Sewer Services

Nine billion gallons of sewage waste per year are carried through approximately 1000 miles of sewer pipeline and pumped by 50 sewage lift stations. All this sewage is routed to the Sacramento Regional County Treatment Plant where it receives primary and secondary treatment before it is discharged to the Sacramento River. Sacramento is also home to one of the few remaining combined sewer systems in the west. The Combined Sewer System routes sewer and drainage in a single pipeline. Portions of this system are over 100 years old. To protect the water quality of the Sacramento River, most of the combined sewage is treated in two primary treatment plants dedicated to the combined system.

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