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Wastewater Treatment Facilities
 
Long Creek WWTP

Capacity: 16 Million Gallons per Day
Receiving Stream: South Fork River
Treatment Processes
Primary Clarifiers

  • Aeration Basins (A2O Treatment; Phosphorus & Nitrogen Removal)
  • Secondary Clarifiers
  • Filtration
Plant History:
The Long Creek WWTP began operation in 1965 and was expanded/upgraded in the early 1970’s where it operated for years as a 8 million gallon per day facility. The plant was expanded and upgraded once again in the mid-nineties to 16 million gallons per day with the addition of nutrient removal (phosphorus and nitrogen).

Crowders Creek WWTP

Capacity: 6 Million Gallons per Day
Receiving Stream: Crowders Creek
Treatment Processes
Primary Clarifiers

  • Aeration Basins (Phosphorus and Nitrogen Removal)
  • Secondary Clarifiers
  • Polishing Ponds
  • Dissolved Air Floatation
  • Anaerobic Digesters
Plant History:
The Crowders Creek WWTP began operation in April of 1992 with a design capacity of 6 million gallons per day. The plant was designed with phosphorus removal capabilities. In the summer of 2001 the plant was upgraded with a step feed system that allows for the removal of nitrogen.

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