Book a Tour of the A.H. Weeks Water Treatment Plant

Exterior view of the Windsor Utilities Commission Albert H. Weeks Water Treatment Plant with the message, “Explore how your drinking water gets from source to tap.”

TOUR OVERVIEW

Tours are now available by advance booking at the A.H. Weeks Water Treatment Facility, located at 3665 Wyandotte Street East, Windsor, ON.

WHO CAN ATTEND

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Group sizes range from 5 to 40 participants. Larger groups will be divided into smaller groups to support the tour experience.

HOW TO REQUEST A TOUR

Submit a request form at least three weeks in advance of your preferred date. A member of the Windsor Utilities Commission team will respond within three business days of request form receipt.

BEFORE YOU VISIT

Please review the Tour Guidelines before you visit to understand all important details and expectations. View the Parking Map for the A.H. Weeks Water Treatment Plant

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Request a tour of the water treatment plant (opens survey)
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Water treatment plant visitor receives an explanation of the filtration process beside a filtration diagram during an educational tour. Text reads: “Ask questions. Explore. Learn.”

TOUR RESOURCES:

Play video: Learn about the Windsor Utilities Commission water treatment plant
Play video: Learn about ozonation and disinfection in the water treatment plant
Play video: Learn about coagulation and flocculation in the water treatment process
Play video: learn about filtration in the water treatment process.
Follow your water's journey from the Detroit River to your tap and learn about each stage of the water treatment process.
Infographic titled “How We Do It – Water Treatment System” showing the nine stages of drinking water treatment: intake and screening, coagulation and flocculation, sedimentation, filtration, disinfection, pH and fluoride adjustment, corrosion control, reservoir storage, and distribution through the municipal water system to the community.
Tour participants wearing safety vests walk through the Albert H. Weeks Water Treatment Plant, learning about water treatment infrastructure. Text reads: “Connecting education with real-world water infrastructure.”