The Santa Cruz treatment plant is rated for producing 24 million gallons per day. Summertime demand can be around 8 million gallons per day, but it decreases in the winter.

Santa Cruz’s wastewater facility has powered itself from methane produced by bacteria during waste digestion for several decades. The digesters — 30-foot tall circular tanks, stretching ...

Regarding water treatment, the report states that, in 2023, the Beltz Water Treatment Plant produced about 6% of the water in the Santa Cruz Water Department’s service area of about 20 square ...

Many wastewater treatment plants, including the San Jose-Santa Clara Regional Wastewater Facility and Santa Cruz’s sewage treatment plant, are already doing their part by trying to ensure that their ...

Santa Cruz’s wastewater facility has powered itself from methane produced by bacteria during waste digestion for several decades. The digesters — 30-foot tall circular tanks, stretching ...