The tour will be led by Westchester County’s Department of Environmental Facilities. ***Participants must provide their transportation to and from the facility***

***Tour is exclusively for NYC Teachers and educators and CTLE (2 credits) Eligible ***

According to DEC permits, The Yonkers Wastewater Treatment Plant (YJWWTP) provides primary and secondary treatment of wastewater generated from portions of southern and western Westchester County servicing wastewater as far north as Chappaqua.

The plant maintains several combustion sources such as boilers (serving the primary and secondary processes), engines (serving the aeration tanks blowers), emergency generators, and flairs. The plant also maintains several state-of-the-art odor control systems to control hydrogen sulfide and often uses digester gas as fuel.

Properly maintaining wastewater treatment plants is essential to cities such as NYC and Yonkers. However in NYC even as little as 1/10 an inch of rainfall per hour can overwhelm these places’ 150-year-old sewer system and cause overflows that bypass the treatment plants. There are 14 sewage management facilities nearby but 460 locations where combined sewer overflow can occur. Come learn how Yonkers is working to reduce pollution in the Hudson River to create a more healthful environment and system.

Time: 10:30 am — 12 pm EDT

Free!

Registration