WHAT'S NEW
NAMPA WASTEWATER DIVISION
Nampa's Wastewater Division of Public Works is committed to
serving our customers and protecting our environment by operating
and maintaining Nampa's sanitary sewer system.
Nampa's Wastewater Division:
- Operates and maintains the third largest treatment plant in
Idaho
- Operates a water quality lab
- Maintains sewer lines and collection system
- Manages a Recreational Vehicle Dump
- Serves 24,000 residential customers, 3,200 commercial customers
and 10 industrial customers
Established in 1847, the Division is the oldest retail water
provider in Idaho. The utility is funded by sewer bills and new
connection fees, not taxes.
Facts about Nampa's Wastewater Division:
- Capacity to treat 18 million gallons of wastewater each
day
- Maintains 346 miles of sewer pipes. The pipes range from 6 to
42 inches in diameter
- Removes 99% of all biological oxygen demand before the
wastewater is discharged into Indian Creek
- Removes and disposes 1,930 tons of biosolids to the Waste
Management System SIMCO landfill
- Perform 4,000 tests for process control each year
- Sample Indian Creek twice a week to ensure water quality
- Maintains 5,257 of manholes and 10 lift stations
- The plant is staffed 20 hours a day, every day of the year