Sludge Watch ==> Sludge Olympics

[maureen.reilly at sympatico.ca]

Sludgewatch Admin

You should really go on-line to read this...that way the 'click here' links 
are live.

This really does appear to be a  wastewater Olympics, not a sludge 
Olympics....
otherwise the tests of skill would be..

Which of the following are euphemisms for sludge?

1. treated human waste
2. biosolids
3. rich organic soil nutrients from wastewater plants
4. non-agricultural source material nutrient

Answer: all of em....(bonus marks for vagueness and happy sounds)

Ques: How many people have been made sick from sludge?

Ans: No one that we are aware of has been verified to have been made sick 
from sludge following any industry investigations.  Oh yeah,...there haven't 
been any industry investigations.

Ques: How does a municipality introduce sludge to the rural community?

Ans: They don't ... they contract out sludge spreading.

Now that's an Olympic event for you.
Imagine the anthem.
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http://www.watertechonline.com/news.asp?mode=4&N_ID=61860

Sludge Olympics tests wastewater crews

WEST WARWICK, RI — A team of Rhode Island men, who call themselves Fecal 
Matter, will be among those heading to the Wastewater Olympics in Mystic, 
CT, this year, according to a June 2 article in The Providence Journal.

The competition, known by many as the Sludge Olympics, includes five timed 
events: a 100-question quiz; the replacement of a malfunctioning pump; eight 
laboratory procedures; a manhole rescue; and repairing an 8-inch-diameter 
PVC sewer pipe using hand saws and drills.

In preparation for the events the Rhode Island team has been practicing by 
doing strenuous exercises alongside compost piles and sewage tanks, the 
article said.

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