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WWTP BLUE PLAINS STP

Washington · official identifier CWNS2022_11000001001

370MGD reported design flow (2022) · 6th of 15,772

EPA Clean Watersheds Needs Survey 2022 · official identifier CWNS2022_11000001001 · reported size 370 MGD reported design flow · reported treatment: Advanced · data year 2022. 6th of 15,772 records with reported size in the inventory of United States; 0.74 % of the sum of those 15,772 records in MGD (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 3.1 km · 2 within 10 km. Reported data with their source; estimates are not measurements of the plant.

Aguas SB does not manage this wastewater treatment plant.

WHAT THE DATA REPORT

Reported data official data · 2022

370MGD reported design flow
6th of 15,772by reported size among the 15,772 records with a size in the inventory · 0.74 % of the sum of those records (sum of records, not national capacity) · the largest plants in the country · how it is calculated
TreatmentAdvanced · reported levels
Reported coordinates38.8168, -77.0328 precision reported by the source: 4 m what it means
Source and yearEPA Clean Watersheds Needs Survey 2022 · dataset record

FUENTES PÚBLICAS

What public sources report

Population of the served area (Instalación CWNS 11000001001): 2,016,161 inhabitants (2022, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)).

Documented milestones

Facts taken from public documents, with their date and link; an authorisation, a project or a planned capacity do not prove operation or quantities actually treated. Aguas SB editorial layer, lot L02; it does not change the official data.

REGULATORY REFERENCES

Referencia normativa: United States

Regulatory framework of United States. Individual applicability is not determined in this profile.

LOCATION

District of Columbia: this plant on the map

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NEARBY PLANTS

Nearby wastewater treatment plants

PlantDistanceMGD reported design flowTreatment
ALEXANDRIA STP3.1 km54Advanced
ARLINGTON CO WPCP3.7 km40Advanced
PISCATAWAY WWTP14.9 km30Advanced
Cheltenham WWTP19.3 km0.03Secondary
LOWER POTOMAC STP19.6 km67Advanced

Distances are between reported coordinates; proximity does not establish a hydraulic connection.

QUESTIONS

Frequently asked questions about this plant

What capacity does WWTP BLUE PLAINS STP report?

Reported size: 370 MGD reported design flow. Units are retained without conversion.

What treatment is reported?

Treatment Advanced. Nitrogen, phosphorus and UV are shown only when explicitly reported.

SOURCE AND CORRECTIONS

Source

reported data · EPA Clean Watersheds Needs Survey 2022 · data 2022 · edition 2022 · source licence: Public domain (EPA geospatial default; see LICENCIA.txt) · JSON for this plant · suggest a correction · catalogue 2026-11-06. Reported data, not a current inspection; no compliance judgements.