How NYC’s Sewage System Treats 1.3 Billion Gallons Of Wastewater - NYC Revealed

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  • Underneath the ground of New York's fabled streets exists a vast network of pipes that make up the city's sewer system. New Yorkers create, on average, 1.3 billion gallons of wastewater per day that makes its way through these 7,500 miles of pipes.
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  • @YoshMaster
    @YoshMaster Před 2 lety +6524

    Haha I love that woman! She’s very passionate about doing something most people would never dare to do. People like her are so important to society!!

    • @I_WANT_MY_SLAW
      @I_WANT_MY_SLAW Před 2 lety +22

      How much does she get paid? I know it's less than men. Women only make 70% of what a man makes.

    • @lifesimon9076
      @lifesimon9076 Před 2 lety +31

      If you love her so much why don’t you marry her

    • @YoshMaster
      @YoshMaster Před 2 lety +170

      @@lifesimon9076 because if I married everyone I love I’d be in trouble fast..

    • @laurenconrad1799
      @laurenconrad1799 Před 2 lety +8

      I agree!

    • @Reefer-Rampage69
      @Reefer-Rampage69 Před 2 lety +7

      Yes exactly!

  • @Itsfish20
    @Itsfish20 Před 2 lety +3359

    We need more people like this woman, she loves her job and loves the people in the community!

    • @LeeeroyJenkins
      @LeeeroyJenkins Před 2 lety +16

      Do you love your job? There’s a reason some jobs pay better than others. It’s because people don’t want to do them or waste years of their life learning a difficult job.

    • @dwayne7356
      @dwayne7356 Před 2 lety +10

      A manager who isn't afraid to get in and get dirty. Where is Mike Rowe?

    • @paulsuprono7225
      @paulsuprono7225 Před 2 lety +7

      And she sez - 'because of my profession, your streets, city, community . . . will smell clean' !

    • @williamwinstrop3918
      @williamwinstrop3918 Před 2 lety +7

      Pamela Elardo A in 2020 was employed in Environment Protection, Department of and had annual salary of $228,150 according to public records.
      I'd love my job too If I was paid that much to tell the grunts to go clean up the poop.

    • @Jonathan-Pilkington
      @Jonathan-Pilkington Před 2 lety +13

      @@williamwinstrop3918 Are you poor or why do you keep copy & pasting her salary?

  • @gilbertgill6613
    @gilbertgill6613 Před rokem +82

    Protect Pam at all costs!! We need more important folks like this in society. She sees the bigger picture, and her positive energy is infectious. LOVE it.

  • @valuedhumanoid6574
    @valuedhumanoid6574 Před rokem +231

    There's a few videos on this problem in London as well. People pour their grease and oils that congeal and mixes with the baby wipes to form these massive chunks that clog up the system. The only way to deal with them is to manually break them apart and move them down stream. The investigator was down there doing a story and was dry heaving at the smell when they broke apart. There's also human waste mixed in with it and when air hits it...

    • @knightwolf3511
      @knightwolf3511 Před rokem +1

      i was also confused when they said borough even though thats still same as a town, no one uses that other then england

    • @yo-wh7ty
      @yo-wh7ty Před rokem +8

      that is so disgusting oh god

    • @ironhell813
      @ironhell813 Před 5 měsíci +6

      You guys need to stop using the damn wipes.

    • @valuedhumanoid6574
      @valuedhumanoid6574 Před 5 měsíci +2

      @@ironhell813 Not going to happen. The problem is that you're suggestion is spot on, and makes a ton of sense. This is fucking up our sewer, stop doing it. However, once you have wiped with wet wipes, there's no going back. That clean, slick feeling is just too good. It would be like saying jets use too much fuel, get rid of them and go back to prop planes. The ONLY solution is to install grinder stations to liquify the solids so it flows properly. Problem solved

    • @reecetaylor2626
      @reecetaylor2626 Před 4 měsíci

      ​@@valuedhumanoid6574yeah, those dont work as well as you think

  • @FackAttack
    @FackAttack Před 2 lety +1780

    Pam could host a whole Cheddar series on wastewater treatment/sanitation/clean water/etc. and I’d watch every episode, she’s awesome!

    • @pamelaelardo428
      @pamelaelardo428 Před 2 lety +45

      thanks!

    • @williamwinstrop3918
      @williamwinstrop3918 Před 2 lety +14

      Pamela Elardo A in 2020 was employed in Environment Protection, Department of and had annual salary of $228,150 according to public records.
      For 228,150$ a year Id hope so!

    • @Jonathan-Pilkington
      @Jonathan-Pilkington Před 2 lety +24

      @@williamwinstrop3918 Are you poor or why do you keep copy & pasting her salary?

    • @mastercreamer1398
      @mastercreamer1398 Před 2 lety +4

      I always would take a dump in the water tank part of the toilet instead of toilet bowl when I was at a house party. Called it “top loading” 😂😂

    • @HitomiMudo
      @HitomiMudo Před 2 lety

      @@williamwinstrop3918 It sounds like you have a stick somewhere where the sun doesn't shine if you are angry over someone being paid their worth. Get over it!

