Water Reclamation Facility
Tom Adams - Superintendent
Our Mission:
To preserve and enhance the water quality
of the
East Gallatin River.
The Bozeman Water Reclamation Facility (WRF) is an EPA award-winning
facility. We are proud of the work we do to protect our local environment.
The Bozeman Water Reclamation Facility (WRF) currently has a capacity of 5.8
million gallons per day (MGD). Daily flows now average in excess of 5.0 MGD and
the City is therefore making plans to expand the facility to ultimately
accommodate wastewater flows of over 13 MGD.
The Bozeman WRF uses a treatment technology called conventional activated sludge
to treat the City's domestic, commercial and industrial wastewater. This process
utilizes living microorganisms to biologically decompose and purify the wastes
it receives from our community. Activated sludge is a very efficient process
that results in the removal of over 97% of all pollutants. Over the next 3 years
the Bozeman WRF will be expanded and upgraded to enable our facility to begin
removing biological nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus) as well as the
conventional pollutants it already removes. The City's new and expanded facility
will utilize a process called Biological Nutrient Removal (BNR) technology to
further enhance treatment and ensure even greater protection of our receiving
stream, the East Gallatin River.