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  • 30 kilometres of collector sewers run from Dieppe, Moncton and Riverview to the Greater Moncton Water Treatment Facility.

  • The average Canadian contributes about 450 litres of wastewater (bath, laundry, toilet flushing, etc.) to the environment every day.

  • A 1,100-metre tunnel carries wastewater under the Petitcodiac River to the treatment plant.

  • The Greater Moncton sewerage system can efficiently handle up to 115,000 cubic metres (25,000,000 gallons) of wastewater per day.

  • Primary treatment can remove as much as 60% of solids from wastewater. In Greater Moncton, that amounts to about 15,000 tons per year.

  • The Main Pumping Station is as tall as a 12-storey building -- but 9 of the storeys are underground!

  • Operators can monitor and adjust the fully computer-driven control system, not only on-site but from remote locations.

  • Greater Moncton's wastewater system replaces 80 raw sewage outfalls with a single discharge of treated water into the Petitcodiac River.

Virtual Tour

Educational Guided Tours

Interested in visiting the Greater Moncton Sewerage Commission facility? Believe it or not, it's a very interesting experience!

Reach us via our Contact Us page and one of our employees will contact you to plan your guided tour.