Facility History - Kellogg Creek
The Kellogg Creek plant is tucked away on about seven acres between the Willamette River and McLoughlin Boulevard (US Highway 99E) in downtown Milwaukie.
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Kellogg Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant (Milwaukie)
Construction:
Although not fully completed until 1975, the Kellogg Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant began operations in August 1974, providing vital services to the Clackamas County Service District No.1, which began in 1967. The construction of more than 17 miles of interceptor sewer began in 1970. Construction continued until 1974 after more than 70 additional miles of sewer lines were added to the collection system.
Originally designed to service approximately 80,000 persons with possible future expansions included, the plant replaced the old Milwaukie Treatment Plant, as well as countless septic systems in the North Clackamas area.
Cost:
The plant’s entire system’s – including pipes – original cost was $22.5 million. The federal government’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), under the Clean Water Act, paid $6.8 million and local residents picked up the rest of the bill.
Expansion:
In 1985, the plant received $5.1 million in digesters courtesy in part (approximately 85 percent) to the EPA. These digesters enabled the plant to reduce operating costs and decrease odors. However, these federal dollars would soon cease to exist and Kellogg Creek’s funding would soon come from citizen’s pockets.
During 1993-1997, the service district funded more than $8.5 million in upgrade projects for the plant. These projects included odor control initiatives, ultraviolet light disinfection equipment installation, biological process updates and secondary process modifications (to improve performance).
Diversion to Tri-City:
After a large surge in industrial users, the district spent more than $5.1 million in 2000 to build a pipeline between the Kellogg Creek and the Tri-City Wastewater Treatment Plant in Oregon City to divert the massive flow and reserve the plant’s capacity for residential users.
More improvements:
In 2002, $5.5 million was spent to add biofilters (odor control) and to replace worn out thickening and electrical systems. To date, more than $104 million has been invested in the Kellogg Creek plant.
Operations:
Kellogg’s 10 full-time employees ensure the plant effectively serves more than 90,000 people in about 30,500 households and businesses. The Kellogg Creek plant has not been “off-line” in more than five years and runs 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Board of Directors:
Clackamas County’s Board of County Commissioners serve as the board for CCSD#1.
