Plant City WRF
Plant City, FL · Hillsborough County · Publicly Owned Treatment Works
- Average flow
- 7.1 MGD
- Design flow
- 10 MGD
- NPDES permit
- FL0026557
- Effective
- Permit expires
- February 2031
- Population served
- 39,764
- CWNS 2022
Plant City WRF is a publicly owned wastewater treatment works in Plant City, Hillsborough County, Florida treating an average of 7.1 million gallons per day against a permitted design capacity of 10 MGD, serving about 39,764 residents. Treatment on site includes clarifiers, aerated lagoons, uncovered lagoons, carrousels / oxidation ditches, biosolids aerobic digestion and other unit processes. It discharges under NPDES permit FL0026557 (effective), which expires in February 2031, with 7 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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Aerated lagoons
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Uncovered lagoons
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Carrousels / oxidation ditches
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Biosolids Aerobic Digestion
unit processBiosolids Mechanical Dewatering
unit processBiosolids Thickening
unit processDisinfection, chlorine/ chloramine
unit processFiltration
unit processPrimary Clarification or Sedimentation
unit processScreening
unit processSuspended Growth, Aerobic
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Compliance snapshot (last 3 years)
- Total violations
- 7
- Effluent violations
- 7
Based on NPDES Discharge Monitoring Reports. Full violation history, parameters and discharge data available in the Klarifi platform.
Capital improvement projects in Plant City
Plant City's capital improvement plan lists 16 water, sewer and wastewater line items worth $51M starting 2024–2025. The largest budgeted items are shown here.
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| Project | Budget | Years |
|---|---|---|
| McIntosh Preserve Wetland Expansion | $9,932,786 | 2024–2026 |
| Preserve Wetland Expansion | $9,432,786 | 2025–2026 |
| Collection System Asset Management | $8,750,000 | 2024–2028 |
| Water Capacity Improvements | $7,000,000 | 2024–2029 |
| Meter Replacement / Repair Program | $4,350,000 | 2024–2028 |
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
4 verified contacts for Plant City WRF, with validated emails and direct phone numbers.
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Names, validated emails and direct phone numbers for decision-makers at Plant City WRF, plus the full compliance history and discharge data.
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Oldsmar · 31 mi away
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Davenport · 33 mi away
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Clearwater · 35 mi away
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Dunedin · 39 mi away
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Clearwater · 40 mi away
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Palmetto · 44 mi away
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Plant City WRF: 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.