Service Area & Statistics

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Established in 1946 as a special enterprise district
Serves approximately 462,000 residents and 3,000 businesses in 13 cities and towns covering a 146 square mile area
Employs 260 dedicated professionals

Treats an average of 45 million gallons of wastewater per day
Incinerates 200 tons of sludge removed each day, reducing that volume to only 10-12 tons of sterile ash
Cogeneration facility uses a combination of methane from a landfill and natural gas to produce electricity and steam for plant. Approximately 3,200 kilowatts of power - more than 90% of the Plant’s daily power needs - is produced
Produces nearly 600 million gallons of recycled water each year for plant operations, industrial uses, and landscape irrigation

Environmental Laboratory performs approximately 40,000 chemical and biological tests each year. Some tests measure on a parts per quadrillion level.

Maintains, cleans, and repairs 1,500 miles of sewer lines and 18 pumping stations

District operates a Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility (HHWCF), established in 1997, collecting approximately two-million pounds of household hazardous waste per year