  • @Twiggy163
    @Twiggy163 Před 2 lety +1239

    If you're wondering about the benefits of a separate sewer system:
    Not only does it prevent overflow, like the video mentions, it also makes the treatment plants work more efficient because the pollution is far more concentrated and not diluted by rainwater.
    It also prevents sewege from coming up to street level during a rainstorm and flooding buildings with... well, shit.
    The downside of a separate sewer system is that it takes up a lot more space in the underground. It's fine if the streets are wide but in neighbourhoods with narrow streets, I absolutely hate separate sewer systems when designing new pipeline routes. Power cables, gas lines, drinking water (transport and distribution), data cables, 2 sewege systems, sometimes a drain to manage ground water levels and district heating pipes. Its a lot to put into the ground.

    • @joeygenna4801
      @joeygenna4801 Před 2 lety +13

      Honest to god I thought he was like: a revolutionary idea: using a different sewage system

    • @Lucas_andos
      @Lucas_andos Před 2 lety +38

      In australia (Well, the south east queensland water services) our stormwater and severys are completly separated, Thats why on all of our drains it says "dont dump, flows to river" Very helpful dusring storm season.

    • @Twiggy163
      @Twiggy163 Před 2 lety +1

      @@joeygenna4801 I can still do that if you like?

    • @smith22041
      @smith22041 Před 2 lety +13

      What about trash on the street washed into storm drains, in a separate system is that line at least treated to some degree?

    • @codycast
      @codycast Před 2 lety +4

      You mean you hate designing pipeline routes in simcity?

  • @b7shoota
    @b7shoota Před rokem +40

    i love this womans energy!! such a pure soul. she should win employee of the decade lol. she should have her own tv show

  • @Evelyn-mf1yn
    @Evelyn-mf1yn Před rokem +11

    Oh my god her “Nasty!!!” At 4:38 got me rolling 😂😂

    • @kvngjxyy6609
      @kvngjxyy6609 Před 2 měsíci

      Exodus 20:7
      King James Version
      7 Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

  • @masteroptics7213
    @masteroptics7213 Před 2 lety +1244

    That's a lot of crap! I love how enthusiastic she is about waste. Dedication right there to her work.

    • @cheddar
      @cheddar  Před 2 lety +128

      She was quite the character!

    • @zardozmyrh7789
      @zardozmyrh7789 Před 2 lety +12

      Norton would be proud rest in peace Art Carney

    • @williamwinstrop3918
      @williamwinstrop3918 Před 2 lety +11

      Pamela Elardo A in 2020 was employed in Environment Protection, Department of and had annual salary of $228,150 according to public records.
      What you are seeing is not dedication. You are seeing a lady who is paid way to much, and does not need to perform any of these tasks ever.
      She tells the people being paid under 20$ an hour to go scrape the poop.

    • @Tarsibu
      @Tarsibu Před 2 lety +4

      She's definitely seen a lot of shit *Badum TSS* I'll be seeing myself out now

    • @Jonathan-Pilkington
      @Jonathan-Pilkington Před 2 lety +17

      @@williamwinstrop3918 Are you poor or why do you keep copy & pasting her salary?

  • @Tabbithakitten
    @Tabbithakitten Před 2 lety +510

    I wish we had more public outreach about what cannot be recycling and "flushable" wipes. A lot of people don't know.

    • @orangeradishneo
      @orangeradishneo Před 2 lety +37

      I genuinely don't know how someone can get to adulthood and not find this out, and I'm not trying to be rude. I personally don't recall/currently know of any public outreach here in Canada for this stuff, other than videos like these (that i've only personally noticed as an adult). It just seems like one of those commonly understood things you learn in childhood.
      There was an episode of Adam Ruins Everything a few years ago that covered this, and at the time I noticed a lot of people when discussing the episode/topic were admitting to flushing wipes, and even tampons!
      All aside from the "flushable wipes" - the name is completely misleading and these companies shouldn't use that term.

    • @Tabbithakitten
      @Tabbithakitten Před 2 lety +16

      @@orangeradishneo To be clear: I did know this before this video. But seeing the results is so much more informative.
      I think the "flushable wipes" is 99% of the problem. But I believe in Toronto I've seen public outreach about this issue overall.

    • @ttopero
      @ttopero Před 2 lety +7

      This is a bane of marketing! Our fear-driven hygienic society is very vulnerable to marketing messages that are easy or desirable to believe but have dark sides lurking around them!

    • @koilamaoh4238
      @koilamaoh4238 Před 2 lety +11

      Just put the wipes in another receptacle.. Sheesh. Easy to make toilet paper into flushable wipes to, not that hard.. And get a bidet, does wonders for a clean booty.
      aLSO these wipes can ruin your plumbing system in ones home if they don't watch what they are doing.
      Expensive to repair in the long run.

    • @TheBooban
      @TheBooban Před 2 lety +2

      @@koilamaoh4238 they will stink if you don’t flush it! But I don’t understand why they are better than tp. Its women who use it. Why?

  • @nonadaze
    @nonadaze Před rokem +5

    her energy my god. she loves her job.

  • @MarvelousYoUnAstro
    @MarvelousYoUnAstro Před rokem +12

    Aside from the passion for her job... we need people like this everywhere in general! I studied a cross contamination class once, what I learned there in detail no one outside of that class would have taught me. That class can help you understand how important it is to collaborate to keep things clean and safe. This planet is crying for a little collaboration... we seem not to get it. It might be because we know we are only here once and creating a who cares mentally, selfishly living like let the next generation handle it... I try to contribute every day by creating less garbage at home and using my electric powered equipment, knowing that it's a very small part and wishing everyone worldwide could do theirs!

