The City of Palm Coast is inviting residents to get a behind-the-scenes look at the city’s water system and distribution process when it presents special tours of Water Treatment Plant #3 and Wastewater Treatment Plant #2 on Wednesday, March 12. The tour will provide an in-depth overview of the water treatment and distribution process from the aquifer to our treatment plant to our city’s residents and businesses. It will also include a tour of the wastewater plant and outline the treatment process.
Residents can choose between two tour sessions: 9 a.m. or 2 p.m. The tour will include visits to Water Treatment Plant 3 and Wastewater Treatment Plant 2, which share a main operations center. During the tour, participants will learn how water is treated and distributed, explore the wastewater treatment process, and have the opportunity to ask questions directly to the experts who manage these essential services.
“We want these tours to be an eye-opening experience, just like our Citizens Academy,” said Acting City Manager Lauren Johnston. “Our team is passionate about what they do, and this is a great chance for residents to see firsthand how we treat and distribute water across the city. We hope everyone leaves with a new understanding of the process and an appreciation for the people who make it happen!”
For safety reasons, space is limited, and residents must register in advance by visiting parksandrec.fun and typing “Guided Tour” into the search bar. The tour sites are ADA accessible, and handicapped parking is available. Water Treatment Plant 3 is located off US 1 at 400 Peavey Grade. Participants are encouraged to wear comfortable walking shoes for the tour.
Notably, residents will not be touring Waste Water Treatment 1, the larger and oldest of the city’s plants and the main reason for Monday’s approval by the City Council of moving toward a $455 million bond issue to spearhead a $260 million upgrade and expansion of the overburdened sewer plant, which is in the heart of the Woodlands.
JimboXYZ says
The facility tours of Flagler County STF’s isn’t going to make the next 3 years of water & sewage increases any easier to accept for growth that was grossly underfunded. The experiences I’ve had with STF’s ? Grew up living across the one on the Halifax River in Daytona Beach that is just south of the Daytona Marina & City Island area off Beach Street. The unpleasant memory, every west wind that blew the stench from the place as a foul odor. Another experience Miami-Dade Water & Sew while living in Miami, FL and interviewing for a position at the Coral Gables, FL STF there 20+ years back, south of Bird Road on US-1 at LeJeune Road. Trust me on this, it’s not like a tour of Willie Wonka’s Chocolate Factory. That may have dazzled Rick Scott recently, it’s just one of the many State of FL’s grossly underfunded grant projects for growth that was outright omitted from any funding. Infrastructure grant projects that are critical to approve all the residential new construction of the last 4 years. I bet that had we known this would cost everyone of us $ 455 million, Alfin & his Vision of 2050 would’ve never gotten off the ground ? If they can find a way to turn turds into gold, to pay for this, that’s the only way I’m going to be impressed. Otherwise, it’s a waste of time & resources to drive over there & try to understand how anyone that claims to be a leader didn’t take care of infrastucture first for Bio;d Back Better Biden that never was funded or happened. Somehow there’s $ 18 million a month for this though ? This just really grinds at me why anyone is having to pay more for much of anything. I just don’t think anyone wants to hear what any of the rational is for the fraud & abuse that has made life in America this miserable. It’s sad when every level of Government needs a version of DOGE to ensure taxpayers & citizens aren’t being ripped off.
Skibum says
Bring your own clothes pin to put on your nose while walking around on that “tour”.
Atwp says
Will not be there because of work. Have to work to pay for the price increase of water and sewer.
Crystal Lang says
Drive up Matanzas Woods towards US 1 and it smells like poop. I feel sorry for the people buying the homes in the 55 and over community off of Londonderry and have to pay HOA fees to smell that poop everyday.