Central ValleyA Brief History
In 1971, the U.S. Congress implemented the Clean Water Act to “restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the nation's water.” In 1978, the Central Valley Water Reclamation Facility Board (Central Valley) was organized. Members of the Board represent districts and cities which owned and operated five small treatment plants. The new Board was to replace the five small antiquated wastewater treatment plants that could not meet the requirements of the new laws with a new regional treatment plant. The new treatment plant is called the Central Valley Water Reclamation Facility.
In the secondary sedimentation tanks, solids form, settle and are removed to leave the water 95% free of pollutants.
Central Valley Water Reclamation Facility is located at 800 West Central Valley Road (3190 South) in South Salt Lake City. Central Valley was built on property owned by one of the centrally located member entities. Central Valley's entire property covers 168 acres. The treatment facility itself is 85 acres. It operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Designed and built to treat 75 million gallons of waste water each day, Central Valley serves over 500,000 people in the Salt Lake County area. The facility employs 80 dedicated employees.
