Fire at Hamilton Water Reclamation Facility sparks multi-department response

Fire crews were heading off the roof of the facility just after 8:15 a.m., according to emergency scanner traffic.

Dispatchers said the last units cleared the scene at 8:58 a.m.

Credit: Nick Graham

Credit: Nick Graham

A cause of the fire has not been determined and a damage estimate was not immediately available.

No injuries were reported.

According to the city, the Water Reclamation Division operates the Water Reclamation Facility, one satellite wastewater plant, seven wastewater pump stations and one storm water pump station.

“The Water Reclamation Facility returns an average of 8.5 million gallons of clean water to the Great Miami River each day,” the city said on its website. “Up to 48 million gallons per day can enter the plant during a severe storm event.”

About six dry tons of solids are removed from the wastewater stream daily and reused to benefit the environment, according to the city.

Photojournalist Nick Graham contributed to this report.