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Sewage Treatment Plant

LocationKlärwerk Düsseldorf-Süd
Auf dem Draap 15, 40221 Düsseldorf
Coordinates51.191662°N, 6.740349°E
Station / Bus stopD-Josef-Kardinal-Frings-Brücke
Date/Time

Thur  23.10.   13:00-16:00 o'clock (3h)
Event-iCal / Event-iCal with travel time

From IBD Hotel90 Minutes
Number of seats25
WheelchairThis event is not accessible by wheelchair
Minimum age16 years
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Picture courtesy of Stadtentwässerungsbetrieb Düsseldorf


Learn about the intricacies of wastewater treatment from the experts! The Düsseldorf Municipal Wastewater Authority operates two wastewater treatment plants. We will visit the plant Düsseldorf-Süd which is located in the south of Düsseldorf, on the right bank of the Rhine. It was first commissioned in 1975. The last expansion of the treatment plant was largely completed in 2000, with the planned automation being implemented in 2002.

The plant manager will give us a comprehensive tour through the different stages of wastewater treatment, including – amongst others – the inlet, screening system, grit trap and washing, aeration, chemical treatment, filtration, and handling of the left-over products which can be recycled as a substitute fuel. Ask all the questions you've always wanted to ask! Special features like the central control room, blower station, or the flood pumping station will also be part of the tour. The treatment plant operates its own combined heat and power plant, producing electricity equivalent to the needs of approximately 1,000 average 4-person households.

The annual volume of wastewater treated is approximately 40 million cubic meters. From arrival at the sewage treatment plant (inlet) to discharge into the Rhine, the wastewater treatment process takes an average of 48 hours on a dry day.

Notes

Participants should wear sturdy shoes and be able to walk well, as a certain distance will be covered on the grounds during the three hours.

For safety and hygiene reasons, it is not permitted to eat or drink during the tour.

Directions (from IBD Hotel)

Travel time is about 90 minutes ... including potential waiting time for the trains
... and a walk of about 1,5 km that you can do in 20 minutes but a group of Mensans usually talk a lot and need double that time.
  • Take the foot bridge in front of Maritim Hotel towards the airport terminal C
  • Head for the local transport train station in the basement of terminal C "Düsseldorf Flughafen Terminal (S)"
  • Take the local train S11 in direction of Düsseldort central station "Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof / Bergisch Gladbach" up to the station "Düsseldorf Völklinger Straße" (8 stops)
  • Take the tram 709 in direction "Neuss Theodor-Heuss-Platz" up to "D-Josef-Kardinal-Frings-Brücke" (3 stops)
  • After leaving the tram get off the bridge, take the footpath down to the river and turn left to cross underneath the bridge
  • Turn left again on the "Batterieweg"
  • At the next crossing turn right into the "Viehfahrtsweg"
  • After some 200m follow the turn to the right into "Auf dem Draap"
  • Follow the street around the left-hand turn and all the way down to the main entrance of the plant (about 700 m)
  • You reach the point where two small paths turn off to the right. Take the first (the street sign reads "Klärwerk/Labor"), this is the main entrance to the "Kläranlage Süd" as indicated at the gate
  • Enter the premises and register at the reception

Directions (from Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof)

Travel time is approx. 60 minutes if you travel in a group; otherwise, you may make it in 45 minutes
  • From platform 8 in front of the central in station, take the tram 709 in direction "Neuss Theodor-Heuss-Platz" up to "D-Josef-Kardinal-Frings-Brücke" (11 stops)
  • Proceed from there as detailed above

See Directions and Times for general information on directions.

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