  • @matthewknutsen6939
    @matthewknutsen6939 Před 2 lety +447

    I took a class in hydraulics a few years ago and it really is remarkable how much NYC waterways have improved over the past 30 or 40 years. Wouldn’t quite call the east or Hudson rivers, or the narrows clear yet, but they’re a lot cleaner than their were in the 70’s or 80’s
    It’s a shame people know about all the environment problems in the world, but we never hear about things that are improving

    • @John77Doe
      @John77Doe Před 2 lety

      🤢🤮

    • @MrRevolverkiller
      @MrRevolverkiller Před 2 lety +2

      It doesn’t catch on fire anymore does it?

    • @9volt65
      @9volt65 Před 2 lety +21

      It also doesn't help that people assume NYC is a huge trash pit and don't seem to acknowledge anything good that comes from it. It's really painful to live here your entire life and have to deal with people assuming that you and the city you love are a huge burning garbage-fire, when we have systems like this in place to improve.

    • @spacebound1969
      @spacebound1969 Před 2 lety +4

      @@9volt65 It kind of is tho.

    • @nonyafkinbznes1420
      @nonyafkinbznes1420 Před rokem

      @@9volt65 It is though, a festering garbage dump with trash, litter and human waste all over the place. What's ironic is it's full of nitwits who want to lecture the rest of the world on environmentalism.

  • @evy2031
    @evy2031 Před 2 lety +538

    As Adam Conover once said, “flushable” wipes are as flushable as “flushable” golf balls

    • @chuckbrotton2449
      @chuckbrotton2449 Před 2 lety +65

      Actually, worse. Golf balls don't clump together into massive blobs

    • @gerardmontgomery280
      @gerardmontgomery280 Před 2 lety +32

      Yeah I work in waste water in England. Our pumps hate anything tougher than toilet paper. These "flushables" are just rag and rag plus fat means a blockage.

    • @southaussiegarbo2054
      @southaussiegarbo2054 Před 2 lety +1

      @@gerardmontgomery280 you get adult toys t

    • @carultch
      @carultch Před 2 lety +27

      What standards are there, that even allow manufacturers to call them flushable? And is it really that hard to put them in the trash bin, instead of down the drain?

    • @gerardmontgomery280
      @gerardmontgomery280 Před 2 lety +7

      @@southaussiegarbo2054 I've seen plenty of Jonnys but no actual toys. We did recentally take a life sized minion stuffed toy out of the inlet to the works recently though

  • @FlowcastYT
    @FlowcastYT Před rokem +56

    I work in the trades and I gotta say it's extremely rare to find a woman willing to do what she did. Props to her!

  • @theymusthatetesla3186
    @theymusthatetesla3186 Před 9 měsíci +3

    This was FASCINATING! ....and that Lady was great....seems to genuinely enjoy her job!

  • @RichardBaran
    @RichardBaran Před 2 lety +170

    This lady is great. She seems so happy about her job.

    • @williamwinstrop3918
      @williamwinstrop3918 Před 2 lety +2

      Pamela Elardo A in 2020 was employed in Environment Protection, Department of and had annual salary of $228,150 according to public records.
      That is why.

    • @Jonathan-Pilkington
      @Jonathan-Pilkington Před 2 lety +5

      @@williamwinstrop3918 Are you poor or why do you keep copy & pasting her salary?

    • @whatname8952
      @whatname8952 Před 2 lety +7

      @@williamwinstrop3918 good for her.

    • @RichardBaran
      @RichardBaran Před 2 lety +1

      @@williamwinstrop3918 Wait. You can't love what you do be happy, and have a good salary?
      Makes no sense. You can have her love for life with or without money.

    • @entertainme7523
      @entertainme7523 Před rokem

      she does?

  • @astr0nox
    @astr0nox Před 2 lety +121

    I love how genuinely passionate the deputy commissioner is about her job!

    • @williamwinstrop3918
      @williamwinstrop3918 Před 2 lety +3

      Pamela Elardo A in 2020 was employed in Environment Protection, Department of and had annual salary of $228,150 according to public records.
      Wouldn't you be for that kind of pay?

    • @Jonathan-Pilkington
      @Jonathan-Pilkington Před 2 lety +7

      @@williamwinstrop3918 Are you poor or why do you keep copy & pasting her salary?

    • @alexandermarquardt597
      @alexandermarquardt597 Před 2 lety +5

      ​@@williamwinstrop3918 That is completely beside the point. If you are at the head of a large organization you make money, that's perfectly fine.
      If you do your job, that's fine.
      If you are GOOD at your job and care about it, THAT'S what's laudable.
      Only losers think making money is a problem

    • @mastercreamer1398
      @mastercreamer1398 Před 2 lety

      I always would take a dump in the water tank part of the toilet instead of toilet bowl when I was at a house party. Called it “top loading” 😂😂

    • @southsidesaiyan8641
      @southsidesaiyan8641 Před 2 lety

      @@mastercreamer1398 shut up

  • @hobi8860
    @hobi8860 Před 9 měsíci +9

    I work in a water and waste water organisation and I love my job.
    Genuinely, the provision of clean drinking water and the collection and treatment of waste water are two of the most essential processes for life. Thankfully most people don’t experience service issues or failure and thus take these for granted. The engineering and science involved is incredible.
    Absolutely great places to work, a career for life - it’s always going to be needed.
    Ps you get used to the smell!

