The Palmdale Water Reclamation Plant (WRP) is located at 39300 30^th Street East in the City of Palmdale. The plant currently occupies 286 acres east of the Antelope Valley (14) Freeway. It was placed in operation in September 1953 and had a capacity of 0.75 million gallons per day.

CURRENT OPERATION:
The Palmdale WRP provides primary and secondary treatment (aerated oxidation ponds) for 15 million gallons of wastewater per day (see flow diagram below). The plant serves a population of approximately 150,000 people. Effluent is reused for irrigation of trees and feed crops on City of Los Angeles Department of Airports' property. The Palmdale WRP processes all wastewater solids generated at the plant. The wastewater solids are anaerobically digested, stored, and then dewatered by spreading them onto concrete drying beds. The dewatered cake, or biosolids, is hauled away for composting. Methane gas is produced during the digestion process and is utilized by a co-generation process that heats water and produces electricity.