouds
- 10. _____ and snow are examples of precipitation
- 13. The aeration tank pumps oxygen into the water to help the friendly ________ breakdown any remaining scum or sludge
- 14. ________ is converted to Ozone at the water treatment facility
- 15. The process the Region of Peel uses to filter water is called _________
- 16. There is a screen at the mouth of the _______ pipe in the lake to keep out larger objects
- 17. The Membrane Filter is cleaned by __________, where water is pumped backwards through the filters
- 20. In some parts of Caledon people get their drinking water from _________
- 22. Large ______ are used to transport waste water from your homes to the Region of Peel's treatment facility
- 24. After the aeration tank the water goes to a _________ tank, where bacteria sinks to the bottom
- 25. Water is sent to everyone's ________ in the Region of Peel after it is cleaned for drinking
- 28. The primary ________ tanks in waste water process is to let the sludge sink to the bottom and the scum float to the top
Down
- 1. After water evaporates, this occurs in the sky
- 4. Wells take fresh water from the ______ for people to drink
- 8. When the sun heats the water this invisible process occurs
- 9. The incinerator’s _____ is collected and placed in a lagoon, which gives it a reddish colour
- 11. _________ is skimmed off of the top of the tanks of waste water using a slow moving bridge
- 12. Water is suctioned through a _________ Filter to remove any remaining particles
- 18. At the ______ _______ treatment facility water is cleaned and returned to the lake
- 19. The driving force for the natural water cycle
- 21. The Region of Peel's source of drinking water is _______ Ontario
- 23. _________ gas is pumped into the water to kill any bacteria.
- 24. ________is added to water before it goes out to people’s homes, to ensure freshness
- 26. This is removed from the settling tanks and incinerated with the scum
- 27. Chlorine is used to keep ________ from clogging up the intake pipe
