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Wastewater treatment plants in California

193 facilities · 1,062 MGD combined flow

Klarifi tracks 193 publicly owned wastewater treatment plants in California with a combined average flow of 1,062 MGD, serving about 20,738,546 residents. 65 plants treat more than 1 MGD and 16 more than 10 MGD; 107 use lagoon systems and 79 have digesters or biogas infrastructure. The largest is Hyperion Treatment Plant in Playa Del Rey at 214 MGD. 19 NPDES permits expire this year and 28 next year.

Every plant below links to a profile with average and design flow, the NPDES permit and its expiry, a three-year compliance snapshot and the capital projects planned in its city. Treatment technology and verified contacts are shown with a free Klarifi account.

193 plant locations in California; dot size follows average flow.

NPDES permits and renewals in California

Every plant discharges under an NPDES permit that is renewed every five years, usually with tighter limits. The renewal year is the year a plant budgets for upgrades.

All NPDES permits in California19 permits expiring in 202628 permits expiring in 202724 permits expiring in 2028Find plants near you on the map →

Largest wastewater treatment plants in California

The 10 largest publicly owned wastewater treatment plants in California by average flow, with NPDES permit, expiry and three-year violation count. Source: EPA ICIS-NPDES via Klarifi.
FacilityCityAvg flow (MGD)Design (MGD)NPDES permitExpiresViolations (3y)
Hyperion Treatment PlantPlaya Del Rey214450CA0109991Apr 202842
Joint Water Pollution Control PlantCarson162.85400CA0053813Jun 202819
Point Loma Wastewater Treatment PlantSan Diego137240CA0107409Sep 20221689
Orange County Sanitation District Plant 1Fountain Valley77.37332CA0110604Jul 20260
Ccsf- Southeast Water Pollution Control PlantSan Francisco45.87400CA0037664Sep 201813
Stockton RwcfStockton29.255CA0079138Jul 203057
South Bay International WWTPSan Diego2925CA0108928Jun 20263159
Riverside City, Water Quality ControlRiverside27.7246CA0105350Oct 20182
Encina Water Pollution Control FacilityCarlsbad23.78CAL107395Dec 203011
Colton/san Bernardino Stp, RixColton21.0640CA8000304Jul 20180

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California plants by treatment technology

