Wastewater Treatment Facility

The Mukilteo Water and Wastewater District Treatment Facility was completed in August 1970 and has been in continuous service since that time as a modern and state-of-the-art facility. As technology and the understanding of the microbiological processes in wastewater change, the treatment plant has undergone updates and design modifications to address these changes. Major updates include:

Headworks Construction 2012

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The staff’s primary responsibility is managing the treatment process ensuring compliance with the District’s National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit. This permit is issued through the Washington State Department of Ecology (WDOE). In addition, staff members, certified wastewater treatment plant operators through the State of WA, are responsible for the maintenance of the plant, all related subsystems, and equipment used in operating the facility. Likewise, District staff operates a state-certified laboratory that evaluates permit indicators throughout the treatment process. Laboratory findings are submitted to WDOE for regular review throughout the year.

U.V. Disinfection

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SecondaryTreatment - Clarifier

MARCH 2018

Secondary Facility

The District operates an oxidation-ditch secondary wastewater treatment facility with a maximum daily treatment capacity of 2.625 million gallons per day (mgd). The facility runs seven days per week and utilizes an ultraviolet (UV) disinfection process before discharging treated effluent directly into Puget Sound. The Water Environment Federation (WEF) has an excellent wastewater treatment diagram similar to the District treatment process.