Metro Wastewater Reclamation Dist/trigen
6450 York Street, Denver, CO 80229 · Adams County · Publicly Owned Treatment Works
- Average flow
- 148 MGD
- Design flow
- —
- NPDES permit
- COL026638
- Effective
- Permit expires
- December 2030
- Population served
- 1,964,761
- CWNS 2022
Metro Wastewater Reclamation Dist/trigen is a publicly owned wastewater treatment works in Denver, Adams County, Colorado treating an average of 148 million gallons per day, serving about 1,964,761 residents. It discharges under NPDES permit COL026638 (effective), which expires in December 2030, with 4 recorded violations in the last three years. EPA has recorded 1 formal enforcement action naming the plant, the latest in March 1992.
Treatment technology
2 treatment structures and unit processes identified at Metro Wastewater Reclamation Dist/trigen.
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Compliance snapshot (last 3 years)
- Total violations
- 4
- Effluent violations
- 2
Based on NPDES Discharge Monitoring Reports. Full violation history, parameters and discharge data available in the Klarifi platform.
EPA enforcement history
Federal civil enforcement cases, compliance inspections and informal actions recorded for Metro Wastewater Reclamation Dist/trigen in EPA's ICIS system.
- Formal actions
- 1
- 0 since FY2020
- Penalties assessed
- $1.1M
- all cases
- EPA inspections
- 8
- latest Jun 2011
Latest case · Mar 1992
METROPOLITAN DENVER SEWAGE DISPOSAL
Judicial case · CWA, Effluent Limitations - NPDES Toxic & Pretreatment Effluent Standards · Final Order With Penalty · Penalty $1.1M
Source: EPA ECHO, civil enforcement case 08-1985-0012.
1 informal enforcement action (notices of violation and similar).
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Every action against Metro Wastewater Reclamation Dist/trigen with dates, milestones, violation types and EPA's complete case summaries, plus inspections and informal actions.
Capital improvement projects in Denver
Denver's capital improvement plan lists 19 water, sewer and wastewater line items worth $72M starting 2025–2025. The largest budgeted items are shown here.
All water and sewer capital projects in Denver →
| Project | Budget | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Storm Capital - North | $13,000,000 | 2025–2025 |
| WW Capital Maintenance - Utility Hole and Pipe Rehabilitation | $8,500,000 | 2025–2025 |
| Waterway Improvements | $8,000,000 | 2025–2025 |
| Storm Capital - Southeast | $8,000,000 | 2025–2025 |
| Water Quality Implementation | $7,700,000 | 2025–2025 |
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
44 verified contacts for Metro Wastewater Reclamation Dist/trigen, with validated emails and direct phone numbers.
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Names, validated emails and direct phone numbers for decision-makers at Metro Wastewater Reclamation Dist/trigen, plus the full compliance history and discharge data.
Nearby wastewater treatment plants in Colorado
Aurora · 6 mi away
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Westminster · 9 mi away
6.9 MGD
Jefferson County · 11 mi away
1.73 MGD
Brighton · 13 mi away
3.65 MGD
Lafayette · 14 mi away
3.03 MGD
Louisville · 15 mi away
2.68 MGD
Englewood · 16 mi away
2.53 MGD
Eldorado Springs · 19 mi away
0.02 MGD
Metro Wastewater Reclamation Dist/trigen: 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 14, 2026; facility record last updated March 7, 2025.