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Infiltration Forums > US: Mid-Atlantic > Abandoned Water Treatment Plant(Viewed 5575 times)
T0mCat location:
Western NC
 
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Abandoned Water Treatment Plant
< on 3/4/2014 12:58 AM >
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Too much history is as good as posting an address for this place. This plant was a major engineering and architectural feat when it was completed in 1940. It could pump out 10 million gallons of water per day, and was intended to be expanded in order to produce double that amount. The plant closed in the 1990's and was bought by a historical preservation group to maintain the property.
This place was built to be ornate and there was very little vandalism, making the painful entry very worth it.

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My sincerest apologies for any photography sins that I may commit, but you must understand that I have no idea what I'm doing.
Punchy location:
NC
 
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Re: Abandoned Water Treatment Plant
<Reply # 1 on 3/4/2014 1:10 AM >
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Nice work, TC. Great shots, and kudos on getting into this place.



kenfagerdotcom location:
Madison, WI
 
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Re: Abandoned Water Treatment Plant
<Reply # 2 on 3/4/2014 1:34 AM >
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Excellent work getting in there OP. Painful huh? Bravo. I can only imagine what you did.

Your gallery is fabulous.



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PorkyMcCaw location:
Western PA
 
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Re: Abandoned Water Treatment Plant
<Reply # 3 on 3/4/2014 1:49 AM >
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I love how almost all the equipment still seems to be intact



PressingLeap location:
Mid-Atlantic
 
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Re: Abandoned Water Treatment Plant
<Reply # 4 on 3/4/2014 1:52 AM >
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Nice dude!!



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sara'mer location:
WNC
 
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Re: Abandoned Water Treatment Plant
<Reply # 5 on 3/4/2014 2:13 AM >
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Props for getting in here and great shots too!



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Turd Furgusen location:
Charleston, WV
 
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Re: Abandoned Water Treatment Plant
<Reply # 6 on 3/4/2014 6:06 PM >
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So what are all the balls??



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Punchy location:
NC
 
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Re: Abandoned Water Treatment Plant
<Reply # 7 on 3/4/2014 6:27 PM >
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Posted by Turd Furgusen
So what are all the balls??

Answering that question would provide enough info for anyone to be able to Google this location, and since TC seems to not want that ("Too much history is as good as posting an address for this place") perhaps that's best left unsaid here on a public thread.



Dilapidated location:
Midwest
 
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Re: Abandoned Water Treatment Plant
<Reply # 8 on 3/4/2014 7:24 PM >
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Great Set! The architecture is just stunning.


Posted by Punchy

Answering that question would provide enough info for anyone to be able to Google this location, and since TC seems to not want that ("Too much history is as good as posting an address for this place") perhaps that's best left unsaid here on a public thread.


I was actually able to find the location with the information already stated. So if he really doesn't want anyone to know he may want to re-write it.



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Wong Guy location:
Dropped off by the mothership somewhere in Ontario
 
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Re: Abandoned Water Treatment Plant
<Reply # 9 on 3/4/2014 7:39 PM >
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Great set.



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T0mCat location:
Western NC
 
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Re: Abandoned Water Treatment Plant
<Reply # 10 on 3/4/2014 8:21 PM >
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Thanks guys. Yes, getting in was rough, I bashed my knee pretty good and another one of us got cut on the barb wire, but it wasn't too bad. I also didn't do anything too crazy to get in, the POE is just difficult to find.


Posted by Turd Furgusen
So what are all the balls??


The balls are commonly used in water plants today for waste water treatment. They act as a filter, allowing micro organisms to break off and grow on them. It's called a trickling filter, I think.



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Punchy location:
NC
 
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Re: Abandoned Water Treatment Plant
<Reply # 11 on 3/4/2014 8:37 PM >
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Posted by T0mCat
The balls are commonly used in water plants today for waste water treatment. They act as a filter, allowing micro organisms to break off and grow on them. It's called a trickling filter, I think.

Oh, whoops! I completely thought the balls were something else. My mistake!





Benched_it location:
Central NC
 
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Re: Abandoned Water Treatment Plant
<Reply # 12 on 3/5/2014 1:43 AM >
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I've had my eyes on this place for years and had all but written it off as it's a tough one. Great job and the pics are fantastic, thanks for sharing!



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Re: Abandoned Water Treatment Plant
<Reply # 13 on 3/5/2014 2:15 AM >
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Cool location. I've been into water treatment since we had to learn the water cycle as like a 2nd grader some 40 years ago. Do they still use alum in water treatment? I like that word, it sounds like the future.



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Hootie location:
VA
 
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Re: Abandoned Water Treatment Plant
<Reply # 14 on 3/6/2014 2:09 AM >
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TC, wonderful job! I second all the Kudo's you are getting on this thread!



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dammband location:
Atlanta, Georgia
 
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Re: Abandoned Water Treatment Plant
<Reply # 15 on 3/6/2014 3:40 AM >
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Great shots. been wanting to go to this place for a while now.



crownand location:
Piedmont Triad
 
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Re: Abandoned Water Treatment Plant
<Reply # 16 on 3/6/2014 9:26 AM >
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Awesome job getting in! I would love to get in this place!



bonnie&clyde location:
510 & 415
 
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Re: Abandoned Water Treatment Plant
<Reply # 17 on 3/6/2014 10:16 AM >
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Oh meow! What a find!



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ISO640 location:
Somewhere in Maryland
 
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Re: Abandoned Water Treatment Plant
<Reply # 18 on 3/6/2014 3:20 PM >
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Posted by Punchy

Answering that question would provide enough info for anyone to be able to Google this location, and since TC seems to not want that ("Too much history is as good as posting an address for this place") perhaps that's best left unsaid here on a public thread.


It just took me about 5 minutes to find it and add it to my new UER North Carolina map.



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Amishdelight  location:
"Deliverance Georgia"
 
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Re: Abandoned Water Treatment Plant
<Reply # 19 on 3/8/2014 3:32 PM >
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amazing shots, love the subtle puddle reflections in several of these shots!



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