Sewage Facilities

M5.7 Sewage Facilities

There are 3 sewage facilities that support San Francisco.
1. North Point Wet Weather Facility (NPF) - Fisherman's Wharf
2. Southeast Treatment Plant (SEP) - Between SF Zoo & Lake Merced
3. Oceanside Treatment Plant (OSP) - Bay View/Hunter's Point

I live in the Richmond District of San Francisco and am served by the Oceanside Treatment plant, which is the newest of all of the wastewater plants built in San Francisco. Unlike NPF and SEP, which were built in 1951 and 1952 respectively and are currently functioning with out dated equipment, OSP was built in 1993 and is the all weather treatment facility for the west side of the city. It was largely built underground however, because of its proximity to the ocean it is subject to a faster rate of corrosion so does require regular repairs and updates in order to maintain seismically reliable.

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  1. Aubrey MatthewsSeptember 24, 2019 at 1:01 PM

    It looks like our cities have something in common i.e. the deteriorating treatment facilities. Here in Sacramento, our backup storage facility for excess storm water is aging and structurally unstable. There has not been funding allocated to fix the issue and if it were to fail, Sacramento would be under water if there was a major storm for a long period. It would make sense that efforts would be made to upgrade the systems (maybe using a non corrosive material for the treatment plants). What would happen if your system fails? Would it just divert all of the excess sewage into the ocean? This seems like a big deal!

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