Fort Wayne City Utilities

Clean Drains Fort Wayne Mural Painting - Open Streets
2022-08-07 | IN
Two murals will be painted by Upstate Alliance of Relators at the Open Streets. Learn more about Clean Drains Fort Wayne at forfw.org.

Clean Drains Fort Wayne Mural Painting - Northeast and Northwest Neighborhood Quadrants
2022-07-16 - 2022-07-24 | IN
Learn more about Clean Drains Fort Wayne at forfw.org.

Flow the St. Joe 2022
2022-06-25 08:00 - 16:00 (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) | Riverside Gardens Park, 14701 Schwartz Road, Leo, IN, 46765, United States
Join the St. Joseph River Watershed Initiative for the Flow the St. Joe.
Flow the St. Joe offers an easy paddle from the covered bridge in Spencerville and back to Leo-Cedarville.
Ticket price includes transportation from the sign-in location to the launch site, an event tee shirt, and lunch at the Hurshtown Reservoir.
Bring your own boat or reserve one with our local outfitters:

Earth Adventures
Fort Wayne Outfitters

Flow the St. Joe will be occurring rain or shine, there is no rain date or potential for refunds.
Registration:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/flow-the-st-joe-2022-tickets-329754343117
Date and time:
Saturday, June 25, 2022 at 9:00 am
Location:
Check-in table and car parking: 14701 Schwartz Road, Riverside Gardens Park at Leo-Cedarville
Boat launch (shuttle will go from car parking to boat launch): by Spencerville Covered Bridge (https://goo.gl/maps/PMgzZUTJDmbfDfmB8)

PBS Explorer Day
2022-06-18 10:00 - 14:00 | Parkview Field, 1301 Ewing Street, Fort Wayne, IN, 46802, United States
Explorer Day is a great way for kids and their parents to enjoy a FREE day of fun, hands-on learning! PBS Fort Wayne brings you a FREE family fun day packed with educational activities, games, and performances. With over 30 local businesses and non-profits bringing free educational activities to Parkview Field, there will be something for everyone! City Utilities and Friends of the Rivers will be there to share information on Clean Drain Fort Wayne and how residents can get involved.

Eco Fest Fort Wayne
2022-05-15 12:00 - 17:00 | Headwaters Park, 333 South Clinton Street, Fort Wayne, IN, 46802, United States
Come out to Eco Fest Fort Wayne at Headwater’s Park East Pavilion from 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 15. The event includes live music, kids activities, workshops, food and drinks, and retail and non-profit vendors. Stop by the City Utilities booth to win a prize for answering questions about stormwater pollution prevention.

Three Rivers Filtration Plant Tour - May 7
2022-05-07 10:00 - 12:00 | Three Rivers Filtration Plant, 415 Baltes Avenue, Fort Wayne, IN, 46802, United States
This week is National Water Week. To celebrate our high-quality, good-tasting water, City Utilities will offer a FREE behind-the-scenes look at the Three Rivers Filtration Plant, 415 Baltes Avenue, with free tours on Saturday, May 7, 2022, from 10:00 a.m. to noon.
Tours at the nearly 90-year-old plant begin approximately every 30-minutes and will allow visitors to see the plant in operation, interact with staff members, and enjoy the architecture of the Collegiate Gothic style building. The last tour begins at 11:30 a.m.
The tour involves walking on several surfaces, including gravel, and attendees should not wear open-toe shoes or flip-flops.

Earth Day Fort Wayne 2022
2022-04-24 13:00 - 17:00 | Eagle Marsh Barn, 6801 Engle Road, Fort Wayne, IN, 46804, United States
Earth Day Fort Wayne is the largest Earth Day celebration in the Fort Wayne community. This free event will be held on Sunday, April 24th from 1:00 to 5:00 pm at the Eagle Marsh Barn at 6801 Engle Rd. Fort Wayne, IN 46804. This event hosts dozens of conservation partners, from businesses, educational institutions, and government agencies, to local conservation organizations. We will provide a dozen education stations for participants of all ages to learn about wetlands, wildlife, ecological restoration, and pollinators. Attendees will be able to help plant native plants for pollinators in the marsh or take a native plant home.
Come out and join us in this community celebration of our Earth, and leave knowing a few more ways to protect our native wildlife and their habitat.
For a full schedule of events, click here. Want to volunteer? Click here!

