5.7 Sewage Treatment Facilities

There are three sewage treatment facilities in Sacramento
1. Pioneer Reservoir - 8 miles away 
2. Sacramento County Waste Water - 22.6 miles away 
3. Sacramento Area Sewage District - 18.3 miles away

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  1. ALI AL AQEELIFebruary 26, 2018 at 9:24 PM

    I live in Plano, Texas, and we just have two sewage treatment facilities, nice to have three, may be better service

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  2. UnknownFebruary 28, 2018 at 9:53 AM

    I live in the Central Valley and we have 5 facilities. The contrast is interesting since the population is larger in Sacramento.

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