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New York City's Wastewater Treatment System
Wastewater Treatment Plants
26th Ward WWTP |
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 WWTP |
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 WWTP |
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 WWTP |
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 WWTP |
Plant in operation: |
1903 / 1943 |
| Design Capacity: |
100 MGD |
| Dewatering: |
Jamaica WWTP |
| Population Served: |
728,123 |
| Receiving Waterbody: |
Jamaica Bay |
| Drainage Area: |
25,313 Acres, southern section of Queens |
| Plant Staff: |
66 |
Newtown Creek WWTP |
Plant in operation: |
1967 |
| Design Capacity: |
310 MGD |
| Dewatering: |
Hunts Point WWTP |
| 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 WWTP |
Plant in operation: |
1986 |
| Design Capacity: |
170 MGD |
| Dewatering: |
Wards Island WWTP |
| Population Served: |
588,772 |
| Receiving Waterbody: |
Hudson River |
| Drainage Area: |
6,030 Acres, west side of Manhattan above Bank Street |
| Plant Staff: |
109 |
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Oakwood Beach WWTP |
Plant in operation: |
1956 |
| Design Capacity: |
39.9 MGD |
| Dewatering: |
Oakwood Beach WWTP |
| Population Served: |
244,918 |
| Receiving Waterbody: |
Lower New York Bay |
| Drainage Area: |
10,779 Acres, southern section of Staten Island |
| Plant Staff: |
59 |
Rockaway WWTP |
Plant in operation: |
1952 |
| Design Capacity: |
45 MGD |
| Dewatering: |
26th Ward WWTP |
| Population Served: |
90,474 |
| Receiving Waterbody: |
Jamaica Bay |
| Drainage Area: |
6,259 Acres, Rockaway Peninsula |
| Plant Staff: |
41 |
Owls Head WWTP |
Plant in operation: |
1952 |
| Design Capacity: |
120 MGD |
| Dewatering: |
26th Ward / Wards Island WWTPs |
| Population Served: |
758,007 |
| Receiving Waterbody: |
Upper New York Bay |
| Drainage Area: |
12,947 Acres, western section of Brooklyn |
| Plant Staff: |
68 |
Wards Island WWTP |
Plant in operation: |
1937 |
| Design Capacity: |
275 MGD |
| Dewatering: |
Wards Island WWTP |
| 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 WWTP |
Plant in operation: |
1939 |
| Design Capacity: |
80 MGD |
| Dewatering: |
Tallman Island WWTP |
| Population Served: |
410,812 |
| Receiving Waterbody: |
Upper East River |
| Drainage Area: |
16,860 Acres, northeast section of Queens |
| Plant Staff: |
71 |
Port Richmond WWTP |
Plant in operation: |
1953 |
| Design Capacity: |
60 MGD |
| Dewatering: |
Oakwood Beach WWTP |
| Population Served: |
198,128 |
| Receiving Waterbody: |
Kill Van Kull |
| Drainage Area: |
9,665 Acres, northern section of Staten Island |
| Plant Staff: |
46 |
Red Hook WWTP |
Plant in operation: |
1987 |
| Design Capacity: |
60 MGD |
| Dewatering: |
Red Hook WWTP |
| 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 |
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