As of 2022, there were 17,544 publicly owned treatment works (POTWs) operating in the U.S. From them around 43.4 percent had a capacity of less than 0.25 million gallons per day. Only 74 treatment plants had a capacity of more than 100 million gallons per day during that period.
Number of publicly owned wastewater treatment works (POTWs) in the United States as of 2022, by capacity
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Environmental Protection Agency. (April 29, 2024). Number of publicly owned wastewater treatment works (POTWs) in the United States as of 2022, by capacity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1489433/number-wastewater-treatment-plant-usa-by-capacity/
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