Oceanside Treatment Plant
Completed in 1993, the Oceanside Plant is the City’s newest treatment facility. It is located off the Great Highway near the San Francisco Zoo. The Oceanside Plant treats an average dry weather flow of about 17 million gallons a day and has a total capacity of 65 million gallons during wet weather. It treats wastewater from the west side of the City. Cleaned water is discharged from the plant to the Pacific Ocean through the Southwest Ocean Outfall.
Take a tour of the Oceanside Treatment Plant. Call (415) 695-7341, email WTPTours@sfwater.org, or go our Wastewater Treatment Plant Tours brochure for more information, dates and reservation.
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Southeast Treatment Plant
The Southeast Treatment Plant was built in 1952 and expanded several times after this. It treats wastewater from the east side of San Francisco, which amounts to about 80 percent of the City’s total wastewater flow. The plant is located on Phelps near Third and Evans streets in the Bayview District. It treats an average dry weather flow of about 67 million gallons a day and can treat up to 250 million gallons a day when it rains. Treated wastewater is discharged out an 900-foot-long pipe into the San Francisco Bay.
Take a tour of the Southeast Treatment Plant. Call (415) 695-7341, email WTPTours@sfwater.org, or go to our Wastewater Treatment Plant Tours brochure for more information, dates and reservation.
VIEW how the wastewater is treated in the Southeast Treatment Plant...
Northpoint Treatment Facility
The North Point Facility has been in operation since 1951. It is located on Bay Street and the Embarcadero near lower Telegraph Hill and the North Waterfront. The facility provides primary-level treatment of wastewater collected in the north part of the City during storms. The facility has a treatment capacity of 150 million gallons a day. Treated effluent is discharged to San Francisco Bay. The facility operates during wet weather and currently treats about 1,300 million gallons a year, on average.
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