Biology 11A Lab #8 Field trip: Wastewater Treatment Plant
Watsonville Water Treatment Plant
Clearwater Ln (off West Beach St.)
Watsonville, CA 95076
MONDAY
WEDNESDAY
LAB 3:00
Lab 3:00
We will be on a field trip this week. If you do not have a ride, please make sure you connect with me or fellow students to get one. Don’t leave it to the last minute because that will be harder to plan.
Directions on how to get there! Please don’t tell me you were LOST because you used your own GPS and it took you to Timbuktu. Use these directions.
Directions from Cabrillo College :
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Start out going southeast on Soquel Dr toward Perimeter Rd. 0.9 mi
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Turn right onto State Park Dr. 0.2 mi
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Merge onto CA-1 S toward Watsonville. 9.9 mi
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Take the Riverside Drive/CA-129 exit, EXIT 425. 0.3 mi
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Turn slight right onto W Riverside Dr/CA-129.
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Turn right onto Lee Rd. at Gas Station 0.3 mi
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Turn left onto W Beach St. 0.7 mi
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Turn first left onto Clearwater (sign says: City of Watsonville Resource Center)
Follow road until BEFORE it turns into a dirt road- stop at closed security gate on Right. You will need to talk into the speaker and tell them you are a Cabrillo student visitor. They will open the gate for you.

Pre-Lab Questions:
Google Wastewater, City of Watsonville, then go to the tab Recycled water , that is found in the left column towards the bottom of the list. Answer these questions from the paragraph that describes the program.
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PVWMA (Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency) distributes water to whom and, how many acres does that encompass?
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What volume of water is treated for recycling at the plant?
Google the meaning of the following words associated to all treatment plants.
Describe the process in 2-3 sentences.
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Primary (Mechanical) treatment
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Secondary (Biological ) treatment
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Tertiary Treatment
NO POST-LAB THIS WEEK. ATTENDANCE WILL GIVE YOU THE 10 POINTS.
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