Water Treatment Facilities

Statesville Water Plant

The Water Plant is permitted to treat 15 MGD (million gallons per day). The facility can utilize either the South Yadkin River and the Catawba River (Lookout Shoals) for raw water sources. The combined raw water capacity for the city totals 22 MGD. Treated water is stored at the Water Plant site in two clear wells with a combined capacity of 2.8 million gallons and within the distribution system in three one million gallon elevated storage tanks. Treated water is stored at the Water Plant site in two clear wells with a combined capacity of 2.8 million gallons and within the distribution system in three one million gallon elevated storage tanks.

Statesville Water Plant

Phone: 704-878-3441

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Wastewater Treatment Plants

Statesville has two wastewater treatment plants. The larger of the two is Fourth Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant and is designed to treat six million gallons a day. Currently, it treats an average of 3.2 million gallons a day. Third Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant is designed to treat six million gallons a day and currently treats an average of 0.7 million gallons a day.

Third Creek Wastewater Treatment

Phone: 704-872-9621

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Fourth Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant + Administrative Office

Phone: 704-878-3439

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Keeping Fats, Oils, and Grease out of the Sewer System

Wastewater treatment plants play a critical role in maintaining the cleanliness and health of our environment. They are responsible for treating and purifying the water that goes down our drains before releasing it back into natural water bodies. However, there's an invisible menace lurking in our wastewater that can wreak havoc on these treatment facilities – fat, oil, and grease, collectively known as FOG.

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