Wastewater

Wastewater Treatment

Wastewater Treatment

The City of Lebanon operates and maintains the wastewater treatment facility. It is an 8 million gallon-per-day activated sludge system providing secondary treatment and chlorination before discharge into the South Santiam River. The treated biosolids from the process are deposited as fertilizer on local agricultural land. Changes in regulations and standards will affect the treatment plant process and operation cost. These standards are requirements of the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)

Wastewater Collection

The Collections section of the Public Works Department maintains 60 miles of sanitary sewer mains in the City. Maintaining sewer lines include cleaning, repair, televising, vector control, and manhole repair. This crew also handles storm drainage maintenance.