    • @squlliamwriggs6775
      @squlliamwriggs6775 Před 12 dny

      I just graduated with a civil engineering bachelors, and our senior project involved the design of an entire drinking water treatment plant and distribution system. It’s amazing how in depth each process goes to tackle certain isssues

  • @benmcreynolds8581
    @benmcreynolds8581 Před 2 lety +249

    The underground sewer systems of new York and Chicago are some of the craziest things I've ever seen. The amount of effort that went into the infrastructure of the water ways is INSANE.

    • @timmmahhhh
      @timmmahhhh Před 2 lety +2

      Yeah Chicago's big dig to put in the massive tunnel, I believe under the river, made the news during construction.

    • @phantom-xb6wv
      @phantom-xb6wv Před 2 lety +20

      looks like they predicted americans would shit alot eating all those hamburgers

    • @mastercreamer1398
      @mastercreamer1398 Před 2 lety +3

      I always would take a dump in the water tank part of the toilet instead of toilet bowl when I was at a house party. Called it “top loading” 😂😂

    • @BoobieTubes
      @BoobieTubes Před 2 lety

      @@mastercreamer1398 aka an upper decker

    • @mastercreamer1398
      @mastercreamer1398 Před 2 lety

      @@phantom-xb6wv you keep your mouth shut when your talking to me sir!

  • @Bbykns
    @Bbykns Před 2 lety +85

    I feel like these workers need a lot more PPE than a basic mask and gloves to be dealing with a cities sewage

    • @candy2325
      @candy2325 Před 2 lety +8

      I agree. Need a whole suit or something lol

    • @gingercashcat
      @gingercashcat Před 2 lety +1

      yup!!

    • @mauricemotors8207
      @mauricemotors8207 Před 2 lety +5

      @@candy2325 I work for the city of Houston fleet and I’ve been to a waste water plant to jump off a truck that has a big vacuum to unclog pipes and it’s nasty beyond BELIEF

    • @leinadalan
      @leinadalan Před 2 lety +3

      Its 99.9% water. Most who work around sewage get vaccinated for hep a and b. I did.

    • @beatrixbrennan1545
      @beatrixbrennan1545 Před 2 lety +1

      Yeah they need a robot to do that shit

  • @monoXcide01
    @monoXcide01 Před rokem +2

    5:56 "Watch your step" is a funny thing to say at a sewage treatment plant lol

  • @perpecedecelequex
    @perpecedecelequex Před 2 lety +114

    My dad works for DEP, they don't usually get a lot of recognition so it's great to see a video about them :)

  • @user-uv9rl1cn4v
    @user-uv9rl1cn4v Před 2 lety +92

    As an operator to a wastewater treatment plant I can tell you that at the of the day it feels nice when you have cleaned the water and you have gained energy as biogas

    • @Justanotherfuckingobserver
      @Justanotherfuckingobserver Před rokem +3

      This is the comment I was looking for, I saw a video a couple of years ago about a country that uses waste to create biofuel and they run their city's bus system on it and I was like "why are we not funding this!!!"

    • @Noahloveless1
      @Noahloveless1 Před rokem

      @@Justanotherfuckingobserver Its how we power the plant and the boilers for the digesters.

    • @CelestialTrailblazer
      @CelestialTrailblazer Před rokem

      What's your job salary ? How do you get this job ?

  • @thisischris5351
    @thisischris5351 Před rokem +1

    Awwww, PAM! 🙈 she was so freaking awesome. I loved her humor, her mind, her gestures, her attitude.. she’s a really awesome person.

  • @susansempf5709
    @susansempf5709 Před 2 lety

    Thanks for all you do wherever you are involved with this job.

  • @dogbog99
    @dogbog99 Před 2 lety +72

    She’s a living legend, respect to her

    • @williamwinstrop3918
      @williamwinstrop3918 Před 2 lety +2

      Pamela Elardo A in 2020 was employed in Environment Protection, Department of and had annual salary of $228,150 according to public records.
      Don't worry shes being paid for her "Living Legend" status.

    • @Jonathan-Pilkington
      @Jonathan-Pilkington Před 2 lety +2

      @@williamwinstrop3918 Are you poor or why do you keep copy & pasting her salary?

    • @andrewdaley3081
      @andrewdaley3081 Před 2 lety +3

      @@williamwinstrop3918 no wonder she's so fucking happy. 🇬🇧👍

    • @Leon-sk6dk
      @Leon-sk6dk Před 2 lety

      @@williamwinstrop3918 I’m doxxing you.

  • @bender4769
    @bender4769 Před 2 lety +66

    Seriously this woman made the whole video. I remember going to a sewage treatment center in my town for a field trip when I was younger. If this woman was giving the presentation I would probably be working there now!

    • @eternitykentucky6935
      @eternitykentucky6935 Před rokem +1

      Lol I went to sewage treatment center on field trip in Elementary school. That's the day I realized we drink 💩 water that's been recycled. So now I only drink bottle water 🤣 🤣

    • @johnostout
      @johnostout Před rokem +1

      @@eternitykentucky6935 Id guess most of your bottled water is just from a culinary source. Good luck getting away from it.

