Water Treatment Plant (WTP)

The community’s drinking water is supplied by the Southern Nevada Water Authority, from either the Alfred Merritt Smith or River Mountains Water Treatment Facility and is delivered to your home or business by the City of Henderson. These facilities treat the water to meet extremely high standards using a sophisticated filtration and disinfection process.

Kurt R. Segler Water Reclamation Facility (WRF)

The Kurt R. Segler Water Reclamation Facility is the City's primary wastewater treatment plant. Originally constructed in 1994 and upgraded in 2008, the treatment capacity is 32 million gallons of wastewater per day.

The WRF activated sludge process provides biological treatment to remove organics, solids, ammonia, and phosphorus to very low levels. Tertiary treatment to remove remaining phosphorus with chemicals is available, followed by sand filtration. The primary disinfection for the WRF effluent is ultraviolet (UV) light with the capability for chlorination/dechlorination, which can be used to back up the UV system.

Southwest Water Reclamation Facility (SWRF)

The Southwest Water Reclamation Facility (SWRF) is the City's first satellite wastewater treatment facility, beginning operations in 2012. Located near Eastern and St. Rose, it enables the City to support the community’s increasing wastewater treatment and reclaimed water distribution demands. The SWRF has the capacity to treat up to 8 million gallons per day (mgd) with a current flow rate just over 4 mgd.

The SWRF treatment stages consist of a headworks to remove organics and solids, followed by an activated sludge process. A state-of-the-art membrane bioreactor provides separation and disinfection, producing a highly treated effluent. Finally, treated water is chlorinated and distributed to reclaimed customers in the southwest part of the City.

Tours

If you would like to learn more about the facilities firsthand, the Department of Utility Services conducts tours. Requests can be submitted through Contact Henderson.