Wastewater
The City of Norman Water Pollution Control Facility
Mission:
To provide effective, efficient wastewater treatment for the City Of Norman. Protection of local environmental resources and the protection of health and water quality.
Goals:
Eliminate pollutants that are harmful to aquatic life.
Objectives:
Reduce environmental impact of treated wastewater discharged to the receiving stream.
Performance Indicators:
Continued compliance with the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination Systems permit requirements for treatment process discharges.
Performance Measurement:
Maintenance of low levels of ammonia-nitrogen and reduction of pesticides entering the sewage system through public education and pollution prevention programs.
USEPA Award of Environmental Excellence:
- 1989-Industrial Pretreatment Program
- 1993-Bio-solids Beneficial Reuse Program
- 1996-Industrial Pretreatment Program
- 1999-Region 6 - Administrator's Environmental Excellence Award for Pollution Prevention through Recycling
National Publication Profile:
- 1994-Water Environment Federation Plant Profile
- 1997-Water Environment Federation Plant Profile
- 1998-Oklahoma Water Environment Associations Plant Profile
Beneficial Reuse Recipients:
- University of Oklahoma's Jimmy Austin Golf Course
- Localized agricultural land owners
- City of Norman's Pollution Control Facility
Startup Date: 1991
Service population: 82,110
Number of employees: 23
Flow:
- Design
- 12 mgd Annual Average - Average - 15 mgd Monthly Average sustained Wet Weather Flows
Annual operation costs: $ 1.6 million
Facility Type: Secondary Advance Waste Treatment (AWT) consisting of complete mixed activated sludge as the primary treatment process with options of two (2) parallel units of (30ea) rotating Biological Contactors (RBC's) preceded by high rate trickling filters.
Discharge Water Quality Parameters: See Final Limits Page
Bio-monitoring Requirements: See Final Limits Page