No longer is it considered a disposal byproduct of the treatment process but rather it is being looked at as a valuable water resource, since it is water that is already in the City s control. It is estimated that the wastewater available for reuse and recharge represents approximately 50 percent of the water originally delivered to customers connected to the City s sewer system. The city sewer collection, treatment, and disposal system includes collector lines which are cleaned yearly. The sewer line from each house to the main belongs to the homeowner. The city maintains only the public sewer line.
Pest control is performed as needed.
Customers can call the Wastewater Plant at 458-7530 if they need the line dusted. The treatment of the sewage collected is done by biological processing. No chemicals are used. The treatment plant includes 15 stabilization ponds and two wetland cells encompassing 119 acres in addition to 324 acres of fields used in reuse of sewage effluent.