Wastewater Resource Recovery Facilities (WRRF)

26^th Ward WRRF

In operation since	1897
Design Capacity	85 MGD
Dewatering	26th Ward WRRF
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 WRRF

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

Coney Island WRRF

In operation since	1886
Design Capacity	110 MGD
Dewatering	26th Ward WRRF
Population Served	596,326
Receiving Waterbody	Jamaica Bay
Drainage Area	15,087 Acres, south and central Brooklyn
Plant Staff	69

Hunts Point WRRF

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

Jamaica WRRF

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

Newtown Creek WRRF

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
Plant Staff	88

North River WRRF

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
Plant Staff	109

Oakwood Beach WRRF

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

Rockaway WRRF

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

Owls Head WRRF

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
Plant Staff	68

Wards Island WRRF

In operation since	1937
Design Capacity	275 MGD
Dewatering	Wards Island WRRF
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 WRRF

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
Plant Staff	71

Port Richmond WRRF

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

Red Hook WRRF

In operation since	1987
Design Capacity	60 MGD
Dewatering	Red Hook WRRF
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