NO DRUGS DOWN THE DRAIN! While some pharmaceuticals enter the environment via normal human and livestock excretion into sewer systems or waterways, much enters the environment via direct disposal, such as having been flushed down the toilet or poured down the drain. While wastewater treatment does remove and reduce some types of pharmaceuticals, wastewater plants are designed to treat human and biological waste, not complex pharmaceutical chemicals. Because some aquatic species have shown sensitivity to the low levels of medications that do pass through treatment plants, the more medication we can prevent from going down the drain, the better. Click here for options for properly disposing of unwanted medication. Options for Proper Drug Disposal.

The Water Resources Division is dedicated to meeting Livermore's water, wastewater, and stormwater utility needs.

The Division delivers drinking water to more than 28,800 customers in Livermore. (The California Water Service Company serves the balance of water uses in Livermore.) Recycled water is delivered to more than 60 customers, which includes the City's Golf Course, Airport, and many other landscape irrigation sites. Recycled water also provides fire protection for 22 commercial/industrial buildings. All of the sewage generated in the