Fayetteville Wastewater Treatment Facilities

Wastewater treatment involves the removal of contaminants from industrial wastewater and residential sewage. Because wastewater treatment is essential to the protection of both human and ecosystem health in the Northwest Arkansas region, we strive to maintain our great quality of life by providing wastewater treatment services for the citizens of Fayetteville and surrounding communities and to protect our precious water resources.

The beginning of the City of Fayetteville wastewater treatment begain in 1916 with the contruction of an Imhoff tank on the West Fork of the White River. In 1939, a trickling filter was added to the West Fork. Later, in 1946, a primary clarifier, sludge digestor, and inlet works were added. Another primary clarifier, tricking filter, and final clarifier were added in 1959. The Paul R. Noland Wastewater Treatment Facility was placed into service in 1969. In order to meet increasing wastewater demands from a growing population and more stringent permit limits, the city upgraded that facility in 1988 and once again in 2007. The West Side Wastewater Treatment Facility was completed in May of 2008.

The Wastewater Division includes the operation and maintenance of the Paul R. Noland Wastewater Treatment Facility, the West Side Wastewater Treatment Facility, a 670-acre land application site, 38 lift stations throughout the city, and an Industrial Pretreatment Program. The city contracted CH2MHill OMI in 1987 for operations and maintenance.