The Upper Midwest Section of the Air & Waste Management Association invites you to tour the MCES Metropolitan (Metro) Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Located on the Mississippi River in St. Paul, the Metro Plant is the largest wastewater treatment facility in Minnesota. When it opened in 1938, it was the first plant in a metropolitan area on the Mississippi River. Today it is among the nation's largest.
Metro Wastewater Treatment Plant Information
| Type: | Advanced secondary with chlorination/dechlorination |
| Capacity: | 251 million gallons per day |
| Discharges to: | Mississippi River |
| Communities served: | 65 |
| Population served: | 1.8 million |
| Interceptors to plant: | 332 miles |
The Metropolitan Plant has an excellent environmental record and regularly earns state and national awards for operational excellence. You are also invited to join us for a networking and social event following the tour. The location for the social event will be announced at a later date.
Details:
| When: | October 17, 2013 (Thursday) |
| Time: | 3:00-4:30 pm |
| Location: | MCES Metro Wastewater Treatment Plant (2400 Childs Road, St. Paul, MN) |
| Cost: | Free for AWMA Members- This event is limited to 25, so if you are interested, please register right away |