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Wastewater Treatment System


Wastewater Resource Recovery Facilities (WRRF)

26th 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