Open for Business: Roseville Utility Exploration Center

Gary visited the Roseville Utility Exploration Center, which opened indoors Thursday after a year.

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LET'S CHECK BACK IN WITHADAM FOR THE WARMER TEMPSHEADING OUR WAY.IT'S A PERFECT TIME TO GETFAMILY OUT OF THE HOUSE ANDVISIT ONE OF OUR AMAZINGMUSEUMS AROUND THE AREA HEREIS LIVE IN ROSEVILLE AT THEUTILITY EXPLORATION CENTERWITH A WHOLE BUNCH OF COOLSTUFF FOR THE KIDS TO LOOK ATAND TO GET AN EDUCATION AT THESAME TIME WITHOUT EVEN KNOWINGIT THERE.WITHOUT EVEN KNOWING ITTHAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT YESSO WE'RE DOING MUSEUM HOPPINGTHIS MORNING AND I LOVE DOINGTHAT CHECKING THESE OUT OF THEGREAT THING ABOUT THIS PLACEAS IT IS OPEN FINALLY ON THEINSIDE AIR AND ALL MY GOSH,IT'S TAKEN A WHILE HASN'T ITREALLY HAS IT'S BEEN A YEARSINCE WE'VE BEEN OPEN TO THEPUBLIC AND WE'RE SO IT'S ACITED TO INVITE THE KIDS ANDFAMILIES OF ROSEVILLE BACKINTO OUR IT DOES PERFECTTIMING REOPEN TODAY WILL BEOPEN THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY10 TO 4 WE'RE STANDING INFRONT OF THE OF THE PILE OFGARBAGE ONE OF MY FAVORITETHINGS THIS OBVIOUSLY WE CAN'TGET KIDS AND PEOPLE GOINGTHROUGH THERE JUST YET BECAUSEOF ALL YOU CLEANLINESS REASONSEVERYTHING ELSE.

BUT THIS THISTELLS A LOT RIGHT IT REALLYDOES THERE'S SO MUCH TO ENGAGEENCOURAGE OUR VISITORS TO DOIS TAKE THE TIME TO ENGAGE INTHE DISPLAYS LIKE THE TRASHPILE.AND LEARN ABOUT THE SMALLSTEPS YOU CAN TAKE IT HOME TOMAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE IN OURCOMMUNITY YOU NEED TO MAKE ADIFFERENCE IS I LET'S WALKTHIS WAY YOU CAN TELL YOU KNOWWHAT YOU'VE DONE YOU MAKE SOMECHANGES OF IN THIS TIME OFFTHIS YEAR BASICALLY TRY TO GETEVERYTHING READY TO GO WEHAVEN'T REALLY HAD TIME OFFBUT NOT LETTING PEOPLE IN ITCHANGE THE LOOK EVERYTHINGELSE RIGHT.

WE HAVE WE'VE COMEUP WITH A NEW BRAND BUT IT'STHE SAME GREAT ACTIVITIES INTHE SAME GREAT MESSAGE FROMYOUR UTILITIES RIGHT HERE INTHE CITY OF ROSEVILLE AND WHATWE'RE REALLY ENCOURAGINGCHILDREN TO DO WHEN THEY COMEINTO OUR EXHIBIT HALL IS ANEXPLORER LIKE AN ENGINEER WEHAVE LOTS OF HANDS ONACTIVITIES THAT THEY CAN CHECKOUT OF THE FRONT DESK.

OKAYWHICH WILL BE SANITIZED AFTERUSE AND CAN ENGAGE IN SO MANYACTIVITIES FROM ELECTRICITYUSE TO HOW WE BUILD OURINFRASTRUCTURE JUST SO MANYTHINGS FOR KIDS TO LEARN ABOUTTHAT'S RIGHT HERE IN THEIR OWNCOMMUNITY AND NOT JUST KIDS METO ADULTS CAN WE'RE LEARNINGSO MANY THINGS RIGHT THERE'SSO MUCH TO SHOW YOU BEHIND USWE'VE GOT TO GET THAT IS LIKEI WANT TO SHOW YOU THIS YOURFIRST TO GET TO THAT.WHEN WE FLUSH THINGS DOWNTHE TOILET.

WE DON'T EVENTHINK ABOUT IT A LOT OF TIMESWELL IT'S IT'S FINE IT'S GOINGTO WORK NOT NECESSARILY YOUHAVE SOMETHING THAT'S PRETTYINTERESTING RIGHT HERE IF YOUFLIP OVER THE TOILET SEATRIGHT HERE.

IT SAYS WHAT ISSAFE TO PUT IN THE TOILET WHENYOU GUYS CALLED THE 3 P'SRIGHT WE DO THE 3 P'S IS ALLWE WANT TO SEE DOWN THE DRAINDOWN THE NO LIGHTS IN THEPIPES IS OUR BIG MESS AND SHOWWHAT'S THE POINT HERE WHY WEDO KNOW WHAT'S IN THE PIPESGOING TO GO TAKE A LOOK ATTHIS WE JUST FIRED IS UP ABOUT10 MINUTES AGO OR SO AND YOUCAN EXPLAIN WHAT'S NEXT FORTHE PAPER ONCE I WAS WHITE ASYOU CAN SEE THE TOILET PAPERHAS BROKEN DOWN IT BREAKS DOWNWITHIN A MINUTE OF GOING DOWNTHE TOILET AND HERE ON THERIGHT IS WHAT'S MARKETED ASFLUSHABLE WHITE AND IT IS NOTBREAKING DOWN AFTER 10 MINUTESAND THIS GOES THROUGH OURSYSTEM GETS CAUGHT IN OUREQUIPMENT.AND EVEN AT THE START OFCOVID LAST YEAR WE SAW HUGEISSUE WITH PEOPLE TURNING TOALTERNATIVES FIGURE OUTEXACTLY AND SO THIS WAS APROBLEM FOR OUR TEAMS RIGHTHERE IN ROSEVILLE AND CAUSES AMAJOR PROBLEM AT OURWASTEWATER IT REALLY DOES ITREALLY DOESN'T AMAZING THINKIT'S KIND OF TRICKY AS YOU MAYHAVE THE WHITES AT HOME ANDIT'S AS FLUSHABLE.NOT NECESSARILY THE CASECORRECT ONCE IT MAKES IT TOOUR WASTEWATER PLANT ITACTUALLY GETS RAKED OUT ANDSENT TO THE LANDFILL.

SO IFYOU'RE USING MIKE'S JUST SENTHIM TO THE TRASH TO START WITHWHERE THEY'LL GO AT THE ENDTHERE YOU GO.

ALL RIGHT I'MGOING TO SEND IT BACK TO YOUKNOW KIDS, THANK YOU SO MUCHOVER THERE CHECKING ON OPENSTODAY SO EXCITED FOR YOU GUYSCOME IN AND LEARN AND REMEMBERTHE 3 P'S.WHAT ARE THEY CARRY ANDWHAT I DO.

I HAVE TO LOOK ONEMORE PEOPLE IN PAPER GOT ITTHERE THEY ARE PEOPLE ON A ALLRIGHT GARY BRING US TO SCHOOL