The WPCA oversees the operation and maintenance of an extensive collection system that includes 205 miles of pipeline, 22 pumping stations, and an 18 million gallon per day (MGD) advanced secondary wastewater treatment plant.
The City of Norwalk WPCA oversees three primary components: the collection system, pumping stations, and a wastewater treatment facility located at 60 South Smith Street. Once treated by the WPCA at its South Smith Street facility, wastewater is discharged into the Norwalk River in accordance with its state-issued permit and water quality standards.
The WPCA is organized to ensure that necessary professional, technical and skilled personnel, specialized facilities and equipment, and financial resources are available to ensure compliance with all federal, state and local standards. As an enterprise fund of the City of Norwalk, its operations are expected to be financially self-sufficient.
The WPCA Board of Directors consists of nine (9) voting members. The Chief of Operations and Public Works and the Chief Finance Officer serve as ex officio members without the right to vote. The WPCA currently employs four full-time staff members.
The Norwalk WPCA proudly supports the communities it serves and offers its facilities to local teachers and classrooms for educational purposes.
WPCA Goals & Objectives
- Make significant progress in key areas such as collections system operation and maintenance, solids dewatering and odor control, asset preservation and rehabilitation, enhanced operations, and high-quality effluent
- Completion of Sanitary Sewer Collection System Hydraulic Model and Master Plan Update, including long-term infrastructure improvements, and inflow and infiltration reduction
- Continue Capacity, Management, Operation, and Maintenance Program
- Completion of Water Pollution Control Facility Plan Update
- Maintain partnership and pollutant source tracking with Harbor Watch, a program of Earthplace
- Ensure that all goals and objectives integrate principles of environmental sustainability and water quality enhancement