    • @eternitykentucky6935
      @eternitykentucky6935 Před rokem +2

      @@johnostout lol I bet the bottled water , is just bottled 💩 water.. makes me feel like it's better if it's not coming from the tap. 😂

  • @rieniekramer1912
    @rieniekramer1912 Před 2 lety

    This lady is so nice in explaining how it all works ... bless you ... need more of your type😇

  • @kalmage136
    @kalmage136 Před rokem

    I salute & appreciate & am grateful to those who work in this field.

  • @ShyVioletIsShy
    @ShyVioletIsShy Před 2 lety +339

    I had a field trip to the sewage treatment plant in 4th grade. It was fascinating. AND REALLY STINKY. We were learning about Tertiary Treatment plants, hydroelectricity, and the water table. Seeing the intake tubes was nauseating... we were all laughing at the "balloons" that had gotten stuck at the bottom of the rakes. (Hindsight, eh?) We also got to go to the reservoirs, see the fluorination plants, even underneath the Merrimack river hydroelectric dam with a fish ladder in Manchester, New Hampshire. It was simultaneous the coolest and the WORST field trip ever.

    • @Undecided0
      @Undecided0 Před 2 lety +12

      That's one field trip I would have skipped.

    • @timmmahhhh
      @timmmahhhh Před 2 lety +7

      My local plant had a tour about three years ago and odors weren't too bad. Perhaps treatment methods have improved over time or my facility was more modern? It was really informative excellent tour. Then again I was in my 50s and likely appreciated it more than I might have as a fourth grader.

    • @John77Doe
      @John77Doe Před 2 lety +1

      🤢🤮

    • @tekesters
      @tekesters Před 2 lety +16

      Man you remember 4th grade like it was yesterday while I'm having trouble remembering if I turned all the lights off today!

    • @John77Doe
      @John77Doe Před 2 lety +2

      @@tekesters 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @isaiah1931
    @isaiah1931 Před 2 lety +100

    Shoutout to the water resource and environmental engineers who created these systems. It’s crazy to think how much humans can accomplish. That being said hopefully NYC can fix the overflow issue.

    • @QAlba1074
      @QAlba1074 Před rokem

      Humans can accomplish a lot of sh!t.

  • @joey8033
    @joey8033 Před rokem +4

    This is a very very well put documentary, I really love it and that woman really loves her job. And I want to say something without sounding like "that guy on the internet" but who else noticed the quality of this video? I mean it was made in partnership with a real life broadcaster with resources and made with professionalism in mind, notice the narrator had such a professional and intelligible voice? That's something that's missing in youtube voices today and it's sad. Amazing video btw ❤️🎉

  • @-2high2fly-
    @-2high2fly- Před rokem +1

    There's a little cut with benches right next to the woodtown creek plant right near a tv cable company building that I used to go to get away from all the people and commotion of the city. Never smelled from the plant or anything either, just a nice little getaway

  • @spectro4428
    @spectro4428 Před 2 lety +164

    That's a insane amount of wastewater, quite interesting to see how it looks!

  • @Kimberly-wt1nu
    @Kimberly-wt1nu Před 2 lety +45

    Clorox got a bad rap in this video. They don't even produce a "flushable" wipe.

    • @ShyVioletIsShy
      @ShyVioletIsShy Před 2 lety +13

      Clorox wipes have always been awful for the environment, and some dinguses love to throw them in the toilet when they're done! Get a waste basket, yall.

    • @tookitogo
      @tookitogo Před 2 lety +14

      @@ShyVioletIsShy You missed Kimberly’s point entirely (she’s absolutely right by the way): the problem isn’t people flushing Clorox wipes. The problem is the “flushable” *toilet paper* wipes, which the manufacturers continue to call “flushable” even though they are not. Clorox wipes do not claim to be flushable.

    • @Kimberly-wt1nu
      @Kimberly-wt1nu Před 2 lety +7

      @@tookitogo thank you! some dingus missed the point. LoL

  • @cempe8312
    @cempe8312 Před rokem +1

    i adore that woman energy, the world need more people like her! i wonder hows the sewage system in my country or town, i hope it can be as good as nyc has. hope there are many innovations for the rainy season

  • @meisha89ify
    @meisha89ify Před 5 měsíci +1

    I appreciate her. Everyone in this world plays a part to make our lives as easy and normal as possible. We thank you

  • @brandonsmith3060
    @brandonsmith3060 Před 2 lety +25

    Another reason why education must be part of the infrastructure funding…Without funding to develop the future trades and MEP people, who’s going to keep the system running?…It’s not robots.

  • @JustDoinFlorida
    @JustDoinFlorida Před 2 lety +30

    I love videos about sewer systems so much for some reason. Maybe because I'm a fisherman and it's just cool to see the advances we're making to get our water as clean as possible so our environment remains healthy.

  • @worldofwastewater
    @worldofwastewater Před rokem +3

    Awesome video!!! Thanks for highlighting this hidden gem of an industry. Wastewater is a great career choice for anyone interested!

  • @nelsonpun
    @nelsonpun Před rokem

    No matter what the profession there is always someone out there that is passionate about it. Never ceases to amaze me.

  • @ubermut1379
    @ubermut1379 Před 2 lety +46

    I love how passionately and accessibly the woman in this video explains everything! I was a bit sad that the video didn't show more of her explanations because this whole topic is very fascinating. I would be really interested in what her policy recommendations and wishes for the city to improve their sewage system would be.

