Learn how the Metropolitan Council’s Environmental Services division converts the wastewater we flush from metro area homes and businesses into water that is cleaner than most rivers and streams. Join us for a multi-sensory exploration of the wonders of wastewater treatment.
Sniff—mystery scents and guess what component of wastewater you are smelling; learn about the science of odor control.
Touch—a squishy giant poop, sized to represent the amount of solid waste the average metro resident contributes to the wastewater system. (Spoiler: More than 300 pounds!)
See—a fatberg and learn about what fats, oils, grease, and wipes do to the pipes in your home.
Walk through—a fourteen-foot sewer pipe and learn about the 11,000 miles of wastewater pipes that convey waste to protect clean water in the metro area.
View—film footage from the Mississippi River in the 1930’s. Before we built the first wastewater treatment plant in 1938, the river was the sewer.