Wastewater Collection & Treatment

Wastewater collection and treatment services are provided to 3,208 city customers and 13 rural customers. The GRPUC also provides treatment for one industrial customer, the City of Cohasset, the City of LaPrairie, and Itasca Community College. Wastewater collection is provided through a 68-mile system of gravity and force mains. The system includes 14 sewage lift stations located throughout the City.

The Wastewater Treatment Facilities consist of the Industrial Screening/Pumping Station, the Industrial Primary Treatment Plant, the Secondary Treatment Plant, and the Industrial Sludge Landfill. These facilities treat an average of 5.5 million gallons of waste effluent per day, 4.0 million gallons from UPM/Blandin Paper Company, and 1.5 million gallons from domestic users. The GRPUC is responsible for the replacement, operation, and maintenance of the wastewater collection system and the construction, operation, and maintenance of the wastewater treatment facilities.

The Wastewater Treatment Plant is located at 1105 SE 23rd Avenue, Grand Rapids MN.  

Rainbow at the Wastewater Treatment Plant