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WWTP Western Virginia Water Auth. WWTP

Wirtz · official identifier CWNS2022_51000213001

42MGD reported design flow (2022) · 186th of 15,772 (tied with 3 others)

EPA Clean Watersheds Needs Survey 2022 · official identifier CWNS2022_51000213001 · reported size 42 MGD reported design flow · reported treatment: Secondary · data year 2022. 186th of 15,772 records with reported size in the inventory of United States (tied with 3 others); 0.08 % of the sum of those 15,772 records in MGD (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 6.8 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

42MGD reported design flow
186th of 15,772by reported size among the 15,772 records with a size in the inventory (tied with 3 others) · 0.08 % 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 coordinates37.0714, -79.8909 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 51000213001): 158,459 inhabitants (2022, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)).

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 L06; 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

Virginia: this plant on the map

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NEARBY PLANTS

Nearby wastewater treatment plants

PlantDistanceMGD reported design flowTreatment
BOONES MILL SEW FAC6.8 km0.03Secondary
ROCKY MOUNT S.T.P.8.9 km2Secondary
FERRUM STP19.3 km0.4Advanced
ELLISTON-LAFAYETTE STP33.5 km0.25Secondary
SHAWSVILLE STP33.5 km0.2Advanced

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

QUESTIONS

Frequently asked questions about this plant

What capacity does WWTP Western Virginia Water Auth. WWTP report?

Reported size: 42 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.