The Water and Sewer Maintenance Division of the Public Works Department maintains the collection system, which is the series of pipes that transports wastewater to the treatment facilities. Wastewater includes all used domestic and process water from any drain leaving a residence, business, industry or other facility and entering the collection system. The collection system is sometimes referred to as the sanitary sewer system. The water reclamation facilities, also known as wastewater treatment facilities, are operated and maintained by Wastewater Division staff of the Environmental Resources Department. Address 3464 Third Fork Dr. 1900 E. Club Blvd.
Wastewater travels underground through sewer system pipes to the treatment plant.
At the plant, wastewater is treated by physical, biological and chemical processes before it is released back into the environment. The health of downstream users, both human and wildlife, depends on collection and treatment plant staff to ensure that Durham's wastewater is processed to a level that can be returned to the environment with NO adverse impacts. In many cases, water downstream of a water reclamation facility is cleaner than the water upstream of the facility - as a result of the high level of treatment. In this report we have included a description of the collection system operation, the wastewater treatment process and the City's grease reduction initiative. As with any large municipal system, occasional stoppages cause backups and overflows.