{"id":2,"date":"2018-11-12T20:38:06","date_gmt":"2018-11-12T20:38:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fdl.wi.gov\/wastewater\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-03-26T08:16:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T13:16:56","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fdl.wi.gov\/wastewater\/","title":{"rendered":"Department of Wastewater"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1144px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" title=\"aerial\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fdl.wi.gov\/wastewater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/aerial-300x225.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fdl.wi.gov\/wastewater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/aerial-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.fdl.wi.gov\/wastewater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/aerial-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.fdl.wi.gov\/wastewater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/aerial-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.fdl.wi.gov\/wastewater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/aerial-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.fdl.wi.gov\/wastewater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/aerial-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>Located at 700 Doty St, the Fond du Lac Regional Wastewater Treatment &amp; Resource Recovery Facility consists of a complex biological treatment process that produces clean water, methane gas, and biosolids for land application.\u00a0 Our plant treats the wastewater of not only residents of the City of Fond du Lac, but also 18 outlying communities surrounding Fond du Lac as well as industrial and commercial contributors.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-space-evenly fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><h2>Take A Virtual Tour<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"--awb-max-width:600px;--awb-max-height:360px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top:60%;\" ><iframe title=\"YouTube video player 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KRwp2bOot90?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture;\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-flex-start\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:right;\"><h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Inflow &amp; Infiltration<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" title=\"I&amp;I Infographic_edited\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fdl.wi.gov\/wastewater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/II-Infographic_edited-300x170.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fdl.wi.gov\/wastewater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/II-Infographic_edited-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.fdl.wi.gov\/wastewater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/II-Infographic_edited-400x227.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.fdl.wi.gov\/wastewater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/II-Infographic_edited.jpg 594w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><p>The\u00a0<strong><em>storm sewer<\/em><\/strong> takes stormwater and other clear water (rainwater, melted snow, runoff from lawns, rooftops, etc.), and sends it through a system of underground pipes that spill out directly into area waters. This water is not treated and goes directly into the environment.<\/p>\n<p>The<strong><em>\u00a0sanitary sewer<\/em><\/strong> system carries anything you flush down the toilet, or send down the drains in your home, including water from toilets, showers, sinks, dishwashers, washing machines, and other plumbing components.\u00a0 For homes hooked up to municipal sanitary sewer in our service area, this wastewater is sent through an underground sanitary sewer pipe system to our treatment facilities, where it is treated and returned into the environment.<\/p>\n<\/div><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-small button-default fusion-button-default button-1 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fdl.wi.gov\/wastewater\/programs-initiatives\/inflow-infiltration\/\"><i class=\"fa-asterisk fas awb-button__icon awb-button__icon--default button-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Learn More<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-space-evenly fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\"><h2>2025 &#8211; 2027 Construction Project<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-3 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" title=\"BIOSOLIDS DRYER\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fdl.wi.gov\/wastewater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/BIOSOLIDS-DRYER-225x300.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fdl.wi.gov\/wastewater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/BIOSOLIDS-DRYER-200x267.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.fdl.wi.gov\/wastewater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/BIOSOLIDS-DRYER-400x533.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.fdl.wi.gov\/wastewater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/BIOSOLIDS-DRYER-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.fdl.wi.gov\/wastewater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/BIOSOLIDS-DRYER-800x1067.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.fdl.wi.gov\/wastewater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/BIOSOLIDS-DRYER.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\"><p>A biosolids dryer and other equipment will be installed to produce Renewable Natural Gas (RNG). 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