What Happens After You Flush?

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Presented by Bliss Morris, City of Port Townsend Wastewater Operations Manager. This is the first talk in the new program series, How Your City Works presented by City of Port Townsend staff.

Did you know the City’s wastewater division is responsible for the treatment of 286-million (800k daily) gallons of wastewater from our homes and businesses! This all travels through a vast series of underground pipes, to our wastewater treatment facility where the wastewater is treated by removing contaminants, solids, and harmful bacteria that meets all regulations from the Department of Ecology before being released into the Straits of Juan De Fuca. Routine activities include: bio-solids dewatering, laboratory sample collection, testing and analysis, process control, and regulatory reporting.The City maintains more than 77 miles of sanitary sewer lines, has 120 manholes, 6 lift stations, and 3 emergency generators.