Wastewater conveyance is the phrase used to describe how wastewater is collected and moved to a wastewater treatment facility, where the water is cleaned and returned to the environment. Click here to learn more.
Medina's water treatment plant is connected to one of the Metropolitan Council's nine water resource recovery facilities through an extensive network of sewer pipes. Click here to learn more.
The Metropolitan facility is the largest water resource recovery facility in Minnesota, processing over half of the wastewater in the Twin Cities region before returning clean water back to the Mississippi. Their VIDEO walks through each step of the water resource recovery process to give viewers an understanding of what happens to used water when it leaves their home or business. The Metropolitan Water Resource Recovery Facility is working 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to protect our region’s water and provide clean water for future generations.
Wastewater Treatment for Kids provides a simplified look at wastewater treatment by taking kids on a tour of the process at the Metropolitan Water Resource Recovery Facility in Saint Paul. The presentations are educational, fun, and even gross...we've found that kids love them! Click here to view.
Inflow and infiltration is that component of sanitary sewage flow that originates from clear water connections, e.g., sump pumps and foundation drains, stormwater entering manholes and groundwater entering through pipe joints and cracks. It is water that would normally not require any type of treatment. However, once it is co-mingled with sanitary wastewater it cannot be separated and must be treated with the sanitary wastewater. When the combined amount of wastewater and clear water exceed the system capacity, untreated wastewater can back up into the basements of buildings or discharge into lakes, streams, wetlands, or other areas. Often these outcomes are a result of limited system capacity at the local level.