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fun facts

  • The plant treats up to 72 million gallons of water a day, which could fill 102.5 Olympic-sized pools or 1.16 billion cups of water.

  • You could fill 4.2 trillion water balloons with the water produced at the plant each year.

  • The weight of 72 million gallons of water is heavier than the 54-million pound base of the Statue of Liberty.

  • It took 375,000 total manhours to build the plant, which is equivalent to one person working 8 hours a day for 46,875 days.