Indian River County - West WWTF
Vero Beach, FL · Indian River County · Publicly Owned Treatment Works
- Average flow
- 2.75 MGD
- Design flow
- 6 MGD
- NPDES permit
- FL0041637
- Effective
- Permit expires
- December 2027
- Population served
- 69,300
- CWNS 2022
Indian River County - West WWTF is a publicly owned wastewater treatment works in Vero Beach, Indian River County, Florida treating an average of 2.75 million gallons per day against a permitted design capacity of 6 MGD, serving about 69,300 residents. Treatment on site includes clarifiers, uncovered lagoons, carrousels / oxidation ditches, biological treatment, other, disinfection, chlorine/ chloramine and other unit processes. It discharges under NPDES permit FL0041637 (effective), which expires in December 2027, with 30 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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Uncovered lagoons
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Carrousels / oxidation ditches
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Biological Treatment, Other
unit processDisinfection, chlorine/ chloramine
unit processScreening
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Compliance snapshot (last 3 years)
- Total violations
- 30
- Effluent violations
- 30
Based on NPDES Discharge Monitoring Reports. Full violation history, parameters and discharge data available in the Klarifi platform.
Capital improvement projects in Vero Beach
Vero Beach's capital improvement plan lists 46 water, sewer and wastewater line items worth $51M starting 2024–2028. The largest budgeted items are shown here.
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| Project | Budget | Years |
|---|---|---|
| STEP System Customer Equipment | $11,427,006 | 2024–2029 |
| Well Field Structures & Grounds: Wells/Buildings/Fencing/Pavement | $7,990,000 | 2024–2029 |
| STEP System Force Mains (Outside City Limits) - SB 712 | $5,992,130 | 2024–2029 |
| Ground Storage Reservoir Painting (2) | $4,100,000 | 2027–2029 |
| Plant Structures & Improvements | $2,710,000 | 2024–2029 |
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 Indian River County - West WWTF, with validated emails and direct phone numbers.
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Names, validated emails and direct phone numbers for decision-makers at Indian River County - West WWTF, plus the full compliance history and discharge data.
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Jupiter · 53 mi away
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Cocoa · 54 mi away
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Indian River County - West WWTF: 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 16, 2025.