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This facility began operating in 2007. In 2008, it won the American Public Works Association's "Environmental Project of the Year" award.
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Wetlands plants are nature's wastewater treatment process. These plants make exceptionally clean water in the wetlands.
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4th Graders meet at the wetlands kiosk to learn about the wetlands ecosystem.
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This Kiosk was built using grant money and correctional facility inmates. The kiosk displays environmental education information in a setting at the center of the El Dorado Wetlands
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4th Graders attending the 19th Annual Walnut River Water Festival learn about the Wetlands Ecosystem from a boardwalk extending out into the wetlands
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Water Reclamation Facility Supt., Jason Patty, explains the wastewater treatment process to 4th Graders
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Students learn about the Wetlands Ecosystem under the shade of the Wetlands Education Kiosk
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4th Grade students get a birds eye from the boardwalk to learn about wetlands ecosystems.
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This facility has been producing the best tasting water in Kansas 24/7/365 for 77 years
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The El Dorado Wetlands & Water Reclamation Facility has won this award four years in a row.
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Biosolids are a widely used, safe, high quality fertilizer. This organic material provides nitrogen and phosphorous for row crops planted at the facility
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Canada Geese are frequent visitors to both the wetands and Reflection Pond
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Clarifiers separate solids from clean water near the final stage of the treatment process
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El Dorado Wetlands & Water Reclamation Facility discharge point for clean, disinfected water, "Reflection Pond" and then the Walnut River
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Native grass buffer strips border all City owned farm ground. The natural buffers prevent the erosion of valuable topsoil and protect our rivers and streams.
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Clean water spills over ther weir of the final clarifier at the Water Reclamation Facility
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The El Dorado Wetlands and Water Reclamation Facility hosts many tours during the Walnut River Water Festival
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No-Till farming practices are followed at the WRF Farm. Here a soybean plant sprouts up through the previous year's crop residue, which protects the soil from erosion.
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Water Distribution crews fix a water main leak