All 193 plants in California

FacilityCityFlow (MGD)
Hyperion Treatment PlantPlaya Del Rey214
Joint Water Pollution Control PlantCarson162.85
Point Loma Wastewater Treatment PlantSan Diego137
Orange County Sanitation District Plant 1Fountain Valley77.37
Ccsf- Southeast Water Pollution Control PlantSan Francisco45.87
Stockton RwcfStockton29.2
South Bay International WWTPSan Diego29
Riverside City, Water Quality ControlRiverside27.72
Encina Water Pollution Control FacilityCarlsbad23.78
Colton/san Bernardino Stp, RixColton21.06
La City , Pub Works DeptVan Nuys19
Oxnard Wastewater Treatment Plant (owtp)Oxnard16.6
Valencia WwrpValencia14.1
Aliso Creek Ocean OutfallDana Point11.47
Oceanside Ocean OutfallOceanside10.7
Whittier Narrows Water Reclamation PlantSouth El Monte10.24
Terminal Island Treatment PlantSan Pedro9.8
Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation AuthorityVictorville9.48
City Of Tracy Waste Water Treatment PlantTracy8.9
Western Riverside Co Reg WWTPCorona8.54
Forest Shade Sewage Lift StationCrestline8.3
Hill Canyon WWTPCamarillo8.09
Escondido City OfEscondido7.8
Corona WWTP 1Corona7.64
Michelson Treatment PlantIrvine6.99
Simi Vly Cnty SanitationSimi Valley6.5
ChinoChino6.4
La City, La-Glendale Water ReclamationLos Angeles5.9
Clear Creek WWTPAnderson5.67
Watsonville WWTFWatsonville5.21
Manteca WwqcfManteca5.18
Yuba City Wastewater Treatment FacilityYuba City5.05
Water Reclamation Plant No. 4Thermal4.93
Long Beach Water Reclamation PlantLong Beach4.44
Saugus WwrpSaugus4.3
San Luis Obispo WWTPSan Luis Obispo4.23
Henry N. Wochholz Wastewater Treatment FacilityYucaipa3.87
El Centro WWTPEl Centro3.7
Camarillo Sanitary Dist Water Reclamation PlantCamarillo3.57
Beaumont WWTFBeaumont3.54
Sewerage Commission - Oroville RegionOroville3.4
Davis Water Pollution Control PlantDavis3.2
Eureka Wastewater Treatment PlantEureka3.08
City Of Morro Bay Water Reclamation FacilityMorro Bay2.74
Ironhouse Sd WWTPOakley2.71
Woodland WPCFWoodland2.61
Calexico Waste Water PlantCalexico2.5
Linda County WWTPMarysville2.41
Redding Stillwater Wastewater Treatment PlantAnderson2.32
City Of Paso Robles Wastewater Treatment FacilityPaso Robles2.27
Olivehurst WWTFOlivehurst1.99
Calera Creek WrpPacifica1.91
Merced WWTFMerced1.87
Mountain House WWTPMountain House1.74
Ojai Valley WWTPVentura1.56
Uc Davis WWTPDavis1.47
City Of Arcata Wastewater Treatment FacilityArcata1.47
Brentwood Wastewater Treatment PlantBrentwood1.46
Imperial WWTPImperial1.4
Carpinteria Sanitary DistrictCarpinteria1.22
Anderson Wastewater Treatment PlantAnderson1.11
Fallbrook Pud WWTP No.1Fallbrook1.07
San Elijo WPCFCardiff1.06
Susanville Sd WWTPSusanville1.02
Discovery Bay WWTPDiscovery Bay1.01
Pismo Beach WWTFPismo Beach0.93
Niland Sd WWTPNiland0.92
Auburnna City OfAuburn0.79
Healdsburg WWTFHealdsburg0.75
Live Oak City WWTPLive Oak0.74
City Of Fortuna - Municipal Wastewater PlantFortuna0.71
Calipatria WWTPCalipatria0.7
Corning Wastewater Treatment PlantCorning0.63
Montecito Sd WWTPSanta Barbara0.58
Fort Bragg WWTFFort Bragg0.52
Deer Creek WWTPCameron Park0.5
Rio Vista WWTFRio Vista0.5
Heber Pud WWTPHeber0.48
Crescent City WWTFCrescent City0.46
Colusa WWTPColusa0.46
Shasta Lake WWTFShasta Lake0.43
Scotts Valley WWTPScotts Valley0.42
Copper Cove WwrfCopperopolis0.39
Nevada City Wastewater Treatment PlantNevada City0.38
Holtville City WWTPHoltville0.36
Lake Wildwood WWTPPenn Valley0.35
Russian River POTWGuerneville0.35
Northwest WWTFRio Vista0.32
Cottonwood WWTPCottonwood0.29
Graton Csd WWTFGraton0.28
Lake Of The Pines WWTPAuburn0.27
City Of Alturas Wastewater Treatment PlantAlturas0.22
Westmorland WWTPWestmorland0.2
Cayucos Sanitary District WRRFMorro Bay0.19
Mariposa Pud WWTFMariposa0.16
