WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT

The Public Works Wastewater Division protects both human health and the environment through efficient, cost effective collection, and treatment of its wastewater; to stay within regulation of both EPA and ADEM; and to promote economic development within the city of Prattville. With the user base of approximately 11,000 residential connections and 700 business connections, the City of Prattville Wastewater Division operates two Grade-3 wastewater treatment plants. The Autauga Creek Plant has a design capacity of 4 million gallons of wastewater per day, and the renovated plant, Pine Creek Clean Water Facility, has the design capacity of 3 million gallons per day. 

 

Duties of The Wastewater Division Collection Crew

The collection crew uses a combination of specialized equipment, well-trained employees, and well-planned maintenance and construction.

Some of the specialized jobs are:

  • Inspecting sewer pipes with robotic TV cameras
  • Repairing manholes
  • Removing pipe blockages with high-pressure “jet washers”
  • Cleaning sewer lines with a vacuum truck
  • Repairing broken pipes with conventional “dig” methods
  • Constructing new sewer lines

Contact:

Dale Gandy
Director

Public Works

Hours:

  • 7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

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Wastewater Collection:

City of Prattville’s Public Works/Wastewater Division uses a large collection system to get wastewater from homes, businesses, and other facilities to one of its two treatment facilities. 

Collection Systems

The collection system is a large network of more than:

  • 200 miles of underground sewer pipes

  • 5,000 manholes

  • 14 pumping stations

Public Works - Pine Creek Clean Water Facility

Pine Creek Clean Water Facility

100 Pine Creek Drive 
Prattville, AL 36067
 
Autauga Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant in Prattville, AL

Autauga Creek Treatment Plant

1123 Reuben Road
Prattville, AL 36067

 

Waterwater Treatment

Any wastewater that comes from any homes, businesses and other facilities is directed to one of two Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTP). The job of the WWTP’s are to remove any harmful pollutants from the wastewater. The water containing the pollutants must be reclaimed to very specific limits that are provided by The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM).

Treatment Capacity

Pine Creek WWTP - 5.7MGD
Autauga Creek WWTP - 4.0 MGD
Total Treatment Capacity - 9.7 MGD

To Wastewater Division operates two wastewater treatment plants. The WWTP’s operate in basically the same way, they remove pollutants through several basic steps:To Wastewater Division operates two wastewater treatment plants. The WWTP’s operate in basically the same way, they remove pollutants through several basic steps:

  • The sewer collection system collects and delivers wastewater to a WWTP
  • Large, inorganic solids are removed with Bar Screens
  • Smaller inorganic solids are settled out and removed with a grit collector
  • Suspended organic solids are consumed by natural micro-organisms in either a Vertical Loop Reactor or Aeration Basins
  • Dead and excess micro-organisms are settled out and removed in Final Clarifiers
  • This excess is then turned into a Class A bio-solid that can be used as a soil conditioner/fertilizer
  • Remaining harmful micro-organisms are eliminated through disinfection
  • The clean, clear reclaimed water is released back into a local waterway