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The plant as seen from the Kosciuszko Bridge Three "digester eggs" at Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant digester eggs Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York A portion of the nature walk on Newtown Creek. Each step represents a different evolutionary era.
The city's wastewater is collected through an extensive grid of sewer pipes of various sizes and stretching over 7,400 miles (11,900 km). The Bureau of Wastewater Treatment (BWT) operates 14 water pollution control plants treating an average of 1.3 billion US gallons (4,900,000 m 3) of wastewater a day; 96 wastewater pump stations: 8 dewatering facilities; and 490 sewer regulators.
The Bureau of Wastewater Treatment operates 14 water pollution control plants treating an average of 1.5 billion US gal (5.7 million m 3) of wastewater a day; 95 wastewater pump stations; eight dewatering facilities; 490 sewer regulators; and 7,000 miles (11,000 km) of intercepting sewers.
In 1967 the city built the Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, [34] which is now the largest sewage treatment facility operated by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection. [35] Located on the south bank near the creek's mouth in Greenpoint, the plant handles a large portion of the drainage from the East Side of Manhattan.
Pages in category "Sewage treatment plants in New York (state)" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. ... Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant;
New York City's sewage system carries more than 1,000 tons of solids [11] (including leaves, dirt, and fecal matter) per day to 17 wastewater treatment plants, where the majority of the liquid waste is extracted, treated, and discharged into the waterways.