• OK, I know everyone isn’t go to jump out of their seats when thy see this opportunity, but I sure just did!  Take advantage of this great opportunity to learn about the inner workings of what hapens to your water when it goes down the drain. It will help you remember to conserve water before it you ever use it!

    2010 Wonders of Our Water Works Plant Tours

     

    Tours offered between June and November on the first and third Thursdays and Saturdays of each month.

    Sign up for a Plant tour

    Sign up for a group tour (more than 30 people)

    Take a virtual tour

    For more information or tour assistance, contact PlantTours@sanjoseca.gov or 408-975-2556.

    TOUR BASICS

    • Free two-hour bus tour
    • Adults and children over 10-years-old only
    • Tours are provided rain or shine
    • Please arrive 15 minutes early
    • Bathrooms are available at the beginning and end of each tour

    TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

    • Explore the largest tertiary wastewater treatment facility on the West Coast
    • Learn how wastewater from 1.4 million residents and 17,000 business sewer connections is cleaned to almost drinking water standards
    • Visit the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge – the largest urban wildlife refuge in the nation
    • Find out how we plan to sustainably rebuild the Plant after 54 years of working around the clock
    • Learn how you can help shape the future of the Plant’s 2,600-acre shoreline site
    • Visit the spots where 90 percent of the Plant’s treated water is released into the South Bay and 10 percent is recycled for irrigation and industrial uses

    LOCATION AND DIRECTIONS
    San Jose/Santa Clara Water Pollution Control Plant
    Administration Building
    700 Los Esteros Road
    San José, CA 95134

    http://www.piersystem.com/go/doc/1823/258436/

    From Highway 237, exit Zanker Road. Curve left onto Los Esteros Road. The Plant administration building is ahead on the left.

    Plan your tour day to include exploration or a picnic at the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge!