South Kitsap Water Reclamation Facility

South Kitsap Water Reclamation Facility (SKWRF)

Cleaning the water we use and protecting the environment we live in.

 

West Sound Utility District operates the South Kitsap Water Reclamation Facility that serves both the City of Port Orchard and the District. The City and District each manage their own collection systems. The City of Port Orchard and West Sound Utility District jointly own the South Kitsap Water Reclamation Facility. Cost effective operations and oversight is accomplished by the Sewer Advisory Committee comprised of City Council members and District Commissioners.

Prior to 1984, the City and District each had their own primary treatment plants which encompassed their respective service areas. When the State and federal law mandated secondary treatment for wastewater, the two agencies cooperated and constructed the Joint Wastewater Treatment Facility. As the mission shifted from wastewater treatment to sustainable reclamation, the Facility changed its name to the South Kitsap Water Reclamation Facility.

The South Kitsap Water Reclamation Facility is an award winning facility. It is staffed by nine highly trained professionals who treat the wastewater for more than 25,000 people. The facility was expanded in 2006 and it has the capacity to serve the urban areas in the South Kitsap Community, all of the McCormick Woods ULID area, South Kitsap Industrial Area, and selected rural communities.

An overview of the facility and its processes:

Key Facts:

  • Receiving water body: Sinclair Inlet, Puget Sound
  • Main Facility Online in May of 1985
  • Solids handling upgrades 2018
  • Membrane Bioreactor upgrades online November 2018
  • Annual Average Flow 1.93 MGD (2016)
  • Design Flow 4.2 MGD
  • Peak Wet Weather Flow 16 MGD
  • 3 Primary Clarifiers 90,525 Gallons Each
  • 6 Aeration Cells with a capacity of 77,792 Gallons each
  • 2 Secondary Clarifiers with a capacity 279,897 Gallons each
  • 2 Membrane Bioreactor Filtration trains. Current capacity of 1.7 MGD, upgradeable to 2.5 MGD.
  • 1 High Rate Clarifier with a capacity of 10 MGD
  • 2 Anaerobic Digesters with a capacity of 255,000 each
  • Number of Fulltime Staff is nine working varying shifts
  • Staffed 7 Days a week 365 days/ year

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Flow Diagram