Clovis Sewage Treatment And Water Reuse FacilityClovis0.15
City Of Ferndale WWTPFerndale0.15
Seeley County WWTPSeeley0.1
Forestville Water District Wastewater Treatment, Recycling, & Disposal FacilityForestville0.1
Avila Beach WWTFAvila Beach0.07
Stallion Springs WWTFTehachapi0.07
Mendocino City CsdMendocino0.06
Summerland Sd WWTPSummerland0.06
Loleta WWTFLoleta0.05
Shelter Cove WWTFWhitethorn0.03
Harrah'S Northern California WWTPIone0.01
Hammonton Gold Village WWTPSmartsville0.01
Town Of Samoa Wastewater Treatment FacilitySamoa0.0088
Anchor Bay WWTFAnchor Bay0.0064
Cascade Shores WWTPNevada City0.0063
Paradise Cove WWTPTiburon0.000000011
American Canyon Waste Water Treatment FacilityAmerican Canyon
Atwater Regional Wastewater Treatment FacilityAtwater
Avalon WWTPAvalon
Benicia WWTPBenicia
Brawley Wastewater Treatment PlantBrawley
Burbank WrpBurbank
Burlingame WWTPBurlingame
Calaveras Co Water DistrictSan Andreas
California Mens ColonySan Luis Obispo
Camrosa WRFCamarillo
Carmel Area WWTPCarmel
Central Contra Costa WWTFMartinez
Chester WWTPChester
City Of Cloverdale Wastewater Treatment PlantCloverdale
City Of Lincoln WWTPLincoln
City Of Livermore Sewage Treatment PlantLivermore
City Of Red Bluff Wastewater Reclamation PlantRed Bluff
City Of San Bernardino WRFSan Bernardino
City Of San Leandro Water Pollution Control Plant - Treatment WetlandSan Leandro
City Of St Helena Wastewater Treatment PlantSaint Helena
City Of Ukiah Wastewater Treatment PlantUkiah
Coachella Sd WWTPCoachella
Colton WWTFColton
Contra Costa Co San Dist 7aAntioch
Covelo WWTPCovelo
Delleker WWTPPortola
Dry Creek Regional Wastewater Treatment PlantRoseville
Dublin-San Ramon WWTFPleasanton
Dunaweal WWTPCalistoga
Dunsmuir WWTPDunsmuir
East Bay Mud Main WWTPOakland
El Dorado Hills WWTPEl Dorado Hills
El Estero WWTPSanta Barbara
Fairfield Suisun Sewer District WWTPFairfield
Goleta Sd WWTPGoleta
Hangtown Creek WWTPPlacerville
Heritage Ranch CsdPaso Robles
La Co., Sanitation DistPomona
Lavwma Export And Storage FacilitiesPleasanton
Lompoc Wastewater PlantLompoc
Los Coyotes Water Reclamation PlantCerritos
Lytton Wastewater Treatment Plant And Collection SystemWindsor
Malibu Mesa WrpMalibu
Mckinleyville Csd - Wastewater Treatment PlantMckinleyville
Mineral WWTPMineral
Monterey Regional WWTPMarina
Mt. Shasta WWTPMount Shasta
Mt View Sanitary Dist WWTFMartinez
Novato WWTPNovato
Padre Dam WRFSantee
Pinole WWTFPinole
Pleasant Grove WWTPRoseville
Portola WWTPPortola
Quincy Community Services DistrictQuincy
Raymond A. Boege Alvarado Wwtp, Old Alameda Creek Intermittent WwdUnion City
Redway WWTFRedway
Regional Wastewater FacilityLake Elsinore
Regionwide Water Recycling System - Temescal Creek DischargeLake Elsinore
Rio Dell POTWRio Dell
Rodeo Sanitary DistrictRodeo
Sacramento County Wastewater Treatment PlantElk Grove
San Mateo WWTFSan Mateo
Santa Rosa Water - Laguna Treatment PlantSanta Rosa
Sausalito-Marin City Sanitary DistrictSausalito
Scwa: Sonoma Valley CsdtpSonoma
Sewer Authority Mid-CoastsideHalf Moon Bay
Sfia, Mel Leong Sanitary And Industrial Treatment PlantsSan Francisco
Soscol WRFNapa
South County Regional WastewatGilroy
South San Luis Obispo Sd WWTPOceano
Southern Marin WWTPMill Valley
Sunnyvale Water Pollution Control PlantSunnyvale
Town Of Windsor Wastewater Treatment PlantWindsor
Turlock RwqcfTurlock
Vallejo Flood And Wastewater DistrictVallejo
Valley Sanitary District WWTPIndio
Ventura Water Reclamation FacilityVentura
White Slough WPCFLodi
Williams WWTPWilliams
Willits Water Quality Control PlantWillits
Willows WWTFWillows
Yountville - Veterans WWTFYountville

Wastewater treatment in California: 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 14, 2026.

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