Water & Wastewater Treatment Plants

• 2 city owned and operated plants
• provides drinking water for 175,000 metered customers
• services a population of approximately 435,000
• service throughout Raleigh, Garner, Rolesville, Wake Forest, Knightdale, Wendell, and Zebulon

• Collects water from Falls Lake
• Treats 47 million gallons of water per day
• Maximum capacity of 86 million gallons of water per day
• Equipped with a sophisticated laboratory used to perform extensive water quality analysis

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• Collects water from the Swift Creek Watershed, including both Lake Benson and Lake Wheeler
• Maximum capacity of treating 20 million gallons of water per day.
• Raleigh's newest water treatment plant, opened May 2010
• LEED silver certified facility

See more details about Dempsey E. Benton Water Treatment Plant

• 3 city owned and operated plants
• processes wastewater for 156,000 customers
• services a population of approximately 435,000
• service throughout Raleigh, Garner, Rolesville, Wake Forest, Knightdale, Wendell, and Zebulon

• Located in Wake County, approximately 12 miles southeast of Raleigh, near the Johnston County line
• Treats an average of 44 million gallons a day
• Maximum capacity of 60 million gallons a day
• Treated over 16 billion gallons of wastewater last year
• Has nine consecutive years of 100% compliance with a clean performance record
• Will received a Platinum IX Award issued by the National Association of Clean Water Agencies in 2012
• LEED silver certified Administration and Training facility

See more details about the Neuse River Wasterwater Treatment Plant

• Originally served Wake Forest
• Transferred to Raleigh on July 1, 2005
• Located in Wake Forest, approximately 14 miles north of Raleigh
• Maximum capacity of 2.4 million gallons a day
• Treated 456 million gallons of wastewater last year
• Has seven consecutive years of 100% compliance and a clean performance record
• Will receive the Platinum VII Award issued by the National Association of Clean Water Agencies in 2012

• Orignally served Zebulon
• Transferred to Raleigh on October 1, 2006
• Located in Zebulon, approximately 24 miles east of Raleigh
• Maximum capacity of 1.85 million gallons a day
• Treated 254 million gallons of wastewater last year
• Has six consecutive years of 100% compliance with a clean performance record
• Will receive the Platinum VI Award issued by the National Association of Clean Water Agencies in 2012