City Of Fortuna - Municipal Wastewater Plant
Fortuna, CA · Humboldt County · Publicly Owned Treatment Works
- Average flow
- 0.71 MGD
- Design flow
- 1.5 MGD
- NPDES permit
- CA0022730
- Expired
- Permit expires
- October 2022
- Population served
- 11,638
- CWNS 2022
City Of Fortuna - Municipal Wastewater Plant is a publicly owned wastewater treatment works in Fortuna, Humboldt County, California treating an average of 0.71 million gallons per day against a permitted design capacity of 1.5 MGD, serving about 11,638 residents. Treatment on site includes clarifiers, uncovered lagoons, biogas silos. It discharges under NPDES permit CA0022730 (expired), which expires in October 2022, with 122 recorded violations in the last three years.
Treatment technology
Treatment structures identified at this facility. Exact unit counts are available in Klarifi.
Compliance snapshot (last 3 years)
- Total violations
- 122
- Effluent violations
- 33
Based on NPDES Discharge Monitoring Reports. Full violation history, parameters and discharge data available in the Klarifi platform.
Capital improvement projects in Fortuna
Fortuna's capital improvement plan lists 15 water, sewer and wastewater line items worth $15M starting 2024–2026. The largest budgeted items are shown here.
All water and sewer capital projects in Fortuna →
| Project | Budget | Years |
|---|---|---|
| NPDES Compliance | $5,600,000 | 2024–2026 |
| Sewer Lining Project | $3,235,000 | 2024–2026 |
| Corrosion Control Facility Piping Project | $1,500,000 | 2024–2026 |
| Sanitary Sewer CCTV Project | $1,425,000 | 2024–2025 |
| Downtown Water Line Replacement | $795,000 | 2024–2026 |
Full project details — scope, funding source, engineering consultant and the decision-makers behind each project — are available in Klarifi, along with similar wastewater capital projects in other cities.
Key contacts
4 verified contacts for City Of Fortuna - Municipal Wastewater Plant, with validated emails and direct phone numbers.
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Names, validated emails and direct phone numbers for decision-makers at City Of Fortuna - Municipal Wastewater Plant, plus the full compliance history and discharge data.
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City Of Fortuna - Municipal Wastewater Plant: frequently asked questions
Sources and methodology
Flow, permit and violation figures come from the EPA's ICIS-NPDES discharge monitoring records. Population served comes from the Clean Watersheds Needs Survey 2022. Treatment structures are identified by Klarifi's review of aerial imagery, and capital improvement projects are extracted from published municipal budget documents. Violations are counted over the last three years of monitoring reports.
Data refreshed September 11, 2026; facility record last updated March 20, 2025.