We toured the Hyperion Treatment Plant to learn what happens to water in Los Angeles once it goes down the drain.
Three hundred million gallons are processed everyday at Hyperion; 250 million gallons of that is dumped into the ocean.
Before 1952 Los Angeles did not treat sewage water before it was dumped into the Santa Monica Bay, as a result the water was so dirty only six species were found in the waters at that time. Hyperion began operating in 1952 and today there are over 100 species. Hyperion’s pipes extend 5 miles into the ocean, where the treated water is dumped.
Hyperion Learning Center is open to the public by appointment only. To schedule a tour contact Nancy.Carr@nullLACity.org
The average daily water use per person in Los Angeles is 120 gallons; New York 138 gallons, Seattle 100 gallon, Chicago 182 gallons, Atlanta 151 gallons and Las Vegas a whopping 222 gallons per day per person.
88% of LA’s water is piped in from hundreds of miles away.
ALL chemicals should be disposed of safely at a S.A.F.E Center http://www.lacitysan.org/
Hyperion is the sixth largest water treatment facility in the world.
The landscaping is watered with recycled water from the facility.
Hyperion’s pipes extend 5 miles into the ocean.
