Hillsboro Wastewater Treatment Facility
The Hillsboro Facility, located at 770 S. First Avenue in Hillsboro, Oregon, provides wastewater treatment for the western region of the City of Hillsboro, the community of North Plains, and the community of Banks. Also serviced are the southeastern portion of the City of Cornelius, and the northwestern portion of the City of Forest Grove. Constructed in 1970, the facility was upgraded in 1993 and 1997 to achieve maximum versatility, and now operates predominantly in the rainy season from November through April. In summer the wastewater is pumped to the Rock Creek facility on River Road for treatment. The Hillsboro, Forest Grove, and Rock Creek wastewater treatment facilities are connected by pipeline and are operated as three integrated units. This provides operation and system configuration choices that enable Clean Water Services to treat wastewater in the western basin as efficiently and effectively as possible.
Since completion of the Hillsboro facility expansion in 1997, every parameter of our National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit has been met. The Hillsboro facility won an
EPA Operation and Maintenance Excellence Award in 2003. Read the news release.