Before sewage gets treated at a Denver facility, some of it goes to a lab in Boston for testing. Officials say the samples make it possible to learn a lot.
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In north Denver, next to the South Platte River is a series of big pools. This is Metro Water Recovery, a treatment plant — the state’s largest according to employees.
On a visit there, you can see two large streams of water flowing into a bigger stream. The color is brown and murky. The smell is pungent. Malodorous. Stinky. Highly unpleasant.
