The Water Recycling Center in Uvalde, Texas, treats an average of 1.7 mgd (2.5 mgd design) before discharge to the Leona River about 10 miles away. Along the way, it serves as a virtual outdoor classroom for students and visitors and as home to thousands of migratory and nesting birds and other wildlife.
Located next to the 200-acre Cook’s Slough Nature Park, a popular southwest Texas birding destination, the plant polishes effluent in 12 acres of constructed wetlands. Complete with 8-foot-wide hiking and biking trails that meander for more than two miles throughout the wetlands, and with eight strategically placed wildlife
