Heartland Charter School Tour of the SLO Water Resource Recovery Facility

35 Prado Road,San Luis Obispo CA 93401

12 November, 2021

Description

PLEASE READ THE DETAILS OF THIS FIELD TRIP CAREFULLY. EACH FIELD TRIP HAS UNIQUE GUIDELINES FOR AGES, NUMBER OF CHAPERONES, ETC. NO REFUNDS! This FREE field trip will be a chance to take a look behind the scenes of the water treatment portion of the water systems of San Luis Obispo. The City of San Luis Obispo’s Water Resource Recovery Facility (WRRF) is responsible for treating all of the wastewater within the City, Cal Poly and the County airport. The facility treats 4.5 million gallons of wastewater daily, twenty four hours a day, 365 days a year. Staffing of operators, laboratory analysts and maintenance technicians ensure the WRRF is operated and maintained in the most efficient manner possible and complies with federal state and local discharge requirements. A comprehensive upgrade to the facility—called SLO Water Plus—is now underway and will support improved resource recovery. We will be touring the facility, seeing both its regular operations and the construction currently underway to upgrade the facility. All participants MUST wear closed toed shoes. We encourage families to turn in a sample that is linked to the field trip that you attended during your next learning period. It helps to ensure that we can continue to provide these trips and their educational value. Heartland field trips are designed for families to attend together. Students need to be accompanied by an adult chaperone. If your student will be attending with another family please indicate this when you register your student and let the field trip host know once you complete your registration. Any student that is registered without a chaperone will have their reservation canceled unless the family reaches out to the field trip lead and lets them know which registered chaperone will be responsible for their student. **To ensure the health and safety of all attendees, please do not attend a field trip if you, your student(s), or anyone in your household is ill or showing possible signs of illness.***Masks will be required for all indoor field trips per California state guidelines.Please read our refund policy! Refunds will not be given. As a courtesy, if you are sick or unable to attend a field trip please contact the teacher that planned the event to let them know so they do not wait at the venue for you. You may not send a different family in your place as we will not have a waiver for them. Can I pay using my funds? This field trip is free but each person must register for a ticket. Does this trip have any height, weight, and/or age restrictions? All ages are welcome. Only 1 chaperone ticket will be allowed per family due to limited space. What are the check-in procedures? Meet near entrance at 2:50. Is there on-site parking available? Yes. Free parking. Arrive early to park. Parking near the entrance to the facility is limited due to construction. Please consider carpooling. Limited street parking on Prado. Can we pack snacks or lunch for this event or field trip? Please do not bring food or drink to this field trip. Please do not bring food that contains peanuts to any Heartland event. How do I contact the event organizer? Name: Alexis Schmitz Email: [email protected] Phone: 562 881-2693 Please view the photo of the parking map below.