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EBMUD's Treatment Plant treats sewage to meet stringent state and federal standards before recycling it or releasing it to the Bay. Get to Know EBMUD's Wastewater Treatment Plant!

Have you ever wondered about what happens to dirty water after it goes down the drain or is flushed down the toilet? EBMUD offers three options to learn more about how wastewater treatment protects public health and the San Francisco Bay:

• Online virtual tour
• Live-guided virtual tour
• In-person tour

1. Online Virtual Tour

The online virtual tour “From your tap to the San Francisco Bay” is EBMUD’s newest online educational resource. The tour features a variety of engaging videos and interactive maps to help audiences of all levels learn about EBMUD’s Main Wastewater Treatment Plant.

2. Live-Guided Virtual Tour

The live-guided virtual tour is a one-hour, interactive PowerPoint presentation conducted over Zoom with an EBMUD staff member. This tour covers a range of topics, including types of wastewater, contaminants, pollution prevention, history of wastewater treatment, wastewater treatment fundamentals, and beneficial reuse. The tour is strategically designed for non-technical audiences around the high-school level; however, it can be customized as needed for special tour requests, e.g. younger audiences, graduate-level, etc.

Wednesday April 3, 2024: 6:00pm-7:00pm

Submit a  Group Tour Request Form  to schedule a virtual tour for your school, work, or community group. Reservation priority is given to schools in EBMUD's wastewater service area.

3. In-Person Tour

Visitors must be over 10 years old.

The in-person tour is led by an EBMUD staff member at the Main Wastewater Treatment Plant and is approximately 1.5 hours. Chaperones are required for children and all attendees must be over 10 years old. Individual safety waivers are required. Safety is EBMUD’s top priority, as the treatment plant is an active, fully operational plant with heavy truck traffic. This tour involves walking up and down narrow stairways, walking over uneven ground, and potentially being exposed to strong odors and birds.

To schedule an in-person tour for your school, work, or community group:

Submit a Group Tour Request Form 

Reservation priority is given to schools in EBMUD's wastewater service area.

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Treatment Plant Tours

Every day, our nine treatment plants treat approximately 250 million gallons of wastewater to protect public health and the environment.

Several of our treatment plants offer a limited number of tours each month to show the general public how the water they use from nature is cleaned and safely returned to the environment. Visitors see the various ways pollutants are removed from wastewater, replicating nature’s own processes, but in a much shorter time frame. They also may see how wastewater solids are processed for beneficial reuse and how energy is recovered to power our treatment plants.

We are limiting tours at the Metro Plant due to construction projects. The safety of our staff and guests is a top priority. A tour at one of our other eight treatment plants may be easier to schedule.

General information

• Tours are free.
• Tours are available during business hours, Monday to Friday.
• Reservations must be made at least 4-5 weeks in advance.
• Tours are about 90-120 minutes long, beginning with an orientation video and ending with a question-and-answer session.
• The age minimum for tour participants is seventh grade.
• The minimum group size is 10 people; maximum is 30.
• Larger groups will be considered based on staff availability.
• There should be one teacher/chaperone for every 10 students. Tours guides are the employees who operate and manage the plants. They provide a thorough, step-by-step explanation of wastewater treatment.
• To request a speaker, contact Britni Kesselring at  [email protected] .

Schedule a tour

Contact Britni Kesselring at  [email protected]  with the following information:

• Contact name and phone number
• Company or organization name and phone number
• Mailing and e-mail addresses
• Requested date, time, and treatment plant
• Number of visitors and teachers/chaperones
• If you require any special accommodations for mobility or other disabilities, please include this in your email. 

If we're able to accommodate your tour request, we'll send you a confirmation letter, our Plant Tour Safety and Security Rules, and additional information.

Can’t join us for a tour?

Virtual tour of the Metropolitan Plant

The Metropolitan Plant is the largest wastewater treatment plant in Minnesota, processing over half of the wastewater in the Twin Cities region before returning clean water back to the Mississippi. The video below walks through each step of the water resource recovery process to give viewers an understanding of what happens to used water when it leaves their home or business. The Metropolitan Plant is working 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to protect our region’s water and provide clean water for future generations.

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WSSC Water’s Creative Virtual Platform Brings the Wastewater Treatment Experience to Local Classrooms

WSSC Water's Education Outreach team created immersive Google Earth tours for two of their Water Resource Recovery Facilities - formerly known as wastewater treatment plants - to meet the high demand for plant tours impeded due to staffing and facility restrictions. The virtual platform allows students to explore all aspects of the plant and learn about the wastewater treatment process from the comfort of their classroom or home.

Thanks to 360-degree photos and Google satellite images, students can understand what happens to water after use and the science and engineering needed to return clean water to the tributaries of Chesapeake Bay. At the request of educators, WSSC Water also developed a facilitation guide to provide more in-depth information about wastewater treatment and sample activities for a more hands-on learning experience. Local educators reviewed all materials to ensure they met state standards.

