City of Madera Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2005081013
Lead Agency
City of Madera
Document Title
City of Madera Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion
Document Type
NEG - Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Wastewater Treatment
Public Facilities Plant and agricultural land
Document Description
The main purpose of the proposed project is to expand the City of Madera Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) from an existing permitted treatment capacity of 7.0 million gallons per day (mgd) to 10.1 mgd. This expansion will accommodate the City's projected growth for approximately the next 20 years.
The current WWTP consists of a biological secondary treatment process comprised of headworks, primary clarification, biofiltration, secondary clarification, sludge digestion, sludge drying and effluent reclamation. Disinfection treatment is currently not practiced or required at the WWTP. Effluent from the WWTP is discharged to 14 evaporation-percolation ponds located within the facility boundary where most of the wastewater percolates into the underlying groundwater body.
Each of the ponds comprises 20 acres and is approximately five feet deep. The WWTP uses approximately six of the ponds at one time for percolation with the remaining ponds leased to a farmer for growing crops for non-human consumption (primarily corn or wheat). Wastewater effluent is used to irrigate the crops via surface irrigation. A sludge centrifuge is currently in service. The dewatered sludge is hauled off-site for final disposal.
Contact Information
Name
Larry Red
Agency Name
City of Madera
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Madera
Counties
Madera
Cross Streets
Avenue 13/Road 21 1/2 & Road
Zip
93637
Total Acres
382
Parcel #
045-112-004,005,006&045-121-002
State Highways
99
Schools
Madera Unified School District
Waterways
Fresno River
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 6 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Department of Water Resources, Resources Agency, Resources, Recycling and Recovery, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB)
Development Types
Educational , Waste Treatment:Other (Expansion to existing plant)
Local Actions
Public Utilities (Wastewater Treatment Plant)
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildlife
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