Deer Island Wastewater Treatment Plant
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Deer Island Wastewater Treatment Plant is a major sewage treatment facility in Boston Harbor that serves the Greater Boston area and plays a key role in improving the region’s water quality.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
infrastructure facility
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sewage treatment plant → wastewater treatment plant → |
| connectsWith |
Massachusetts Bay Outfall Tunnel
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| coordinates |
42.339°N 70.958°W
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| country |
United States
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| dischargesTo |
Massachusetts Bay
NERFINISHED
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| environmentalImpact |
improvement of Boston Harbor water quality
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reduction of combined sewer overflows → reduction of sewage pollution in Boston Harbor → |
| hasHeritage |
key component of Boston Harbor cleanup
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| hasPart |
dewatering facilities
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digesters → effluent outfall system → odor control systems → primary treatment facilities → pumping stations → secondary treatment facilities → sludge processing facilities → treatment tanks → |
| inception |
1990s
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| industry |
wastewater management
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| locatedIn |
Boston
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Boston Harbor → Deer Island → Massachusetts → United States → |
| locatedInMetropolitanArea |
Greater Boston
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| locatedNear |
Boston, Massachusetts
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Hull, Massachusetts NERFINISHED → Winthrop, Massachusetts → |
| locatedOnBodyOfWater |
Boston Harbor
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| operator |
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority
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| ownedBy |
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority
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| partOf |
Boston Harbor Project
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| purpose |
municipal wastewater treatment
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sewage treatment → water quality improvement → |
| replaced |
old Boston sewage treatment system
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| serves |
Greater Boston
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| significantEvent |
completion of major construction phases in the 1990s
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start of secondary treatment operations → |
| usesProcess |
disinfection
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primary treatment → secondary treatment → sludge dewatering → sludge digestion → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Massachusetts Water Resources Authority
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operates |