New Headworks Facility Project

The New Headworks Facility Project is expected to reach substantial completion by the end of this year, and final completion in early 2025. 80% of San Francisco’s wastewater is treated at the Southeast Treatment Plant, and the SFPUC is investing $3 billion to transform the plant into a modern resource recovery center that fits in better with the surrounding neighborhood. The Headworks Facility removes trash and debris at the beginning of the treatment process. Wastewater then flows through tanks that allows grit, like sand, to settle.

The New Headworks Project also includes a newly completed art wall titled "Whorl Whirl: Our Circular Nature" by the noted artist Norie Sato which draws inspiration from resource recovery processes and infrastructure at the Southeast Treatment Plant.