New York City's Wastewater Treatment System

Wastewater Treatment Plants

26th Ward WPCP	Plant in operation:	1944
	Design Capacity:	85 MGD
	Dewatering:	26th Ward
	Population Served:	283,428
	Receiving Waterbody:	Jamaica Bay
	Drainage Area:	5,907 Acres, eastern section of Brooklyn, near Jamaica Bay
	Plant Staff:	93

Bowery Bay WPCP	Plant in operation:	1939
	Design Capacity:	150 MGD
	Dewatering:	Bowery Bay
	Population Served:	848,328
	Receiving Waterbody:	Upper East River
	Drainage Area:	15,203 Acres, northeast section of Queens
	Plant Staff:	81

Coney Island WPCP	Plant in operation:	1935
	Design Capacity:	110 MGD
	Dewatering:	26th Ward
	Population Served:	596,326
	Receiving Waterbody:	Jamaica Bay
	Drainage Area:	15,087 Acres, south and central Brooklyn
	Plant Staff:	69

Hunts Point WPCP	Plant in operation:	1952
	Design Capacity:	200 MGD
	Dewatering:	Hunts Point
	Population Served:	684,569
	Receiving Waterbody:	Upper East River
	Drainage Area:	16,664 Acres, eastern section of the Bronx
	Plant Staff:	108

Jamaica WPCP	Plant in operation:	1903 / 1943
	Design Capacity:	100 MGD
	Dewatering:	Jamaica WPCP
	Population Served:	728,123
	Receiving Waterbody:	Jamaica Bay
	Drainage Area:	25,313 Acres, southern section of Queens
	Plant Staff:	66

Newtown Creek WPCP	Plant in operation:	1967
	Design Capacity:	310 MGD
	Dewatering:	Hunts Point WPCP
	Population Served:	1,068,012
	Receiving Waterbody:	East River
	Drainage Area:	15,656 Acres, south and eastern midtown sections of Manhattan, northeast section of Brooklyn and western section of Queens
	Plant Staff:	88

North River WPCP	Plant in operation:	1986
	Design Capacity:	170 MGD
	Dewatering:	Wards Island WPCP
	Population Served:	588,772
	Receiving Waterbody:	Hudson River
	Drainage Area:	6,030 Acres, west side of Manhattan above Bank Street
	Plant Staff:	109
	First and only Wastewater Treatment Plant in NYC to have a public park built on top.

Oakwood Beach WPCP	Plant in operation:	1956
	Design Capacity:	39.9 MGD
	Dewatering:	Oakwood Beach WPCP
	Population Served:	244,918
	Receiving Waterbody:	Lower New York Bay
	Drainage Area:	10,779 Acres, southern section of Staten Island
	Plant Staff:	59

Rockaway WPCP	Plant in operation:	1952
	Design Capacity:	45 MGD
	Dewatering:	26th Ward WPCP
	Population Served:	90,474
	Receiving Waterbody:	Jamaica Bay
	Drainage Area:	6,259 Acres, Rockaway Peninsula
	Plant Staff:	41

Owls Head WPCP	Plant in operation:	1952
	Design Capacity:	120 MGD
	Dewatering:	26th Ward / Wards Island WPCPs
	Population Served:	758,007
	Receiving Waterbody:	Upper New York Bay
	Drainage Area:	12,947 Acres, western section of Brooklyn
	Plant Staff:	68

Wards Island WPCP	Plant in operation:	1937
	Design Capacity:	275 MGD
	Dewatering:	Wards Island WPCP
	Population Served:	1,061,558
	Receiving Waterbody:	Upper East River
	Drainage Area:	12,056 Acres, western section of the Bronx and upper east side of Manhattan
	Plant Staff:	118

Tallman Island WPCP	Plant in operation:	1939
	Design Capacity:	80 MGD
	Dewatering:	Tallman Island WPCP
	Population Served:	410,812
	Receiving Waterbody:	Upper East River
	Drainage Area:	16,860 Acres, northeast section of Queens
	Plant Staff:	71

Port Richmond WPCP	Plant in operation:	1953
	Design Capacity:	60 MGD
	Dewatering:	Oakwood Beach WPCP
	Population Served:	198,128
	Receiving Waterbody:	Kill Van Kull
	Drainage Area:	9,665 Acres, northern section of Staten Island
	Plant Staff:	46

Red Hook WPCP	Plant in operation:	1987
	Design Capacity:	60 MGD
	Dewatering:	Red Hook WPCP
	Population Served:	192,050
	Receiving Waterbody:	Lower East River
	Drainage Area:	3,200 Acres, northwest section of Brooklyn and Governor's Island
	Plant Staff:	55