  • @Sumanitu
    @Sumanitu Před 2 lety +26

    I dont understand why the sale of flushable wipes just aren't outlawed by cities. Heck they outlawed disposable plastic bags in my city, but flushable wipes are still at the grocery store

    • @Ryan2022
      @Ryan2022 Před 2 lety

      Oh god
      Shut up

    • @valmal2659
      @valmal2659 Před 2 lety

      So you don’t wash your bum properly because if you use just tissue then yuck 🤢

    • @sylviarohge4204
      @sylviarohge4204 Před 2 lety

      @@valmal2659
      With toilet paper we also get our asses clean.
      Apparently some are too inept even for this simple task.
      The wipes degrade in sewage treatment plants, but they take 7 days or more to do so.
      The problem that arises from this is that the waste water takes about 24 hours to be clarified.
      However, the cloths are not degraded within 1/7 of the time, which is why they have to be removed beforehand.

  • @lizardfishmanbearpig1818

    After traveling to India i have so much respect for what these people do in NYC, smaller town across the US, and even individuals who install a septic system on their property. Every city smells like raw sewage there. Every body of “water” that you get close to makes you gag. Even on the trains they dump the raw sewage directly onto the tracks. Never get close to the window on an indian train. You will feel a light mist that feels refreshing until you realize what it is.

    • @Fido-vm9zi
      @Fido-vm9zi Před 10 měsíci

      US has so many infrastructure systems in place while some countries lack systems. Are they perfect? No. In some areas of the world sewer and garbage are just discarded in water or immediate environment. Hope things change. Believe they are & will.

  • @jan-philippklein3593
    @jan-philippklein3593 Před 2 lety

    she just takes so much pride in her job its amazing

  • @monke2823
    @monke2823 Před 2 lety +15

    I love how cool that lady is about her job, we need more people like that

  • @no.6522
    @no.6522 Před rokem +2

    The way she talk about her responsibilities shows how proud she is of the progress. She is a REAL New York Hero!

  • @edge2science
    @edge2science Před 2 lety +14

    A county executive once said, "this is the most primordial need of a metro community, yet absolutely invisible and seamless to its end users". What're *real people*, civil servants maintain this service for the multitudes.

  • @MarkSentMe
    @MarkSentMe Před rokem +2

    I LOVE how they capture the gas that comes from those digesters. I wish all communities would do that. It's a sustainable and renewable resource.

  • @anthonywhite3502
    @anthonywhite3502 Před rokem +1

    LOL @ 3:24. I’m surprised that 5-second clip hasn’t turned into a meme and gone viral. 😂

  • @caesar3909
    @caesar3909 Před 2 lety +22

    the sewerage system is one of mankind's greatest but often overlooked inventions. People are so use to it that they don't understand the mayhem that would unfold if it were to become compromised for a long-term period of time.

  • @chrisbomb5740
    @chrisbomb5740 Před 2 lety +6

    5:11 I am somehow scared someone was able to flush a full Mountain Dew bottle

    • @coreys7219
      @coreys7219 Před 2 lety

      Either a connected storm drain or a manhole. Once I pulled an oldsmobile hubcap from the car screen at my previous treatment plant.

  • @georgesadler7830
    @georgesadler7830 Před rokem +1

    Thank you for the video.

  • @vishnugoniyal6072
    @vishnugoniyal6072 Před 5 dny

    Salute to those who treat that sewage and make the city livable.

  • @edimalan14
    @edimalan14 Před 2 lety +6

    She’s got such a personality it’s awesome!

  • @Penguinmanereikel
    @Penguinmanereikel Před 2 lety +10

    First episode about the sanitation system, third about the sewage system
    This show has been great to watch during lunch!

  • @joebledsoe257
    @joebledsoe257 Před 2 lety

    Such a thankless job that not many folks will do. Thanks!!

  • @curtisleeyork1978
    @curtisleeyork1978 Před 2 lety +2

    I have a ranch with 2 natural wells. Sometimes guests say they dont like my water. If only they knew how dirty their water is compared to mine lol. Straight from the ground. Gods purest water. Nothing added, nothing taken. perfect

    • @xXDESTINYMBXx
      @xXDESTINYMBXx Před rokem

      Did you ever test the water quality of your Wells?

  • @jeffw8218
    @jeffw8218 Před 2 lety +10

    Kind of ridiculous that "flushable wipes" are still called that, when it's CLEAR AS CRYSTAL that they're not flushable. That is false-advertising.

  • @qwerasdfjkl1990
    @qwerasdfjkl1990 Před 2 lety +5

    love her enthusiasm!

  • @jeremynolan9294
    @jeremynolan9294 Před rokem +1

    So happy to see someone so happy about the job

  • @caluschter
    @caluschter Před rokem

    Thnx Pam!

  • @kaymish6178
    @kaymish6178 Před 2 lety +32

    From the late 90's to early 00's the area of the city I live in did a storm water sewage separation program. The city dug up all the sewer pipes and replaced them with pipes that did just waste water and diverted all the storm water into new pipes to flow into the rivers and streams or made new streams. The water quality in the one discharge river improved markedly so we don't get swimming bans so much any more. But now there is a new kind of heavy metal and rubber pollution going into the waterways because of all the cars and especially heavy trucks, so now there's a ban on gathering food from the waterways around the city because the cars have made it too toxic.

