City Of Winter Haven - Wastewater Treatment Plant 3
Winter Haven, FL · Polk County · Publicly Owned Treatment Works
- Average flow
- 6.04 MGD
- Design flow
- 7.5 MGD
- NPDES permit
- FL0036048
- Effective
- Permit expires
- September 2026
- Population served
- 39,867
- CWNS 2022
City Of Winter Haven - Wastewater Treatment Plant 3 is a publicly owned wastewater treatment works in Winter Haven, Polk County, Florida treating an average of 6.04 million gallons per day against a permitted design capacity of 7.5 MGD, serving about 39,867 residents. Treatment on site includes clarifiers, disinfection, chlorine/ chloramine, primary clarification or sedimentation, screening. It discharges under NPDES permit FL0036048 (effective), which expires in September 2026, with 35 recorded violations in the last three years.
Treatment technology
Treatment structures identified at this facility. Exact unit counts are available in Klarifi.
Clarifiers
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Disinfection, chlorine/ chloramine
unit processPrimary Clarification or Sedimentation
unit processScreening
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Compliance snapshot (last 3 years)
- Total violations
- 35
- Effluent violations
- 35
Based on NPDES Discharge Monitoring Reports. Full violation history, parameters and discharge data available in the Klarifi platform.
Capital improvement projects in Winter Haven
Winter Haven's capital improvement plan lists 49 water, sewer and wastewater line items worth $347M starting 2025–2027. The largest budgeted items are shown here.
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| Project | Budget | Years |
|---|---|---|
| WWTP #3 Expansion | $179,907,435 | 2025–2029 |
| ONE Water Peace Creek Projects Development | $14,000,000 | 2025–2028 |
| Pollard Road WTP | $13,487,424 | 2025–2027 |
| Winter Haven Water Admin/Maintenance Facility Design/Build | $10,500,000 | 2025–2026 |
| WWTP #2 Upgrades Design/Construction | $10,100,000 | 2026–2028 |
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
10 verified contacts for City Of Winter Haven - Wastewater Treatment Plant 3, with validated emails and direct phone numbers.
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Names, validated emails and direct phone numbers for decision-makers at City Of Winter Haven - Wastewater Treatment Plant 3, plus the full compliance history and discharge data.
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Oldsmar · 58 mi away
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City Of Winter Haven - Wastewater Treatment Plant 3: 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 May 16, 2025.