The City of Brookings operates one wastewater treatment plant, maintains wastewater collections pipes, and treats over 500 million gallons of wastewater a year. The sanitary sewer system is a gravity system which uses 11 lift stations to pump wastewater from lower elevation portions of the system to the treatment plant at 905 Wharf Street.  The treated wastewater is discharged into the Pacific Ocean.  Biosolids, a byproduct of the treatment process, are stored and recycled each year as a soil amendment to agriculture and forest sites for beneficial reuse. The City  is in the process of constructing biosolids dewatering facility which is slated to begin operations by the end of 2011. 

For a tour of the water or wastewater treatment plants, please call 541-412-0424.

Protect yourselves and your property against

underground utility damage and liability.
Find out where the underground utility lines might be buried before you dig.  The service is free and  IT'S THE LAW.

    Penalties for cutting utility lines can be severe.  Learn more at www.digsafelyoregon.com.  Just about anywhere you dig there could be buried  underground facilities.  Homeowners and contractors can prevent damage to underground utilities and prevent service interruptions by calling the Oregon Utility Notification Center (OUNC) at least two working days prior to excavating.  The operators of the facilities will be  notified to mark out the location of their lines within two working days of notification.  

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