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CITY OF CENTRAL
POINT
Oregon
Council Study Session Agenda
Monday, September 18, 2023
Mayor
Hank Williams
Ward I
Neil Olsen
Ward II
Kelley Johnson
Ward III
Melody Thueson
Ward IV
Taneea Browning
At Large
Rob Hernandez
At Large
Michael Parsons
At Large
Michael Parsons
I. Call to Order
II. Public Portion
1. Waste Water Treatment Plant Tour (Clayton)
City of Central Point
Staff Report to Council
ISSUE SUMMARY
TO: City Council
DEPARTMENT:
Administration
FROM: Chris Clayton, City Manager
MEETING DATE: September 18, 2023
SUBJECT: Waste Water Treatment Plant Tour
ACTION REQUIRED:
RECOMMENDATION:
Facility address:
Medford RWRF
1100 Kirtland Road
Central Point, OR 97502
(541) 774-2750
Instructions on Parking / Other needed info:
There are several parking spaces in front of the administration building, immediately left
past the gate through the Kirtland road entrance, shown in the screenshot below. There
are safety aspects of the tour as this is an industrial facility with areas of uneven ground
that may contribute to slips & trips. To prevent injury, guests are reminded to watch
their footing and open-toed shoes are not permitted. Photos are welcome, as are
questions throughout the tour.
Facility Description:
The Medford Regional Water Reclamation Facility (RWRF) receives domestic, commercial,
and industrial wastewaters from the communities of Central Point, Eagle Point, Jacksonville,
Medford, Phoenix, Talent, and White City, as well as the wastewater solids residues from
Gold Hill and Shady Cove. The goal of the RWRF is to reduce pollutants and pathogens
from the incoming wastewater (influent) to protect the aquatic life and beneficial uses of the
Rogue River. The facility is comprised of two processes, Liquids treatment and Solids
treatment:
· The Liquids process involves preliminary treatment to remove untreatable pollutants
from the wastestream (think: flushable wipes, feminine hygiene products, ‘lost’
children’s toys, etc.), followed by primary settling tanks to remove heavy and
floatable solids. The water then enters a biological process to reduce suspended or
dissolved pollutants before entering secondary settling tanks to further clarify the
water. The final stage is pathogen reduction via chemical disinfection and
dechlorination prior to discharge into the Rogue River.
· Solids removed from the liquids treatment are biologically processed in anaerobic
digesters to reduce the organic volume and pathogenic content of the solids, which
produces methane used to fuel an internal combustion engine generating up to 60%
of the facility’s electrical demand. The digested solids are stored in wastewater
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lagoons throughout the year until spring when they are distributed into solar drying
beds to reduce water content prior to landfill disposal.
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