An Oregon City Saves $55 Million With a Natural Approach to Wastewater Treatment

A wetland complex provides effective treatment for an Oregon city and saves some $55 million in capital costs for a facility expansion.

An Oregon City Saves $55 Million With a Natural Approach to Wastewater Treatment

The Prineville team includes, from left, Chris Weaver, utility worker; Eric Klann, city engineer; and Daren Holliday, treatment plant operator. The Crooked River Wetland Project wetland cells are in the background.

Faced with borrowing $62 million for a new wastewater treatment plant, the city of Prineville, Oregon, wanted an alternative. Community leaders found it in the $7.7 million Crooked River Wetland Complex, which now receives a large share of the effluent from the city’s 2.31 mgd...

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