Join the New England Water Environment Association (NEWEA) for a Teacher Training (K-12) at SESD on Thursday, August 13, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Participate in a tour of our treatment plant. Learn about NEWEA classroom presentations. Engage in hands-on challenges that you can repeat with your own students! Discover practical approaches, lesson […]
Our wastewater treatment plant is located along Salem Sound, right on the water near Winter Island. Current campers from the island and Salem residents who own RVs may access our RV Disposal Station on a seasonal basis. Unfortunately, some people who dump here may accidentally spill their RV waste which could flow directly into the […]
Join Salem Sound Coastwatch in their effort for a healthier sea and shore on Sunday, June 14, 2026, for their annual Run for the Beach fundraiser! Every summer, our community comes together at Dane Street Beach in Beverly for a fun, family friendly 5K that supports the work of Salem Sound Coastwatch. Bring your friends, […]
We are excited to announce our 2nd Annual Public Tour at SESD. By opening our doors during Clean Water Week, April 12th through 18th, we join colleagues and facilities like ours across the country to educate the public on the work we all do to keep us healthy and safe. This is a new endeavor […]
All water on Earth is the same – oceans, lakes, streams – even the water inside our own bodies. Plants, animals, you and me – we all need water to live! In an effort to help our community understand our relationship with this precious resource, SESD created The Pipe Patrol. Lead by Detective Pippen, Pipe […]
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On January 6, 2025, Salem Sound Coastwatch issued a press release regarding their free lecture series “Underwater in Salem”. Our Executive Director, David Michelsen, P.E., is invited to present one of five lectures on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm at the Abbot Public Library in Marblehead, MA. We hope to […]
On Friday, September 6, 2024, SESD invited the Northshore Education Consortium, the largest provider of special education programs for children with emotional, behavioral, and developmental disabilities on the North Shore, to bring twenty-two students and eight special education teachers to our facility for a presentation and a plant tour. Gathered in our Board Room, the students […]
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SESD has prepared and released a new website and an updated logo to protect public health and environmental awareness through wastewater education. Please click the link below or visit The Salem News to read the Press Release. […]
In June of 2024, SESD hosted the New England Water Environmental Association’s Young Professionals in installment number 38 of their popular Poo and Brew Event at the SESD Treatment Facility. More than 30 young professionals from NEWEA came to the facility for a plant tour and to learn more about SESD. After the tour, the […]