McCarron's, which began operations in 1922, uses a variety of treatment and filtration processes to produce an average of 50 million gallons of quality drinking water per day. Visitors will have the opportunity to see the entire water treatment process in action. They can tour the newly refurbished filter bay, an area larger than two football fields. Also, visitors may see the dramatic clarifier basins, which were some of the largest freestanding concrete domes at the time of their construction in the 1930s. The tour includes the new dewatering plant, which removes the spent lime and other byproducts of the treatment process from the water.
Visitors can also hear a presentation about water treatment methods.
Refreshments will be served. McCarron's is located at 1900 North Rice Street. For easiest access, enter either from Larpenteur or from Roselawn, and follow the signs to parking.