Chicago Water Treatment Plant Tours

Tours are available at our following treatment facilities.

Chicago water treatment plant tours.

We offer facility tours for groups of up to 30 tuesday friday. And must start no later than 1 00 p m. See reviews and photos of boat tours water sports in chicago on tripadvisor. We toured the bradley avenue illinois american water treatment plant with elizabeth doellman.

Scheduled on an as needed basis tours may begin between 9 a m. Water reclamation plants wrp. 2 5 hour tour stickney wrp 6001 w. State street room 410 chicago illinois 60604 and the james w.

We also had the opportunity to tour the lincoln avenue water treatment facility. Please allow approximately two hours for your tour. Ebmud s treatment plant treats sewage to meet stringent state and federal standards before recycling it or releasing it to the bay. The lincoln facility is much closer to uiuc s campus and is the oldest of the plants in champaign.

Set sail on your destination s top rated boat tours and cruises. Whether it s an entertaining and informative boat tour or a relaxing sunset dinner cruise these are the best chicago cruises around. In response to shelter in place orders ebmud is offering free one hour virtual tours for east bay residents and students in middle and high school. The plant was completed as a design build process is leed certified and utilizes many innovative treatment technologies.

Water management organizational chart. Pershing rd cicero il calumet wrp 400 east 130th street chicago il. In fact clcjawa achieves this regulation at all times typically more than 25 times better. Jardine water purification plant provides virtually all of chicago s potable water though the smaller south water purification plant also helps provide for the south.

Elizabeth doellman again showed wef members the facility. Tours may begin as early as 9 00 a m. Water enters the purification plant s intake basin through a tunnel beneath the lake bed. Jardine water purification plant at.

Water is pumped by low lift pumps up to 25 feet for the first chemical treatment. There is no other water plant on lake michigan or the midwest that employs more water treatment technology and only a handful in the united states. Water is filtered through eight traveling screens to catch debris. Looking for something more adventurous.

Administrative offices are located at the depaul center at. Opened in 1968 the james w. Tours are tuesday through friday and are scheduled upon request. Ohio street chicago illinois 60611.

Check out our list of must do water activities in chicago. Tours are available at the following facilities. And are open to adults of all ages and students in grade seven or higher. Admittance to both locations is by appointment only.

This is before treatment with two additional pathogen barriers including ozone and ultraviolet light uv.