Recyled Water

Olympia has recently finished constructing their new Hands on Children's Museum and it is amazing. As far as children's museums go it definitely ranks in the top 10 I have been to.

Olympia Hands on Children's Museum

That's cool but what's really crazy is the play space they have created out of "reclaimed" water from the sewage treatment plant across the street!

"The plaza – a joint effort of the East Bay partners the City of Olympia, Port of Olympia, Hands On Children’s Museum, and the LOTT Clean Water Alliance – highlights the partners’ shared educational focus on the importance of water.

The most striking feature of the plaza is the stream-like water feature, which is truly unique.  It is the first and only recreational water feature in the state that uses reclaimed water.  LOTT produces high-quality Class A reclaimed water from the water we use and discard every day.  It is the highest quality of reclaimed water, meeting stringent water quality standards and permit requirements from the state Departments of Ecology and Health."

So essentially all these kids are playing in cleaned sewage water.

Learn more here... Recycled Water