sick waters

As soon as the minor percentages of upper class Zurich have connected their apartments to the sewage system, the level of bacteria on the surface of Lake Zurich increased to form an inhabitable environment (Chen et al. 46). One that is filled with diseases caused by microorganisms, dust, and waste induced pollutants. In addition to that, the private shower space also presents the user with several issues of hygiene, maintenance, sustainability, as well as social seclusion within the scale of the shower itself. Privatizing the shower and having it available in every household has increased the risk of the development of diseases and the multiplication and growth of microorganisms in the shower, specifically the shower hose and the head (Proctor et al. 275). The shower hose has always been a host for bacteria with favourable levels of humidity and agreeable temperatures for growing there in a layer of a biologic environment (Proctor et al. 277).  Sick waters were not only the result of grey and black water produced, drained after the shower, collected in the sewage system, and then used by the citizens. Moreover, the shower head was a major source of diseases as it required maintenance and changing every period of time. Water management was not sustainable as much as it was also hard to maintain and manage shower hardware and its design. The individual shower presents the city with several design issues that makes us question the source and fate of the water passing through the shower space. With the introduction of a water treatment plant along the river bed, Zurich was able to push through in dropping the levels of bacteria to have its people enjoy the cleanliness of its waters again. The lake regained its clean characteristics while the water reaching the shower head of every house hold is also cleaned and filtered to the extent that it becomes potable. The question of changing the hose and shower head every once in a while remains a question on the table.