The origins of the historic sewage treatment plant and pumping station date back to 1906. In addition to the pumping station, which operated at high Vistula levels when sewage could not flow by gravity, a mechanical sewage treatment plant was built, based on a Wurl-Rinsch screen with mechanical rakes (coarser impurities) collection. The effluent treated in this way was directed via an outlet channel to the Vistula River. This treatment plant operated after the necessary modifications until 1970, but the facility at ul. Skłodowskiej-Curie was maintained until 2002, when the wastewater treatment plant at Nowa Wieś was commissioned.
The premises of the former sewage treatment plant are up to 10 m below ground level, but the excavation and some of the facilities are up to 12 m deep. Restored today, they bear witness to the capabilities of technology from more than a century ago. In the old pumping station, exhibits testifying to the history of Grudziadz can be seen, including fragments of crockery from the Królewski Dwór Hotel restaurant located in the Market Square, as well as the remains of dishes from the first network restaurant selling food for tokens, which was located in Grudziadz at ul. Stara.
Historic sewage treatment plant
Miejskie Wodociągi i Oczyszczalnia Sp. z o. o.
10 Skłodowskiej-Curie Street, 86-300 Grudziądz
tel. +48 56 450-49-01 www.mwio.pl
