South San Francisco – San Bruno Water Quality Control Plant

First Place
 Santa Clara Valley Section

Located adjacent to San Francisco Bay on Colma Creek, the South San Francisco – San Bruno Water Quality Control Plant provides secondary wastewater treatment for the cities of South San Francisco, San Bruno, and Colma. It also provides the dechlorination treatment of chlorinated effluent for the cities of Burlingame, Millbrae, and the San Francisco International Airport prior to discharging the treated wastewater into San Francisco Bay. The average dry weather flow through the facility is 9 million gallons per day (MGD). Peak wet weather flows can exceed 60 MGD.

Purpose

Plant of the Year (Small, Medium, Large)

The Plant of the Year award recognizes accomplishments in compliance, innovative practices, cost effectiveness, and superior plant performance in small, medium and large categories. 

Small (Less than 5 MGD)

Medium (Greater than or equal to 5 MGD and less than or equal to 20 MGD)

Large (Greater than 20 MGD)

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