South Cross Bayou Facility Education Resources
Location: 7401 54th Ave. N., St Petersburg, FL 33709
The South Cross Bayou Advanced Water Reclamation Facility has an extensive community outreach and public education history thanks to it’s 5,400-square-foot Public Education Center where students can link the classroom to real-world applications. Our tours and presentations show the importance of using resources derived from wastewater, describing the facility as a “factory” that produces reclaimed water, fertilizer and energy.
South Cross Bayou is a 33-million-gallon per day (MGD) Advanced Wastewater Treatment Facility serving South Pinellas County. We use physical, biological and chemical processes to recover resources from wastewater. These resources include reclaimed water for irrigation, biosolids for fertilizer pellets and gas for renewable energy.
South Cross Bayou Tour Standards by Station
Tour stations at the South Cross Bayou Advanced Water Reclamation Facility have been aligned to Florida State education standards for middle school and high school. The purpose of these documents is to help teachers align South Cross Bayou tour content with information students are learning in the classroom. The second chart in each of the documents below lists potential standards alignment, which your tour facilitator can ensure are highlighted during your experience. Please inform the Education and Community Outreach Coordinator if you wish for the tour to emphasize any of the potential standard connections.