EBMUD Wastewater Treatment Plant Tour 9/10
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IAPMO Central Chapter Private Tour
9/10/2026 Thursday @ noon
2020 Wake Ave, off of West Grand Avenue
EBMUD’s wastewater treatment plant provides an invaluable public service for 740,000 people along the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay. Sewage flows through city pipes that empty into the EBMUD collection system that delivers it to the wastewater treatment plant at the base of the Bay Bridge where it is treated.
Today, the plant treats sewage to meet stringent state and federal standards before recycling it or releasing it to the Bay. Prior to its existence, raw sewage was discharged directly into the Bay, posing serious water quality and health problems. EBMUD has received many honors and awards for its efforts to protect public health and keep pollutants from reaching the Bay, and partners with residents and businesses to help them keep contaminants out of sewers and the Bay.
EBMUD has been recycling, reusing, and producing renewable energy at its wastewater plant since the mid-1980s. The main goal of wastewater treatment is an important one – to protect public health and the environment. To do this, EBMUD collects and treats sewage. EBMUD’s plant does even more. It transforms sewage and other organic wastes into green energy, nutrient-rich soil conditioner and recycled water.
Many large wastewater plants produce renewable energy to meet a portion of their power demand. EBMUD supplements wastewater solids with high-strength organic waste, such as food scraps. The result? EBMUD produces more than enough renewable energy to meet all onsite power demands.
