Tours are available year-round, with a significant portion of the tour being conducted outside. Tours can be scheduled Tuesday ­­­– Friday, between 9:00 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Large school groups visiting the Water Treatment Plant should plan for 1.5 hours. The tour includes the Water Treatment Plant, a visit to one of Skagit PUD’s four collector streams within the Cultus Mountain Watershed, and walk out onto a dam at Judy Reservoir.

Safety and content of the tours were taken into consideration for these age recommendations. The Water Treatment Plant is recommended for children aged nine (4th-grade) and up. The program focuses on an exploration of water’s role in our environment and society, with an emphasis on the importance of a safe and reliable water supply.

To ensure that a safe and educational experience is had by all, we must limit the group size visiting our facilities. The Water Treatment Plant can accommodate up to 30 visitors at one time.

Skagit PUD offers free to teachers The Story of Drinking Water Teacher and Activity Guide — a complete grade school curriculum on water to enhance student learning.

This teacher’s guide provides 33 activities covering the hydrologic cycle, forms of water, water supply, water treatment, water distribution, conservation, weather, ecosystems, waterborne diseases, and more. The activities align with national Science Process Standards and Bloom’s revised (2001) Cognitive Taxonomy of Educational Objectives. All activities adhere to science curriculum, and many include math, social studies, and language arts.

For classrooms that utilize the curriculum, every student will receive a colorfully illustrated booklet of The Story of Drinking Water. Additionally, we include a classroom copy of The Story of Drinking Water DVD. The DVD makes learning about water fun and brings to life the materials in The Story of Drinking and The Story of Drinking Water Teacher and Activity Guide.

It is recommended that classrooms use the curriculum before the Water Treatment Plant tour.

We suggest at least one chaperone for every 10 students. However, there is no limit to the number of chaperones you may bring. Chaperones are expected to stay with their groups at all times, keep groups together and engaged, ensure safety, and maintain discipline. The Water Treatment Plant is a working facility and can be hazardous; therefore, it is important students are closely supervised during the tour.

Tours at the Water Treatment Plant are conducted primarily outside. Please dress for the weather.

Tour locations are primarily outdoors and involve a good bit of walking. Please dress comfortably and appropriately for the weather. No heels or open-toed shoes are to be worn on the tour. The tour requires walking across grated areas, and heels or toes can easily catch in the grates and cause injury.

There is no inside eating space at the Water Treatment Plant. Groups are welcome to use the lawn area as long as they remove any trash when finished.

No. We are a public utility and visits to the Water Treatment Plant are free.

If you are running late for your scheduled tour at the Water Treatment Plant, call (360) 661-7373. Please get in touch with the Community Relations office at (360) 848-4477 if you need to cancel your tour.

The Water Treatment Plant has a small restroom and is available for use.

We often take photos to document field trips to our facilities. Please inform your group leaders if you do not want students photographed.

The Judy Reservoir and Water Treatment Plant are located east of Clear Lake, two miles up Old Day Creek Road off state Route 9. Parking is available inside the fenced area of the Water Treatment Plant.