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​Tour a water treatment or wastewater treatment plant to learn more about water treatment and the value of water.  ​​


Water treatment plant tour (public tour)

Learn about the value of water with a 30-45 minute walking tour at one of our Edmonton water treatment plants:  Rossdale or E.L. Smith.

Water tour (Public)​​

Wastewater treatment plant tour (public tour)

Learn about the wastewater treatment process with a ​90-minute walking tour of the Gold Bar Wastewater Treatment Plant or with a short video tour.

Wastewater Tour (Public)

​Water treatment plant tours (public)

Learn about the value of water with a 30-45 minute walking tour at one of our two water treatment plants in Edmonton: Rossdale or E.L. Smith.

By touring our site-specific infrastructure and processes, you'll learn about the journey water takes before it gets to your home.

For more information, email us at epcorprojects@epcor.co​​m.

Request a tour        ​

Please note: All of our plants operate 24/7 so tour capacity is very limited. Public tours will not be conducted in March or April. Priority is given to groups from accredited post-secondary institutions that have a focus on water education.

 
 
 

Wastewater treatment plant tours (public)

Book a tour

On a 90-minute walking tour of our Gold Bar Wastewater Treatment Plant, you'll learn about:

  • Gold Bar's innovative infrastructure
  • The different processes involved in wastewater treatment and how water is safely returned to the North Saskatchewan River
  • What keeps Gold Bar at the forefront of wastewater treatment technology in North America

Priority will be given to groups from accredited post-secondary institutions that have a focus on wastewater/environmental education.

For more information, email us at epcorprojects@epcor.co​m.

Request a tour

Please note: All of our plants operate 24/7 so tour capacity is very limited. 


 

View a video tour

On a walk through of our Gold Bar Wastewater Treatment Plant, you'll learn about:

  • The different processes involved in wastewater treatment
  • How water is safely returned to the North Saskatchewan River
  • The journey water takes before it gets to your home. ​
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Our partnership with RiverWatch

RiverWatch helps students explore the North Saskatchewan River. We have a longstanding partnership with RiverWatch to support student learning. Over the past 18 years, more than 50,000 students have toured through our Gold Bar plant as part of the RiverWatch program. In the summer of 2018, Gold Bar was part of RiverWatch's new River Ambassador Program, which brought community members by our plant as part of an on-water learning experience.