Wayne’s Wastewater
Treatment System
Wayne’s
wastewater treatment facilities were placed into operation in March of 1985.
The initial stages of the project date back to 1976 when the City received a
grant to prepare a Facility Plan. This report evaluated various types of
treatment methods that could satisfy the city’s needs for expanded capacity and
provide the degree of treatment required to meet federally-mandated discharge
quality standards. The selected, most cost-effective, system involved the use
of a mechanical, Rotating Biological Contactor plant to replace the former
lagoon system.
The
plant treats an average of 600,000 gallons per day with a peak capacity of
850,000 gallons per day. The plant is designed to serve a maximum population of
8,500 people.
