Southwest Wastewater Treatment Plant Treatment Process
The Southwest Wastewater Treatment Plant is
capable of continually treating 42.5 million gallons per day
of Springfield’s wastewater and 65 million gallons per
day for short periods. The average daily flow at this time
is approximately 39 million gallons per day. The plant is
designed to produce a high quality effluent for discharge
into Wilson’s Creek. The plant processes remove approximately
70,000 pounds of pollutants from the wastewater per day before
it is discharged.
Follow the flow of wastewater through the treatment
process by clicking in the following areas on the Southwest
Wastewater Treatment Plant diagram below:
Headworks
and Pump Station | Peak
Flow Clarifier | Aeration
Tanks or Oxygenation Tanks | Clarifier
#1
Nitrification
Tanks | Sand
Filters or Mixed Media Filters | Ozone
Contactor |
Treatment 