This is a promising development to help reduce the risk of waterborne illnesses including hookworm and gastroenteritis from exposure to harmful pathogens and microorganisms present in raw sewage. We kind of take for granted that all our sewage is properly treated, filtered and chlorinated prior to discharge to rivers or oceans here in United States. However clearly very different situation in developing countries like India. Just curious to know, what level of treatment will the sewage be undergoing prior to discharge? Primary? Advanced primary? Secondary, etc.? That's very important info to know because if it's only advanced primary that really only reduces BOD by 50% and does not completely treat and remove all pathogens and microorganisms in the effluent that can still cause waterborne illnesses from exposure that can pose major public health risks? Also how will the wastewater treatment plant operators be trained and to what standards? All key info and details to ascertain prior to putting the plant online and making it operational.

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This is a promising development to help reduce the risk of waterborne illnesses including hookworm and gastroenteritis from exposure to harmful pathogens and microorganisms present in raw sewage. We kind of take for granted that all our sewage is properly treated, filtered and chlorinated prior to discharge to rivers or oceans here in United States. However clearly very different situation in developing countries like India. Just curious to know, what level of treatment will the sewage be undergoing prior to discharge? Primary? Advanced primary? Secondary, etc.?

That's very important info to know because if it's only advanced primary that really only reduces BOD by 50% and does not completely treat and remove all pathogens and microorganisms in the effluent that can still cause waterborne illnesses from exposure that can pose major public health risks? Also how will the wastewater treatment plant operators be trained and to what standards? All key info and details to ascertain prior to putting the plant online and making it operational.