San José–Santa Clara Regional Wastewater Facility

The San José–Santa Clara Regional Wastewater Facility is a wastewater treatment plant located in the Alviso neighborhood of San Jose, California. The facility treats 110 million U.S. gallons of wastewater per day, with a capacity of up to 167 million U.S. gal/d, making it the largest tertiary treatment plant in the western United States.

Photo: Steve Jurvetson, CC BY 2.0.

Type: Wastewater treatment plant
Description: wastewater treatment plant in San Jose, California; largest advanced wastewater treatment plant in the western United States
Also known as: “RWF”, “San Jose-Santa Clara Regional Wastewater Facility”, “San Jose-Santa Clara Water Pollution Control Plant”, “San Jose–Santa Clara Regional Wastewater Facility”, “San Jose–Santa Clara Water Pollution Control Plant”, and “San Jose/Santa Clara Water Pollution Control Plant”
Address: 700 Los Esteros Road, San Jose, CA 95134

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Balaji Temple San Jose and Los Esteros Critical Energy Facility.

Balaji Temple San Jose

Hindu temple

The Balaji Temple of San Jose is a Hindu temple located in San Jose, California. Balaji Temple is a spiritual, non-profit organization dedicated to sharing the universal truths of the Vedas and Upanishads in India. Balaji Temple San Jose is situated 1 mile southwest of San José–Santa Clara Regional Wastewater Facility.

Los Esteros Critical Energy Facility

Power station

The Los Esteros Critical Energy Facility is a power plant in San Jose, California, operated by Calpine. Located near the San Jose-Milpitas border, it began operations in 2003 with an initial capacity of 188 megawatts. Los Esteros Critical Energy Facility is situated 1 mile southeast of San José–Santa Clara Regional Wastewater Facility.

Alviso Park

Park

Photo: Wanderenvy, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alviso and Agnew.

Alviso

Suburb

Photo: Vlad Butsky, CC BY 2.0.

Alviso is a district of San Jose, California, located in North San Jose on the southern shores of San Francisco Bay. Originally an independent town, founded in 1852, today Alviso is San Jose's only waterfront district, primarily residential in nature, with several Silicon Valley tech companies and recreation-oriented businesses. Alviso is situated 1½ miles west of San José–Santa Clara Regional Wastewater Facility.

Agnew

Hamlet

Photo: EugeneZelenko, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Agnew's Village was a small unincorporated village in what is now Santa Clara, California. It was named for Abram Agnew, a Santa Clara Valley pioneer from Ohio who settled there around 1873. Agnew is situated 2½ miles south of San José–Santa Clara Regional Wastewater Facility.