Wastewater Division

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Mission Statement

“Protecting the environment, preserving quality of life, providing resilient and sustainable infrastructure”

Who we are

The Wastewater Division is responsible for the management, planning, operation and maintenance of the Oxnard Wastewater Treatment Plant (OWTP), sanitary sewer system and sanitary pump stations; and the management of the Industrial Pretreatment Program.

Organizational Description

The Wastewater Division is organized into seven functional areas – Administration, Operations, Maintenance, Collection System, Laboratory, Infrastructure Management and Technical Services.

• Administration is responsible for the overall management, administrative, planning and budget services for the Division.
• Operations is responsible for the daily operation of the OWTP. The OWTP is staffed 24 hours per day, 7 days a week including holidays and weekends. The group is responsible for permit compliance with federal, state, and local laws; process control and optimization; equipment monitoring and troubleshooting; and biosolids management.
• Maintenance is responsible for predictive, preventative, and corrective maintenance of equipment and facilities for the OWTP and 15 lift stations. Staff is also responsible for responding to emergency equipment and process failures.
• Collection System is responsible for the maintenance, inspection, cleaning, repair and upgrade of the City’s wastewater collection system.
• Laboratory is responsible for the operation, services and activities of the state certified wastewater treatment plant laboratory.
• Infrastructure Management is responsible for the development, planning, implementation and coordination of planned and unplanned capital projects for the OWTP and the sewer collection system.
• Technical Services is responsible for the implementation of our NPDES required Industrial Pretreatment Program.
  
  

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Statistics

Wastewater Treatment Plant

Rated Capacity	31.7 Million Gallons per day
Average Daily Flow	16 Million Gallons per day
Average Daily Biosolids Disposal	80 Tons per day

Sanitary Sewer System

400+ Miles of Sanitary Sewer

7,620 Manholes

15 Pump Stations

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Free Facility Tours

The Wastewater Division offers free facility tours. For more information or to schedule a tour, please contact us at (805) 271-2200.

 

 

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Location
Wastewater Division
6001 Perkins Road, Oxnard, California 93033

Business Hours
Monday – Thursday 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Alternate Fridays 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM

Regular Business Hours: (805) 271-2200
Emergency After Hours: (805) 797-7598


Other Important Contacts
Billing Inquiries: (805) 385-7816
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