The City of Horseshoe Bay Wastewater Treatment Plant is located west of Horseshoe Bay. The treatment plant is a Sequence Batch Reactor plant built by Aqua Aerobics . The facility was constructed in 1995 and has a treatment capacity of 800,000 gallons per day. Current expansion plans include construction activities expanding the treatment plant to 2,200,000 gallons per day. In addition to expanding treatment capacity, upgrades include installation of a head-works auto-filtering system, re-lining of the front treated wastewater holding pond, and upgrade of plant blowers and motors.
The treated effluent is stored in two storage holding ponds located onsite. the stored effluent water is pumped through continuous backwash, filtered and pressurized to irrigate the Ram Rock and Apple Rock golf courses in Horseshoe Bay West. All treated wastewater effluent is 100% recycled on to the golf courses.
Tours of the treatment plant may be arranged by contacting the Plant Supervisor at 830.598.9983.