The City of Madera Wastewater Treatment Plant is the regional facility for disposal of waste water. The treatment plant handles waste water and sewage from approximately 10,000 residential, commercial and industrial accounts. The primary goal of the Wastewater Treatment Division is protection of public health and safety. In addition to complying with many State and Federal discharge and laboratory testing requirements.
The City of Madera Waste Water Treatment Facility, originally constructed in 1972, provides primary and secondary treatment. A plant expansion and upgrade was completed in 2007 with current technology to provide a treatment capacity of 10.1 M.G.D. (Million Gallons per Day). The treatment process consists of screening, grit removal, sedimentation, oxidation ditches (activated sludge), and final clarification. Also included in the plant expansion were an odor control and a water reclamation system to provide water for plant purposes. In addition, the Division is charged with preventative maintenance and upkeep of all mechanical equipment and facilities, maintaining energy efficient plant operations, pretreatment program administration, ground water monitoring; septage waste management; and maintenance of grounds, landscaping and effluent disposal fields; the plant has 320 acres of land for effluent percolation and evaporation.
Wastewater Treatment Plant 
