What does a Water Quality Control Facility (WQCF) do?
A WQCF (also called a wastewater treatment plan) removes impurities contained in wastewater. This treated water can then be safely discharged to the environment. This same process occurs in nature. Treatment plants enhance this natural process and speed it up to treat larger volumes of wastewater in a shorter period of time. Treatment includes chemical, physical and biological processes to reclaim the water.

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1. What does a Water Quality Control Facility (WQCF) do?
2. Are Wastewater Treatment Plants really necessary?
3. Where is Patterson’s WQCF located?
4. Where does the water go once it is treated at the WQCF?