Benicia Waste Water Treatment Plant - Wastewater Treatment Facilities on Waymarking.com

The City of Benicia operates its own treatment plant located along the waterfront. The plant provides secondary level treatment for combined domestic, commercial and industrial wastewater from sources within the City. Treatment process consists of detriter grit chambers, primary clarifiers, rotating biological contactors (RBCs), secondary clarifiers, chlorination and dechlorination. Sludge is thickened via gravity thickener, anaerobically digested, and dewatered by a belt filter press before it is disposed of offsite at a permitted landfill. (From an EIR on plant expansion).

The facility is fairly low-profile with residents on the nearby hills have unobstructed views of the shoreline. The northern edge along E G Street is nicely landscaped, and locals refer to the edge as a park. There;s just that slight smell in the air...

Note to geocachers: There are 2 geocaches nearby. Appropriately they are named "Standing Upwind" and "Standing Downwind".

What is the capacity of the facility?: 4.5 gallons per day with a a short-term hydraulic capacity of 24 million gallons per day Describe the biological treatment technology used.: Treatment process includes rotating biological contactors (RBCs). How are biosolids (sludge) managed?: gravity thickener and hauled to a landfill What technology is used for disinfection prior to dicharge of treated water?: Chlorination Who is the owner/operator fo the facility?: City of Benicia What is the website of the WWTP?: [Web Link] How is the facility governed?: Not listed

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