World Wetland Trivia Night
2022-03-02 19:00 - 20:30 | Hop River Brewing Company, 1515 N. Harrison St., Fort Wayne, IN, 46808, United States
Join Little River Wetlands Project for World Wetland Trivia Night on March 2nd at 7:00 p.m. at Hop River Brewing Company.

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
2021-10-23 10:00 - 14:00 | Various
Help keep kids and pets safe and our water clean! Get rid of unused and unwanted medications in an environmentally responsible way on National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. Get dropoff location details from the Drug Enforcement Administration and learn why proper disposal matters.

Flow the St. Joe
2021-10-02 09:00 - 16:00 | IN
Join the St. Joseph River Watershed Initiative for the Flow the St. Joe.
Flow the St. Joe offers an easy paddle from the covered bridge in Spencerville and back to Leo-Cedarville.
Ticket price includes transportation from the sign-in location to the launch site, an event tee shirt, and lunch at the Hurshtown Reservoir.
Bring your own boat or reserve one with our local outfitters:

Earth Adventures ($25 per day)
Fort Wayne Outfitters ($25-$35 for event)

Flow the St. Joe will be occurring rain or shine, there is no rain date or potential for refunds.
Registration:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/flow-the-st-joe-tickets-168180489371
Date and time:
Saturday, October 2, 2021 at 9:00 am
Location:
Check-in table and car parking: 14701 Schwartz Road, Grabill, IN 46741
Boat launch (shuttle will go from car parking to boat launch): by Spencerville Covered Bridge (https://goo.gl/maps/PMgzZUTJDmbfDfmB8)

World Rivers Day
2021-09-26 12:00 - 21:00 | Promenade Park, 202 W Superior St, Fort Wayne, IN, 46802, United States
Celebrating Fort Wayne’s Three Rivers
World Rivers Day—Clean Drains Fort Wayne: Be River SmART
Celebrating Fort Wayne’s Three Rivers and our connection to waterways around the globe.
WHEN: Sunday, September 26, 2021, 12 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Promenade Park
Celebrating: Be River SmART: Clean Drains Fort Wayne

Art mural storm drain tour
Art activities and hands-on experiments
Test your River SmARTs
Food trucks and musical entertainment

Learn more on the Friends of the Rivers website.

Water Pollution Control Plant Tour
2021-07-31 09:00 - 11:00 | Paul L. Brunner Water Pollution Control Plant, 2601 Dwenger Ave., Fort Wayne, IN, 46802, United States
For people who have always wanted to know how Fort Wayne’s sewage treatment process works, City Utilities is offering free, guided tours of the Water Pollution Control (sewage treatment) Plant on July 31, from 9-11 a.m. Visitors will see how the plant operates, visit the award-winning testing laboratory and view its high powered microscope, and learn about the importance of the plant for our health and safety. The tour will involve walking on several surfaces, including gravel, and attendees should not wear open-toe shoes or flip-flops.
Named the P. L. Brunner Water Pollution Control Plant, the facility provides sewage treatment for more than 315,000 area residents in Fort Wayne, New Haven, Leo-Cedarville, Maysville, Grabill, Zanesville, Arcola and many homes and businesses in unincorporated areas of Allen County. Currently, the plant has the capacity to treat 100 million gallons of sewage per day. Last year, the plant treated nearly 17 billion gallons of sewage for the year. The plant has been serving the community since 1940.

Smithsonian Water|Ways Exhibit
2021-06-26 - 2021-08-07 | North Webster Library, 110 E North St, North Webster, IN, 46555, United States
At City Utilities, one of our favorite topics is WATER. Water/Ways explores water’s impact on landscapes, communities, and culture: the exhibition includes a local companion exhibit sharing our region’s unique water story and resources, as well as 6 weeks of fun, educational events and activities for all ages!

Fun & Interactive Programs
Educational Exhibits
Our Water History & Story – Explore water’s effect on landscape, settlement, culture & spirituality

Location: North Webster Library
Dates & Times:

June 26–August 7 from 10:00am–6:00pm daily (normal library hours)
Sunday, July 11 from 1-3pm
Sunday, August 1 from 1-3pm

Learn more on the Watershed Foundation website.
