Santa Cruz Wastewater Treatment Facility - Santa Cruz, California - Wastewater Treatment Facilities on Waymarking.com

La Barranca Park, which is on the bank above the lagoon, offers some good views of the treatment facility through the screening vegetation. There are not regular public tours.

excerpts from the city website:

"Wastewater treatment and ocean outfall disposal are provided for the City of Santa Cruz and the Santa Cruz County Sanitation District (includes Live Oak, Capitola, Soquel and Aptos)."

"The City of Santa Cruz has been treating sewage at the wastewater treatment facility near Neary Lagoon and disposing of the effluent in the ocean since 1928. Treatment capacity has been expanded several times to accommodate the growth of the city and the addition of flows from the Santa Cruz County Sanitation District. The current rated design capacity is 17 MGD (millions of gallons per day) and with an average daily flow of 10 MGD. Design for wet weather flow is 81 MGD."

What is the capacity of the facility?: 10 MGD average Describe the biological treatment technology used.: Trickling filter tanks and solids contact tanks use bacteria to remove pollutants How are biosolids (sludge) managed?: Dewatered sludge is transported to city landfill What technology is used for disinfection prior to dicharge of treated water?: UV radiation prior to ocean outfall Who is the owner/operator fo the facility?: City of Santa Cruz How is the facility governed?: Public Works Department under direction of City Council What is the website of the WWTP?: [Web Link]

Visit Instructions:
Please post at least 2 original photographs of the site. We would much rather see photos of the plant itself as opposed to the front office, but we also understand that security and site layout may limit your opportunities.

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