Tennessee American Water invites area residents to its upcoming Water Fest on Thursday. The open house is free and includes plant tours, educational demonstrations, children’s activities, face painting and refreshments. In addition several community partners will be on-hand to show how water is connected to almost everything we do.
“We are excited to host this first-ever open house at the Tennessee American Water campus,” said Valoria Armstrong, president of Tennessee American Water. “Water Fest will give residents the opportunity to meet the professionals who work 24/7 to produce and deliver clean water to the communities we serve in the Chattanooga area, while offering a family-friendly atmosphere where learning is fun,” Armstrong continued. “It is the perfect back-to-school event, because it will feel like a summer festival and kids will not even realize they are learning the whole time.”
Attendees can learn how a water meter works, “fix” a water leak, sit in the driver’s seat of machinery used in the water industry as well as learn about water quality, engineering and mapping.
Community partners include:
• Caribbean Student Environmental Alliance
• Chattanooga Fire Department
• Chattanooga Water Public Works Department – Moccasin Bend Wastewater Plant
• Chattanooga Water Quality Department
• Creative Discovery Museum
• Stowers Machinery
• Tennessee Aquarium
Water Fest takes place on Thursday from 6 -8 p.m. at the Chattanooga water plant. Parking will be in the back parking lot of the Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences (CSAS) on 865 East Third Street. Shuttles will take attendees to and from the water plant. More information is available at www.tennesseeamwater.com, the Tennessee American Water Facebook page and on Twitter @tnamwater.