The city of Cle Elum, Washington, completed the construction of a new 3.6 million gallon per day (mgd) sequencing batch reactor (SBR) wastewater…
Plant Profile

The Plant Profile is monthly article about a water treatment plant, wastewater treatment plant, water reclamation facility, water resource recovery facility or desalination plant. Each article features the history of the plant, its treatment process, recent upgrades and the future of the facility. Want to see your facility featured here? Submit your plant for consideration!
Oct 21 2020
Location: Huntertown, Indiana
Size: 1.5 mgd
Equipment: Simultaneous nitrification and denitrification, suspended growth activated sludge process,…
Jun 11 2020
Name: Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant
Location: Carlsbad, California
Size: 50 mgd
Population served: 400,000
Equipment: Energy…
Apr 21 2020
Located in The Dalles, Oregon, Dalles Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) discharges to the Columbia River, the nation’s second largest river.
The…
Mar 13 2020
At the A.B. Jewell Water Treatment Plant in Tulsa, Oklahoma, raw water from Lake Oologah flows into the system for processing. John Curry is…
Feb 25 2020
Located in Suffolk, Virginia, Hampton Roads Sanitation District’s (HRSD) Nansemond Treatment Plant is devoted to using fats, oils & grease (FOG…
Jan 14 2020
When it comes to enumerating water’s value, the Edward C. Little Water Recycling Facility has been developing the tools to educate, entertain and…
Oct 23 2019
A 20-year old wastewater treatment plant turned to an energy savings solution to face aging equipment issues.
The city of Troutdale, Ore., recently…
Aug 5 2019
A 10- year partnership was the catalyst for opening an industrial wastewater treatment operation in Villa de Reyes, San Luis Potosí, Mexico. Gilberto…
Jul 9 2019
Location: Basel, Switzerland
Size: 10,000 cu meters
Infrastructure: pumps, ultrafiltration, membranes, oxidation reactors,
ozone generators
In…
May 3 2019
Location: Hollister, California
Size: 4 million gal a day
Infrastructure: Lift station, pump station, drip system, rotary drums, activated sludge…
Apr 3 2019
In sunny Malibu, Calif., the Civic Center Water Treatment Facility provides a new level of sustainable water management by using efficient and safe…
Mar 6 2019
Location: Varennes, QC
Size: 40,000 tons per year
Infrastructure: Pretreatment with hydro pulper and two grit removal systems; two digesters;…
Feb 4 2019
Location: Prineville, Ore.
Size: 2.31 mgd
Infrastructure: Flocculation lagoons, treatment wetlands
Prineville, Ore., is a city of approximately 10,…
Jan 9 2019
Location: Arhaus, Denmark
Size: 200,000 population
Equipment: screens, aerators, blowers, sedimentation, sludge dewatering, digestion, variable…
Nov 2 2018
North Central Colorado’s Larimer and Weld counties are home to not only sprawling national forests and scenic mountain vistas, but a number of fast-…
Oct 4 2018
Among the states in the western U.S., California is one of the most progressive when it comes to advancing water reuse methods. The Orange County…
Aug 23 2018
Key West, Fla., is one of the most scenic locales in the U.S. Situated in the Florida Keys just to the southwest of Miami, it is visited by millions…
Apr 10 2018
Name: Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant
Location: Cuyahoga Heights, Ohio
Size: 120 mgd
Infrastructure: Renewable energy facility, primary…
Mar 9 2018
Name: Santa Ana Wastewater Treatment Plant
Location: Pueblo of Santa Ana, N.M.
Size: 0.4 mgd
Infrastructure: Drum screens, submersible mixers,…
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