Topics Sewers & Drainage

Photo of four men standing on the banks of the Schuylkill River on the last day of the Schuylkill Interceptor, December 20, 1956

Last gasp of the Schuylkill Interceptor, December 20, 1956

Diagram from sewage treatment plan for Philadelphia, 1912

Southwest Sewage Treatment Plant under construction, 1949 (from Water & Sewer Course Module 7)

Southwest Sewage Treatment Plant under construction, 1949

Dauphin and Sydenham car crash, Jan. 17, 1978

Norman Lofton inspects sewer at Ditman and Sheffield, 1987

Black-and-white photo of industrial tank installation with smokestacks and factories in the background

Emscher Tank Installation at Essen Nord, Germany

Black-and-white image of a tray with three compartments and four small glass cylinders

Drain water from sludges obtained from sedimentation, septic and Emscher tanks

Captain Sewer and Michael Nutter, 1998

Captain Sewer and Michael Nutter, 1998

Rudolph Hering

Rudolph Hering

Typical House Drainage, Combined and Separate Systems (2008.001.0032)

Typical house drainage

Diagram of the Philadelphia Water Department's wastewater treatment process

Wastewater Treatment Process diagram