    • @GTF85
      @GTF85 Před 2 lety +7

      The brake dust off cars is a big one

    • @joenuts5167
      @joenuts5167 Před 2 lety

      Cars suck

    • @nonyafkinbznes1420
      @nonyafkinbznes1420 Před rokem

      @@joenuts5167 Cars bad, but not the trucks the deliver my consoomer items from Amazon! 😂

    • @onekerri1
      @onekerri1 Před 7 měsíci

      @@joenuts5167 No, you do.

  • @Nan-59
    @Nan-59 Před 2 lety +206

    Idk why someone hasn't legislated to have "flushable" wipes deemed NOT FLUSHABLE.
    Because this is disgusting! 🤢 🤮

    • @TheLoos3Goos33
      @TheLoos3Goos33 Před 2 lety +18

      $$$

    • @sudeshramdhanie6216
      @sudeshramdhanie6216 Před 2 lety +14

      There needs to be a surcharge on those products because of the problems they create and then maybe people will buy and use them less

    • @sudeshramdhanie6216
      @sudeshramdhanie6216 Před 2 lety +7

      Also by implementing a 5 cent refundable surcharge on ALL plastic containers from Chinese plastic containers to plastic spoons will help the homeless population and solve a tremendous load on the storm drain runoff.

    • @mastercreamer1398
      @mastercreamer1398 Před 2 lety +4

      I always would take a dump in the water tank part of the toilet instead of toilet bowl when I was at a house party. Called it “top loading” 😂😂

    • @thatoneguy5512
      @thatoneguy5512 Před 2 lety +2

      One of thoes pipes recycle the sewage water into your everyday day sink water.

  • @madelynmelchert6850
    @madelynmelchert6850 Před 2 měsíci

    Fantastic video, love the optimism.

  • @NiGGaZtcz
    @NiGGaZtcz Před rokem

    people with passion are truly a treasure to our society

  • @michaelfrench3396
    @michaelfrench3396 Před 2 lety +8

    I'm super glad people like that woman exist in the world. If they didn't we wouldn't be able to live like we do. And the fact that she's got such an amazingly upbeat attitude just shows how much good that she knows she's doing for her city.

  • @Tony-cp6vu
    @Tony-cp6vu Před 2 lety +19

    I absolutely love this series and all the heros of NYC that we wouldn't learn about otherwise

  • @BradfordGuy
    @BradfordGuy Před rokem +4

    That woman is a true keeper! Very smart and passionate, happy with what she does, and is truly concerned about the wellbeing of the city she serves.
    Only flush products labeled as "septic safe." Flushable does not mean biodegradable. If you cannot easily pull it apart don't do it!

  • @Crob100
    @Crob100 Před rokem +2

    My hat goes off to waste water workers. Esp the lady in this video. Much respect.

  • @dalva91
    @dalva91 Před 2 lety +13

    Love the drive and way this woman sees her job and all she does. Don’t live in New York but thanks for what you do!

  • @gothnate
    @gothnate Před 2 lety +33

    I'm surprised you didn't talk about the "Great Flushing" of 1983 in this. After the final episode of M*A*S*H* aired, over a million New Yorkers went to the bathroom at the same time, adding about 6.7 million gallons of water in the sewer system within a 30 minute period. Could you imagine what would have happened if it was a rainy day that day?

    • @equaloskat
      @equaloskat Před 2 lety +2

      Woah!! Super cool fact ty for sharing

    • @equarg
      @equarg Před 2 lety +2

      😅 That sounds terrifying.
      If I recall, a bigger episode was an episode of DALLAS where the killer of a really disliked character was revealed.
      Even without the internet and twitter EVERYONE was wondering who done it.
      Gossip and bets ensued for a week.

  • @madabouthollyoaks411
    @madabouthollyoaks411 Před rokem

    haven't heard this kind of voice since the days of watching documentaries in middle school,m love the nostalgia!

  • @nandipandlovu9397
    @nandipandlovu9397 Před rokem +6

    She really does love what she does, I got really excited watching and learning how the system works. I also want to be more conscious about what I flush and how I treat my wastewater.

  • @kirankumarsukumar
    @kirankumarsukumar Před 2 lety +5

    We should respect the people working in these places and follow what they say in all our homes. When the machines in these places stops working all hell breaks loose

    • @williamwinstrop3918
      @williamwinstrop3918 Před 2 lety +1

      Pamela Elardo A in 2020 was employed in Environment Protection, Department of and had annual salary of $228,150 according to public records.
      Nah fuck that, for that kind of salary I'm going to start flushing concrete powder.

    • @Jonathan-Pilkington
      @Jonathan-Pilkington Před 2 lety

      @@williamwinstrop3918 Are you poor or why do you keep copy & pasting her salary?

  • @nico_gg_8863
    @nico_gg_8863 Před 2 lety +23

    great show format! content like this is extremely important to create awareness on people =)

  • @Roaryer
    @Roaryer Před rokem

    Love watching people that love their work

  • @gravityimage5
    @gravityimage5 Před rokem

    I love her passion, I see everyone else did too. Its Important to have meaningful people that make a difference.

  • @beardedboon
    @beardedboon Před 2 lety +4

    To think of the smell 90% of people couldnt breathe in those buildings
    What a great person!!
    I admire her and all in the waste industry!

