2 ROCKETS, LABS AND INDUSTRY / LOS ANGELES (PLAYA DEL REY)
Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant
Giant egg-shaped digesters on the beach next to El Segundo. Los Angeles' oldest and largest wastewater plant, with a row of egg-shaped digester tanks visible from Vista del Mar; it is the core of the city's push to recycle its wastewater.
The facts
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| Where | 12000 Vista del Mar, on the El Segundo border, Los Angeles (Playa del Rey) |
|---|---|
| Built | 1950 (current plant opened; site in use since 1894) |
| Architect or builder | Unavailable |
| Kind | Rockets, labs and industry |
| Status | standing |
| Visiting | by appointment |
| From El Segundo City Hall | 0.9 miles, straight line |
| Coordinates | 33.926, -118.429 (approximate) |
What the sources say
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- It is the City of Los Angeles' oldest and largest wastewater treatment plant.
Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant is the City's oldest and largest wastewater treatment facility.
LA Sanitation & Environment ↗ fact - It has a capacity of 800 million gallons per day.
Capacity of 800 million gallons per day
LA Sanitation & Environment ↗ fact - Its digesters are huge enclosed egg-shaped tanks.
huge, totally enclosed, egg shaped tanks called digesters
LA Sanitation & Environment ↗ fact - Free group tours are offered by appointment.
We are pleased to provide free group tours of our water reclamation facilities.
LA Sanitation & Environment ↗ fact
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- Old Town Music Hall, El Segundo 0.9 mi
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Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant. elsegundo.xyz Architecture, checked Nov 3, 2026. https://elsegundo.xyz/architecture/hyperion-water-reclamation-plant/
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