Our History

The City of Livermore built its first publicly-owned treated works in 1942 near Rincon and Pine Streets. At that time, the plant was on the west end of town in unincorporated Alameda County.

When residential areas began being built closer to the facility, the City decided to relocate the plant to its current location at 101 West Jack London Boulevard. Construction on the Jack London plant began in 1958 and was completed by 1959. The plant was originally designed to treat up to 2.5 million gallons of wastewater per day.

The plant has undergone four major expansions as Livermore has grown. Our most recent expansion was completed in 1993. Today, the Livermore Water Reclamation Plant has the ability to treat up to 8.5 million gallons of wastewater per day.

The Livermore Water Reclamation Plant Today

The Livermore Water Reclamation Plant treats 2.3 billion gallons of wastewater each year. 1.5 billion gallons of this treated wastewater is discharged into the San Francisco Bay. 0.8 billion gallons of wastewater goes through additional treatment to become recycled water. This recycled water is used locally for irrigation and fire protection.

Our plant has primary, secondary, and tertiary treatment processes and UV disinfection. The plant's solids undergo thickening, stabilization, and dewatering before being transported offsite to use as landfill cover.

Maintaining the Plant 

The Maintenance Section is responsible for the repair of over 380 pieces of equipment and 130 separate instruments. The maintenance crew is also tasked with facility repair of buildings on the Livermore Water Reclamation Plant site. The section consists of nine employees including a Maintenance Coordinator, an Electrician, an Instrument Technician, Maintenance Mechanics, Maintenance Workers, and a Senior Clerk.

Utilizing a computerized Asset Management System, the maintenance crew has implemented an aggressive Preventative Maintenance Program that has reduced by half, the number of unscheduled work orders.

A Renewal and Replacement Program in in place that enables the Maintenance Section to track the estimated life of all equipment, and assists in budgeting for future necessities. In addition, a computerized Inventory Control System tracks expenses to work orders, and automatically adjusts the stock inventory.

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