On Dwenger Avenue east of South Anthony Boulevard. Street View photo from Google maps.
Google maps shows the filtration ponds on the north side of the Maumee River from North Anthony Boulevard past Coliseum Boulevard to Maplecrest Road.
Fort Wayne’s Paul L. Brunner Water Pollution Control Plant – located on Dwenger Avenue east of Anthony Boulevard — provides wastewater (also called sewage) treatment for the City of Fort Wayne and surrounding areas. Following the treatment process, cleaned water (effluent) is released to the Maumee River. The water released from the Plant after treatment process is actually cleaner than the water in the river. Organic matter that is removed from the wastewater (also called sludge) is treated, dried, mixed with composted yard waste and made available as a soil amendment/fertilizer known as biosolids.
Fort Wayne’s Water Pollution Control Plant was originally constructed between 1938 and 1940 at a cost of approximately $5.3 million. Funding came from a $2.3 million grant from the federal Public Works Administration and a $3 million bond issued by the City of Fort Wayne. The initial facility provided secondary level treatment utilizing the activated sludge process for an average flow of 24 million gallons per day (MGD). The WPC Plant — like the Three Rivers Water Filtration Plant located at the confluence of Fort Wayne’s three rivers — was constructed in the Collegiate Gothic style. Buildings are covered with Indiana limestone. Copied from Water Pollution Control Plant at City Utilities Water That Works.
The Water Pollution Control Plant is the critical facility that removes harmful bacteria and other pollutants from wastewater before it is released to the river. In fact, water treated and released from the Plant is actually cleaner than the water in the Maumee River. The Fort Wayne Water Pollution Control Plant provides wastewater treatment for the City of Fort Wayne and surrounding areas. From Water Pollution Control Plant at the City of Fort Wayne. 5-page Fort Wayne's Water Pollution Control Plant document. Free Facility Tours at the City of Fort Wayne.
Today, Mayor Tom Henry and Fort Wayne City Utilities showcased progress of the floating solar panels at the Water Pollution Control Plant’s wet weather storage ponds.
This award recognizes City Utilities’ innovations in sustainability through our microgrid initiative, combining floating solar panels, battery energy storage, and natural gas generation to power our largest facilities!
