Field Trips
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most water and wastewater utilities have canceled all in-person tours. Some agencies have instituted virtual tours. For more information, visit the websites of individual agencies.
| Agency | Facility Address | Tour & Contact Information |
| CITY OF HAYWARD www.hayward-ca.gov | City Hall 4th Floor 777 B Street Hayward, CA 94541 | Tours all day from 7:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. All are welcome. Typically, late morning tours. Can accommodate from 4-5 to 50 people. MARK ORLANDI mark.orlandi@hayward-ca.gov (510) 293-5212 |
| CITY OF LIVERMORE www.cityoflivermore.net | 1052 S. Livermore Ave. Livermore, CA 94550 | Field trips are available for students in 3rd grade and older. Call or email ahead of time to schedule. NATALIE CROAK nlcroak@cityoflivermore.net (925) 960-8144 |
| CITY OF PALO ALTO www.cityofpaloalto.org | Regional Water Quality Control Plant 2501, Embarcadero Way Palo Alto, CA 94303 | Service areas only- Palo Alto/East Palo Alto/Mountain View, Los Altos, and Stanford; Monday-Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Duration: One hour. Age 12 and older. Up to 20 people. SANGITA DUTT sangita.dutt@cityofpaloalto.org (650) 838-2901 |
| CITY OF PITTSBURG www.ci.pittsbury.ca.us | Water Treatment Plant 300, Olympia Dr (925) 252-6916 | Tours offered any time; Groups as large as 30 people. Call ahead to schedule. ANA CORTI acorti@ci.pittsburg.ca.us office: (925) 252-6916 cell: (925) 997-4641 |
| CITY OF PLEASANTON www.cityofpleasanton.gov | 333 Busch Road Pleasanton, CA 94566 | Occasional Open Houses. No tours at this time. LEO LOPEZ llopez@cityofpleasantonca.gov (925) 931-5539 |
| CITY OF REDWOOD CITY www.redwoodcity.org | 1400 Broadway Redwood City, CA 94063 | MICHAEL VILLA mvilla@redwoodcity.org (650) 740-7494 |
| CITY OF SAN JOSE www.sanjoseca.gov | 700 Los Esteros Road San José, CA 95134 | No tours at this time. Check out “Behind the Flush” on YouTube. (408) 535-8550 |
| CITY OF GILROY | 7351 Rosanna St. Gilroy, CA 95020 | |
| DELTA DIABLO www.deltadiablo.org | 2550 Pittsburg Antioch Highway, Antioch, CA 94509 | JOAQUIN GONZALEZ joaquing@deltadiablo.org (925) 756-1969 |
| DUBLIN SAN RAMON SERVICES DISTRICT www.dsrsd.com | 7051 Dublin Blvd. Dublin, CA 94568 | Quarterly tours available on a case-by-case basis. Tours limited to 25 or less. LEVI FULLER fuller@dsrsd.com (925) 875-2300 |
| EAST BAY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT (EBMUD) www.ebmud.com | Wastewater 375 11th Street Oakland, CA 94607 | Tours available from March to Oct. on 1st and 3rd Saturday from 9:30 a.m. School tours on 1st Wed., and 4th Thursday from 9:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Tours limited to 25 or less. MATILDA LEONG matilda.leong@ebmud.com (510) 287-1651 |
| NAPA SANITATION DISTRICT www.napasan.com | 1515 Soscol Ferry Rd. Napa, CA 94558 | Tours available on 3rd Thursday each month. No RSVP if different day sign-up online. STEPHANIE TURNIPSEED sturnipseed@napasan.com (707) 258-6002 |
| SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (SFPUC) www.sfwater.org | Oceanside Plant 3500 Great Hwy San Francisco, CA 94132 | CURRENTLY NO TOURS due to contruction wtptours@sfwater.org (415) 695-7375 |
| SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (SFPUC) | Southeast Treatment Plant 750 Phelps Street San Francisco, CA 94124 | CURRENTLY NO TOURS wtptours@sfwater.org (415) 695-7375 |
| SAN JOSE WATER COMPANY www.sjwater.com | 110 W. Taylor St. San Jose, CA 95110 | Go to tours@sjwater.com. New award-winning Montevina Water Treatment Plant open to tours. Tours limited to 20 people or less. SHARON WHALEY (408) 918-7352 sharon.whaley@sjwater.com |
| VALLEY WATER www.valleywater.org www.purewater4u.org | 5750 Almaden Expressway San Jose, CA 95118 | Tours offered Monday – Friday and some Saturdays by appointment. 10 years or older. Tours limited to 36 people or less. GINA ADRIANO gadriano@valleywater.org (408) 781-6972 |
| SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO/SAN BRUNO WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT www.ssf.net | 195 Belle Aire Road South San Francisco, CA 94080 | No public tours due to construction. Tours available to local agencies Fridays from 9-10:30 a.m. From 5 to 15 people. MANUEL (Manny) DOS SANTOS manuel.dossantos@ssf.net (650) 877-8555 |
| UNION SANITARY DISTRICT www.unionsanitary.com | 5072 Benson Road Union City, CA 95487 | Less than five people: Tours available every quarter, Monday afternoons. Five or more people, anytime within business hours by appointment. See dates on website. DOUG DATTAWALKER dougd@unionsanitary.ca.gov (510) 477-7637 |
| ZONE 7 WATER AGENCY www.zone7water.com | 100 North Canyons Parkway Livermore, CA 94551 | No tours at this time. ALEXANDRA BRADLEY abradley@zone7water.com (925) 454-5000 |