The wastewater treatment plant in Ketchum, Idaho, treats 1.25 mgd, largely for reuse in irrigation. One of the plant’s most popular features, though, holds just 120 gallons of water. It’s an aquarium, fed by plant effluent, that nurtures rainbow trout.The plant team installed the aquarium as a test to demonstrate that the trout could live in a subdivision pond supplied by flow-through effluent. It has become a focal point for visitors of all ages during plant toursAesthetic FeaturesThe Ketchum/Sun Valley Wastewater Treatment Plant sits at the foot of Bald Mountain, a popular destination for skiers and visitors to the Sun
Trout On Display
An aquarium inside an Idaho treatment plant demonstrates the life-giving quality of the facility’s Class A reuse effluent.
Mar 17, 2014
| by Jeff Smith |















