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WWTP Wilmington Southside WWTP

Wilmington · official identifier CWNS2022_37006501002

24MGD reported design flow (2022) · 337th of 15,772 (tied with 20 others)

EPA Clean Watersheds Needs Survey 2022 · official identifier CWNS2022_37006501002 · reported size 24 MGD reported design flow · reported treatment: Secondary · data year 2022. 337th of 15,772 records with reported size in the inventory of United States (tied with 20 others); 0.05 % of the sum of those 15,772 records in MGD (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 7.5 km · 1 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

24MGD reported design flow
337th of 15,772by reported size among the 15,772 records with a size in the inventory (tied with 20 others) · 0.05 % 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 coordinates34.1700, -77.9481 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
BELVILLE WWTP7.5 km0.8Advanced
Wilmington Northside WWTP10.8 km16Advanced
CAROLINA BEACH WWTP15.8 km3Advanced
Melinda B Kroerzer WWTP18.2 km4Advanced
BOILING SPRING LAKES WWTP18.6 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 Wilmington Southside WWTP report?

Reported size: 24 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.