The City of Wichita Falls has two Wastewater Treatment Plants. One is located at 1005 River Road and the other is located at 6328 Burkburnett Road. This wastewater is collected in some 500 miles of piping and either gravity fed or pumped by a lift station to the treatment plants.
Proper treatment is essential to the overall health and welfare of the community.
Without proper treatment of raw sewage, there would be the potential for an outbreak of deadly diseases. The World Health Organization states that 250 million new cases of waterborne diseases are reported annually, from which 10 million people die each year. The tragedies we've seen in Rwanda and Uganda illustrate that cholera and dysentery are ready to kill when defenses against waterborne diseases are down. There are strict guidelines issued by government agencies in the treatment and handling of wastewater. Our wastewater treatment collection system is contained underground in 500 miles of piping.