  • @zanewonderly9690
    @zanewonderly9690 Před 2 lety +3

    Im 15 and worked as a grounds keeper for my boroughs wastewater plant. I learned so much and a fun fact about wastewater plants is, they usaly dont smell bad at all. They filter and use so many microbes to get rid of the stink. I was standing over 4.6 million gallons of raw sewage and it smelled cleaner than the water that was at my house. And at least where i worked the “finals” we called them (last cleaning process before going to the river) and we could literaly drink it out of the tank. The water that we put into the river was cleaner than the river water.

  • @darrenedwards6705
    @darrenedwards6705 Před rokem

    Good work on this one...to the workers..

  • @tridentgum63
    @tridentgum63 Před rokem

    This woman is amazing. Her humor her work ethic. She's awesome!

  • @MikeBaxterABC
    @MikeBaxterABC Před 2 lety +3

    5:20 I worked in maintenance at a paper recycler, at least once a year employees would find money! :) The owner was hands on (his son walked the factory floor and shoveled sludge if need be) They had a strict policy, you find it you keep it! :) ,, the biggest haul was $500 US, fell out of a conveyer, over a hour or two. They figure ppl put money in magazines and someone tosses the magazines in the recycle box

  • @randallaverty4514
    @randallaverty4514 Před 2 lety +4

    There is a new option now with porous concrete and asphalt that eliminates the need for storm sewer. Partial implementation should produce limited relief for a troubled system that would be hard to upgrade such as NYC

    • @kaitlyn__L
      @kaitlyn__L Před 2 lety

      Not quite, the porous roadway still has to lead _somewhere,_ it can’t drain into the water table directly indefinitely. Those porous roadways usually still do have piping. Plus they are much less strong than regular roadways so can’t simply be drop-in replacements, they’re basically a totally different civil engineering material with different support requirements, and need the road redesigned to greater or lesser degree. It could help be an inlet to a storm sewer, instead of grates things can fall down, but it won’t solve storm surges by itself.

  • @user-li7se1fp1t
    @user-li7se1fp1t Před rokem

    This is very informative and insightful!

  • @SophieSophia-nm3vs
    @SophieSophia-nm3vs Před 10 měsíci

    That lady is very charismatic, she just makes you feel happy, Love her❤️🌹

  • @mykalimba
    @mykalimba Před 2 lety +3

    Pam is the best! What a textbook example of someone who is clearly excited about their job. I'd take a job at that plant, but only if she was my boss! Also, early NYC residents went 150-250 years without a fully working sewer system?! Wow.

    • @williamwinstrop3918
      @williamwinstrop3918 Před 2 lety

      Pamela Elardo A in 2020 was employed in Environment Protection, Department of and had annual salary of $228,150 according to public records.
      She better be a good boss for that pay.

    • @Jonathan-Pilkington
      @Jonathan-Pilkington Před 2 lety +1

      @@williamwinstrop3918 Are you poor or why do you keep copy & pasting her salary?

  • @rhyagelle
    @rhyagelle Před 2 lety +11

    This lady really loves her job! Gotta respect that! If it were for her and people like her, we'd have a very terrible problem with our waste.

  • @megaflux7144
    @megaflux7144 Před 2 lety

    thanks for educating

  • @StephenRozas
    @StephenRozas Před rokem

    IM FLUSHING EVERYTHING NOW!!

  • @jakegolding8388
    @jakegolding8388 Před 2 lety +27

    Well this is a completely different format from what I am used to from cheddar. It sounds like you hired a professional narrator to read a script. I like the more personal touch when the person who did the research does the narration and goes to the place to find out more. Otherwise great content.

  • @Edmund.
    @Edmund. Před 2 lety +5

    flushable wipes, classic.

  • @bloodbeastseb
    @bloodbeastseb Před rokem

    Loved her energy!!

  • @Michael-ie5pm
    @Michael-ie5pm Před rokem

    Thank you and God Bless all who do this service 🙏🏼❤️🙌🏼✝️

  • @storytimewithunclebill1998

    That is a lot of waste and water a day. Totally amazing. If that was to fail it would be a catastrophe fast. Seems that women loves her job and what she does for her people. Got a new subscriber. Very informative and interesting to watch. Great video

  • @jinnie6292
    @jinnie6292 Před 2 lety +3

    Great video! I had a blast watching this while having my dinner 🥰

  • @LiLgPnoy15
    @LiLgPnoy15 Před rokem

    I admire your hard efforts.

  • @russelljames5631
    @russelljames5631 Před 2 lety +33

    I’ve worked in almost every waste water treatment plant and let me just say the smell is unlike anything you’ve ever smelled.

    • @jrob4795
      @jrob4795 Před 2 lety +1

      Do you go nose blind at some point, or is it something you just have to power through?

    • @cheesetomeetyou
      @cheesetomeetyou Před 2 lety +2

      I remember being at a pig slaughtering factory once. I wonder how the smell compares.

    • @russelljames5631
      @russelljames5631 Před 2 lety +2

      @@jrob4795 gotta power through it especially being union your held to a higher standard

    • @jrob4795
      @jrob4795 Před 2 lety

      @@russelljames5631 That sucks.

    • @russelljames5631
      @russelljames5631 Před 2 lety +2

      @@jrob4795 the amount of money I make makes up for it.

  • @MateoQuixote
    @MateoQuixote Před 2 lety +4

    Can we get an LA Exposed series next please?