Water Resource Recovery Facility

The City of Essex Junction Water Resource Recovery Facility is a 3.3 million gallon per day advanced treatment facility that serves the City of Essex Junction and the towns of Williston and Essex. Waste treatment began here in 1965 with the original primary treatment plant. The site and facility has since gone through several modifications. Most recently, in 2012 the facility underwent a $15 million maintenance upgrade focused on rehabilitating existing equipment, adding new replacement treatment processes, reducing energy use, and designing for continued long-term service to the community, all while protecting the water quality of Lake Champlain.

Water resource recovery is also about protecting public health. In fact, waste treatment originated to remove contaminated water from the home in order to prevent the spread of disease. This long-standing practice will continue to be at the core of our work for generations to come.