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Discover how daily bathroom breaks transform into clean water ready to return to our rivers this Saturday, July 29, 2023.<\/p>\n

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News release from Fort Wayne City Utilities:<\/p>\n

Solving the Mysteries of the Flush<\/strong>
\nWaterWorks FunFest: It’s Sewer-sational<\/em><\/p>\n

Fort Wayne, Indiana (July 27, 2023) – Discover how daily bathroom breaks transform into clean water ready to return to our rivers this Saturday, July 29, from 11a-2p at the Water Pollution Control Plant, 2601 Dwenger Avenue. This FREE, family-friendly event will offer the curious and fun-loving a chance to explore “The Science Behind the Flush.”<\/p>\n

Be sure to join a guided tour. They start with a journey into the screening and high-powered pump building, where wastewater treatment unfolds. Then it’s on to the high-tech control room, the nerve center of the plant controlling the processing of 100 million gallons per day. Finally, tourgoers will investigate the lab where waste-eating bugs come to life under the lens of a high-powered microscope. It’s a magical mystery ride with a poo-rific ending.<\/p>\n

Tours in the Screening & Pumping facility, the Control Center and the Laboratory will use the approximate following schedule:<\/p>\n