Wastewater Collections and Treatment

The City of Soledad owns and operates approximately 40 miles of sewer pipelines that collect and transport wastewater from all areas within the City to the Water Reclamation Facility located on the west side of town near the Salinas River. The City made significant improvements to its sanitary sewer system to increase capacity and provide tertiary treatment of wastewater. The treatment facility has a capacity of 5.5 million gallons per day (MGD).

The Water Reclamation Facility (WRF) is a Title 22 Tertiary facility that treats wastewater from throughout the City, including flows from Salinas Valley State Prison and Correctional Training Facility (CTF). The facility produces high-quality recycled water suitable for irrigation and other approved uses.

The Wastewater Division is a 10-hour per day, 7-day a week, year-round operation responsible for:

• Performing maintenance and repairs to the infrastructure necessary to safely convey industrial, stormwater and sanitary sewer waste.
• Operation and maintenance of the City’s Water Reclamation Facility.
• Water quality protection activities that include infrastructure maintenance, water quality monitoring and illicit discharge prevention.
• Public education and outreach associated with Soledad’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit.