sangamon county water reclamation district

Name

sangamon county water reclamation district

Legal name

Sangamon County Water Reclamation District

Website

https://scwrd.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1924

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Wastewater Treatment Services

NAICS

Sewage Treatment Facilities (22132)

SIC

Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTPs) (EUANADAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Municipal Wastewater Collection (Sewer Networks) (BPALAMAA), Water Reclamation & Reuse Production (Tertiary/Advanced Treatment) (EUANADAD)

Keywords

• Wastewater treatment services
• Water reclamation
• Sewage treatment
• Municipal utilities
• Sanitary district operations

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Others

Core offering

Sangamon County Water Reclamation District (SCWRD) operates the municipal wastewater collection and treatment infrastructure for the Springfield metropolitan area, processing sewage at two treatment facilities — the Spring Creek plant (operational since 1929) and the Sugar Creek plant (operational since 1973). The district delivers water reclamation services to over 150,000 residents and businesses across seven communities: Chatham, Grandview, Jerome, Leland Grove, Rochester, Sherman, and Southern View.

Product overview

The Sangamon County Water Reclamation District operates a unified water reclamation infrastructure consisting of two treatment plants (Spring Creek Plant and Sugar Creek Plant) that collectively provide sewage treatment services to the Springfield metropolitan area. The district's services are delivered through a single integrated system of collection infrastructure and treatment facilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Springfield-Sangamon County Regional Planning CommissioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022SCWRD participates in the 2022 Sangamon County Multi-Jurisdictional Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan Update coordinated by the Springfield-Sangamon County Regional Planning Commission. This collaboration involves multiple governmental entities and community groups working together on regional emergency preparedness and hazard mitigation planning.

Scale indicators4 records

Broad incumbents

• Veolia North America: Operates municipal and industrial water and wastewater treatment services across North America, including contract operations of municipal treatment plants. Comparable to SCWRD at the technology and operating level, but at global scale and across multiple service lines.
• Xylem Inc. Global water technology company supplying pumps, treatment equipment, and digital solutions used by municipal wastewater utilities like SCWRD. Comparable as a vendor/technology provider serving the same wastewater utility customer base, though not a direct operator.
• Essential Utilities, Inc. Multi-state natural gas, water, and wastewater utility holding company. Operates regulated wastewater services alongside water and gas distribution, providing a broader incumbent comparison point for SCWRD's wastewater-only municipal model.
• American Water Works Company: Largest publicly traded water and wastewater utility in the United States. Provides regulated water and wastewater services across multiple states, sharing SCWRD's core utility mission but operating at national scale and across both water and wastewater segments.

Regional players

• California Water Service Group: Investor-owned water and wastewater utility serving California, Washington, New Mexico, and Hawaii. Comparable as a regulated utility operator in the same broad category, though geographically distant from SCWRD and primarily water-supply focused.

Direct peers

• Fox Metro Water Reclamation District: Municipal water reclamation district serving the Aurora/Oswego area in Illinois. Operates a comparable single-purpose wastewater collection and treatment infrastructure under Illinois sanitary district legislation, making it a close functional and regulatory peer to SCWRD.
• Downers Grove Sanitary District: Illinois sanitary district providing wastewater collection and treatment to a Chicago-area suburb. Comparable in scale, regulatory framework, and service scope to SCWRD, operating under the same Illinois sanitary district governance structure.
• Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago: Largest wastewater treatment district in Illinois, also organized under Illinois sanitary district statute. Operates a multi-plant system serving a major Illinois metro area, sharing SCWRD's regulatory framework, mission, and operating model at much greater scale.
• DuPage County Department of Public Works: County-level Illinois public agency that operates wastewater treatment and collection infrastructure. Shares SCWRD's municipal-utility wastewater focus and Illinois regulatory environment, though organized at the county rather than special-district level.

Others

• Suez Water Technologies & Solutions: Global water treatment technology and services provider serving municipal and industrial customers, including wastewater treatment plants. Functionally adjacent to SCWRD as a technology/services vendor serving similar municipal treatment operators.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

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