Wastewater Treatment
The Coffee Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, recognized as the 2005 Outstanding Large Plant from the Oklahoma Water Pollution Control Association, is operated by a staff of five water treatment professionals. Each staff member has earned licensing that meets or exceeds the requirements of the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ).
The Plant
- Has a total design capacity of nine million gallons per day
- Uses a continuous flow activated-type process that utilizes oxidation ditches and aeration tanks for secondary treatment
- Discharges treated water (called effluent) into Coffee Creek
During 2007, ODEQ conducted four plant inspections. The plant continued its record of 100% compliance with all regulatory parameters for wastewater treatment.
2007 Statistics
- The plant processed 2,764,100,000 gallons
- Total operations and maintenance costs were $996,985
- Percent removal of major permitted parameters was over 98%
- A total of 7,999,500 gallons of biosolids were applied on ODEQ approved farmland
The Permit for Operation
- The plant is operated under an Oklahoma Pollution Discharge Elimination System (OPDES) permit, issued by the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality. In 2004, the facility obtained an OPDES permit renewal that began on February 1, 2004 and is in effect for five years.
