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WWTP SOUTH CARY WWTP

Apex · official identifier CWNS2022_37009203003

12.8MGD reported design flow (2022) · 692nd of 15,772 (tied with 3 others)

EPA Clean Watersheds Needs Survey 2022 · official identifier CWNS2022_37009203003 · reported size 12.8 MGD reported design flow · reported treatment: Advanced · data year 2022. 692nd of 15,772 records with reported size in the inventory of United States (tied with 3 others); 0.03 % of the sum of those 15,772 records in MGD (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 4.8 km · 3 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

12.8MGD reported design flow
692nd of 15,772by reported size among the 15,772 records with a size in the inventory (tied with 3 others) · 0.03 % 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 coordinates35.6513, -78.7552 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
FUQUAY VARINA (TERRIBLE CRK) WWTP4.8 km1Advanced
Utley Creek WRF8.6 km8Advanced
APEX WWTP9.6 km3.6Advanced
WESTERN WAKE REGIONAL WMF16.8 km18Advanced
NORTH CARY WWTP20.6 km12Advanced

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

QUESTIONS

Frequently asked questions about this plant

What capacity does WWTP SOUTH CARY WWTP report?

Reported size: 12.8 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.