WSSC Water’s Education Outreach team learned about using Google Earth Projects through a workshop hosted by NOAA’s Environmental Sciences Training Center and the American Geoscience Institute. The virtual tours were a success due to the assistance and expertise of plant staff, who ensured all content was accurate. The “Introduction to Wastewater Treatment” materials are accessible to those who request access via WSSC Water’s website: https://www.wsscwater.com/educationoutreach .

NACWA awarded WSSC Water a 2023 National Environmental Achievement Award in the Public Information & Education: Educational Program category for its creative and effective educational platform. Congratulations to everyone involved!

Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago

Facility tours.

Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago facilities are open for tours! In-person tours are scheduled by appointment only at our seven water reclamation plants (WRPs) throughout Cook County. 

We also offer free virtual tours of the Chicago area’s water history and infrastructure.

Facility tours can accommodate 10–30 people, from children in fifth grade up to adults. Tours must be scheduled at least 30 days in advance to allow time for processing waivers, IDs and security checks. The availability of in-person tours is subject to change at any time based on public health reports and our operational needs.

Request a tour

Tour Locations

Calumet W RP    Tuesdays at 9 a.m.   Duration: 2 hours

John E. Egan WRP    Thursdays at 9:30 a.m.   Duration: 2 hours

Hanover Park WRP    Tuesdays at 10 a.m.   Duration: 1 hour

James C. Kirie WRP    Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m.   Duration: 1.5 hours

Lemont WRP    Wednesdays at 10 a.m.   Duration: 1 hour

Terrence J. O’Brien WRP    Tuesdays at 9 a.m.   Duration: 2 hours

Stickney WRP    Thursdays at 10 a.m.   Duration: 2.5 hours

TARP Mainstream Pumping Station (“Deep Tunnel”)   Thursdays at 10 a.m.   Duration: 2 hours

All adults must supply a clear copy of their state-issued ID or passport for a security check. 

We collect signed waivers from every visitor, regardless of age, for minors and adults.

Our walking tours occur in the rain or shine, so please dress for the weather. 

Additionally, you will visit an industrial working environment, so long pants and sturdy shoes are required.

For more information, please contact  [email protected] .

Take a Tour

Breadcrumbs, educational lobby tour.

AlexRenew’s Environmental Center lobby features interactive exhibits that illustrate how AlexRenew treats sewage for the City of Alexandria, and how we recover resources from the water we clean. Please contact [email protected] to inquire about exploring our educational lobby (open Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.).

Self-Guided Four Mile Run Pump Station 

Located next to Cora Kelly School is our Four Mile Run Pump Station – an essential component of helping wastewater get to our wastewater treatment plant. On the fence surrounding the pump station is an educational exhibit that discusses how wastewater is transported from your home or business to AlexRenew and how we clean recover resources from cleaning wastewater. 

3650 Commonwealth Ave., Alexandria VA 22305

Waterways Bicycle Tour

Watch or pedal your way through this guided bike tour of AlexRenew’s off-campus infrastructure! Follow the path of water as it leaves your home or business and makes its way to our wastewater treatment facility.

Wastewater Treatment Plant Tours

(available for water and wastewater industry groups).

While we build the RiverRenew Tunnel Project on our wastewater treatment facility, we’ve suspended tours for the public. To take a virtual tour of our wastewater treatment plant, check out the video below.

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Will it be easy to find my way in the Moscow Metro? It is a question many visitors ask themselves before hitting the streets of the Russian capital. As metro is the main means of transport in Moscow – fast, reliable and safe – having some skills in using it will help make your visit more successful and smooth. On top of this, it is the most beautiful metro in the world !

. There are over 220 stations and 15 lines in the Moscow Metro. It is open from 6 am to 1 am. Trains come very frequently: during the rush hour you won't wait for more than 90 seconds! Distances between stations are quite long – 1,5 to 2 or even 3 kilometers. Metro runs inside the city borders only. To get to the airport you will need to take an onground train - Aeroexpress.

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Paper ticket A fee is fixed and does not depend on how far you go. There are tickets for a number of trips: 1, 2 or 60 trips; or for a number of days: 1, 3 days or a month. Your trips are recorded on a paper ticket. Ifyou buy a ticket for several trips you can share it with your traveling partner passing it from one to the other at the turnstile.

On every station there is cashier and machines (you can switch it to English). Cards and cash are accepted. 1 trip - 55 RUB 2 trips - 110 RUB

Tickets for 60 trips and day passes are available only at the cashier's.

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1 day - 230 RUB 3 days - 438 RUB 30 days - 2170 RUB.

The cheapest way to travel is buying Troyka card . It is a plastic card you can top up for any amount at the machine or at the ticket office. With it every trip costs 38 RUB in the metro and 21 RUB in a bus. You can get the card in any ticket office. Be prepared to leave a deposit of 50 RUB. You can get it back returning the card to the cashier.

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At the platfrom you will see one of these signs.

It indicates the line you are at now (line 6), shows the direction train run and the final stations. Numbers below there are of those lines you can change from this line.

In trains, stations are announced in Russian and English. In newer trains there are also visual indication of there you are on the line.

To change lines look for these signs. This one shows the way to line 2.

There are also signs on the platfrom. They will help you to havigate yourself. (To the lines 3 and 5 in this case).