Wastewater Resource Recovery Facilities

View a Map of the New York City Wastewater Treatment System

New York City has 14 Wastewater Resource Recovery Facilities (WRRF) that together treat 1.3 billion gallons of wastewater daily.

The treatment system consists of more than 6,000 miles of sewer pipes, 135,000 catch basins, more than 495 permitted outfalls for the discharge of Combined Sewer Overflows, and 95 pumping stations that transport wastewater to 14 facilities located throughout the five boroughs.

Learn more about the Wastewater Treatment Process, the Sewer System, and Resource Recovery.

26th Ward

In Operation Since: 1897
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
Facility Staff: 93

Bowery Bay

In Operation Since: 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
Facility Staff: 81

Coney Island

In Operation Since: 1886
Design Capacity: 110 MGD
Dewatering: 26th Ward
Population Served: 596,326
Receiving Waterbody: Jamaica Bay
Drainage Area: >15,087 Acres, south and central Brooklyn
Facility Staff: 69

Hunts Point

In Operation Since: 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
Facility Staff: 108

Jamaica

In Operation Since: 1903/1943
Design Capacity: 100 MGD
Dewatering: 26th Ward
Population Served: 728,123
Receiving Waterbody: Jamaica Bay
Drainage Area: 25,313 Acres, southern section of Queens
Facility Staff: 66

Newtown Creek

In Operation Since: 1967
Design Capacity: 310 MGD
Dewatering: Various WRRF facilities
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
Facility Staff: 88

North River

In Operation Since: 1986
Design Capacity: 170 MGD
Dewatering: Various WRRF facilities
Population Served: 588,772
Receiving Waterbody: Hudson River
Drainage Area: 6,030 Acres, west side of Manhattan above Bank Street
Facility Staff: 109

Oakwood Beach

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

Rockaway

In Operation Since: 1952
Design Capacity: 45 MGD
Dewatering: 26th Ward
Population Served: 90,474
Receiving Waterbody: Jamaica Bay
Drainage Area: 6,259 Acres, Rockaway Peninsula
Facility Staff: 41

Owls Head

In Operation Since: 1952
Design Capacity: 120 MGD
Dewatering: Various WRRF facilities
Population Served: 758,007
Receiving Waterbody: Upper New York Bay
Drainage Area: 12,947 Acres, western section of Brooklyn
Facility Staff: 68

Wards Island

In Operation Since: 1937
Design Capacity: 275 MGD
Dewatering: Wards Island
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
Facility Staff: 118

Tallman Island

In Operation Since: 1939
Design Capacity: 80 MGD
Dewatering: Various WRRF facilities
Population Served: 410,812
Receiving Waterbody: Upper East River
Drainage Area: 16,860 Acres, northeast section of Queens
Facility Staff: 71

Port Richmond

In Operation Since: 1953
Design Capacity: 60 MGD
Dewatering: Oakwood Beach
Population Served: 198,128
Receiving Waterbody: Kill Van Kull
Drainage Area: 9,665 Acres, northern section of Staten Island
Facility Staff: 46

Red Hook

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