Southwest WRF
2104 SW 32nd St., Cape Coral, FL · Lee County · Publicly Owned Treatment Works
- Average flow
- 15 MGD
- Design flow
- 15 MGD
- NPDES permit
- FLA455458
- Administratively continued
- Permit expires
- May 2026
- Population served
- —
- CWNS 2022
Southwest WRF is a publicly owned wastewater treatment works in Cape Coral, Lee County, Florida treating an average of 15 million gallons per day against a permitted design capacity of 15 MGD. It discharges under NPDES permit FLA455458 (administratively continued), which expires in May 2026.
Treatment technology
3 treatment structures and unit processes identified at Southwest WRF.
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See the full treatment train at Southwest WRF: structures, unit processes and planned upgrades, with exact unit counts.
Compliance snapshot (last 3 years)
- Total violations
- —
- Effluent violations
- —
Based on NPDES Discharge Monitoring Reports. Full violation history, parameters and discharge data available in the Klarifi platform.
Capital improvement projects in Cape Coral
Cape Coral's capital improvement plan lists 36 water, sewer and wastewater line items worth $1.1B starting 2025–2030. The largest budgeted items are shown here.
All water and sewer capital projects in Cape Coral →
| Project | Budget | Years |
|---|---|---|
| North WRF 8 MGD (Phase 1) Expandable to 17 MGD | $242,689,218 | 2025–2027 |
| North 6 UEP Water, Sewer, Irrigation Collection & Distribution | $160,022,134 | 2025–2029 |
| North 6 UEP Water, Sewer, Irrigation Transmission | $108,873,938 | 2025–2029 |
| North 3 UEP Water, Sewer, Irrigation Collection & Distribution | $88,632,842 | 2027–2027 |
| North 3 UEP Water, Sewer, Irrigation Transmission | $76,606,857 | 2027–2027 |
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
1 verified contact for Southwest WRF, with validated emails and direct phone numbers.
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Names, validated emails and direct phone numbers for decision-makers at Southwest WRF, plus the full compliance history and discharge data.
Nearby wastewater treatment plants in Florida
St James City · 5 mi away
0.38 MGD
Cape Coral · 5 mi away
6.07 MGD
Fort Myers · 8 mi away
2.76 MGD
Fort Myers Beach · 9 mi away
6 MGD
Sanibel · 10 mi away
2.38 MGD
North Fort Myers · 12 mi away
0.3 MGD
Punta Gorda · 13 mi away
2.5 MGD
Punta Gorda · 16 mi away
0.25 MGD
Southwest 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 October 26, 2026; facility record last updated October 22, 2026.
Wastewater terms: POTW · MGD · NPDES permit · Inflow and infiltration · Anaerobic digester · Lift station · all terms