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WWTP JOHN UMSTEAD WWTP (BUTNER)

Butner · official identifier CWNS2022_37003905001

5.5MGD reported design flow (2022) · 1482nd of 15,772 (tied with 15 others)

EPA Clean Watersheds Needs Survey 2022 · official identifier CWNS2022_37003905001 · reported size 5.5 MGD reported design flow · reported treatment: Secondary · data year 2022. 1482nd of 15,772 records with reported size in the inventory of United States (tied with 15 others); 0.01 % of the sum of those 15,772 records in MGD (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 14.0 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

5.5MGD reported design flow
1482nd of 15,772by reported size among the 15,772 records with a size in the inventory (tied with 15 others) · 0.01 % of the sum of those records (sum of records, not national capacity) · the largest plants in the country · how it is calculated
TreatmentSecondary · reported levels
Reported coordinates36.1348, -78.7797 precision reported by the source: 4 m what it means
Source and yearEPA Clean Watersheds Needs Survey 2022 · dataset record

REGULATORY REFERENCES

Referencia normativa: United States

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

LOCATION

North Carolina: this plant on the map

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NEARBY PLANTS

Nearby wastewater treatment plants

PlantDistanceMGD reported design flowTreatment
NORTH DURHAM WATER REC. FAC.14.0 km20Advanced
OXFORD WWTP · Oxford · CWNS2022_3700390100323.2 km3.5Advanced
HILLSBOROUGH WWTP28.4 km3Advanced
TRIANGLE WWTP30.2 km12Advanced
SOUTH DURHAM WATER REC. FAC.31.5 km20Advanced

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

QUESTIONS

Frequently asked questions about this plant

What capacity does WWTP JOHN UMSTEAD WWTP (BUTNER) report?

Reported size: 5.5 MGD reported design flow. Units are retained without conversion.

What treatment is reported?

Treatment Secondary. 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.