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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. Treated wastewater is discharged from the plant 4.5 miles to the Pacific Ocean through the Southwest Ocean Outfall. In 2004, Oceanside Plant was awarded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's "Plant of the Year" Award over similar-sized treatment plants around the nation.
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Southeast Wastewater Treatment Plant |
The Southeast Treatment Plant was built in 1952 and expanded several times after this. 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 a 900-foot-long pipe into the San Francisco Bay. The Southeast Plant treats wastewater from the east side of San Francisco, which equals about 80 percent of the City’s total wastewater flow.
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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 rainstorms. The facility has a treatment capacity of 150 million gallons a day. Treated wastewater is discharged 900 feet into the San Francisco Bay. Every year, the North Point Facility treats about 1,300 million gallons of wastewater. |
