Seize
your snorkel
as the Diver of the Drains
escorts you on the Journey of Used Water.
The average humble abode in the realm sends forth
7,000 gallons of wastewater every month.
This used water must arrive at the Tanks of Las Vegas Street
where the Guardians of the Wastewater can prepare
it for others to use downstream.
Underground and unseen, used water is collected
and transported through 1,376 miles of pipeline
ranging in size from a miniature six inches
to a mammoth sixty six inches in diameter.
There are over 27,107 ingenious Covers of the Manhole
throughout Colorado Springs. They provide access
for the operation and maintenance of the used water system.
Generally, the flow of used water is downhill,
responding to the irresistible pull of gravity.
However, in some areas, lift stations are necessary to pump
wastewater into the force mains.
Loyal Guardians of Wastewater Collection
oversee the domain of the sewer system.
The magical viewing lens of television
cameras
penetrate and inspect the many miles
of complex pipeline every year.
Although buried under our terra firma,
over 600 miles of pipeline must be cleansed each year.