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Frequently Asked Questions
- Q. Does it smell there?
- A. Your interpretation of the odor varies depending on the day and the individual. Most visitors agree that they adjust to the smell during a tour.
- Q. How much wastewater do you treat?
- A. On average, we treat about 38 million gallons per day (MGD), 30 mgd at the Green Bay facility and 8 MGD at the De Pere facility.
- Q. How much wastewater are you capable of treating?
- A. On a regular basis, the Green Bay facility can treat 49 MGD, however, on a short term, we can treat up to 160 MGD. At the De Pere facility, we can treat 14.2 MGD.
- Q. Does the water freeze in the winter?
- A. No, with an average flow at the Green Bay facility of 21,000 gallons per minute, it doesn't have a chance to freeze.
- Q. Is there a concern with equipment freezing in the winter?
- A. No. Most all of our equipment is located in over three miles of tunnels below ground, because we live in a changing climate.
- Q. Is it true you have the tallest building in Green Bay?
- A. Yes, our Pump Station at our Green Bay facility is 15 stories tall total, five of the stories are above ground and ten stories are below ground.
- Q. Do you have a problem with crytosporidium?
- A. No, that's an issue for drinking water. We treat water after you've used it.
- Q. Can you drink the water?
- A. No. While our final effluent is safe to recycle back to the environment, it is not treated to meet drinking water standards.
- Q. How long does it take to clean the wastewater?
- A. With an average flow of 30 MGD at our Green Bay facility, it takes 21 hours from when it enters the facility until it is discharged.
- Q. How many people work there?
- A. We currently have 100 full-time employees for two wastewater treatment facilities, though we do hire seasonal employees primarily during the summer.
- Q. Do you offer tours of the facility?
- A. Yes, please click on Public Education to see what we offer.
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