Every wastewater utility deals with FOG issues. In Johnson County, a comprehensive FOG management program is making a difference in sanitary sewer system performance.
Johnson County Wastewater serves the northeast quadrant of Kansas, bordering Missouri. JCW provides wastewater services to a population of nearly 600,000 residents and over 1,600 food service facilities. To service all these customers, the utility operates six treatment facilities with a combined total daily average of 76 million gallons per day. The collections system consists of 2,400 miles of sanitary sewer main, 60,000 manholes and 32 pump stations.The utility’s Douglas L. Smith Middle Basin Wastewater Treatment Facility
