Regional Data Book, Vol. XI,  2009

WASTEWATER TREATMENT CAPACITY

Listed below by county, by owner, by facility is the wastewater treatment capacity permitted flow, as built flow, average flow and the percentage of permitted flow discharged for wastewater treatment facilities for the period of January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008.  The 46 facilities listed are publicly owned treatment works (POTWs).  According to the NC Division of Water Quality, it is not possible to accurately estimate an “unused flow” capacity for each facility, as many of the facilities have ongoing concerns about inflow and infiltration during storming events.  While only four facilities have un-built expansion capacity, many of the POTWs are operating well below their permitted flows due to loss of industry and other factors.  A POTW consistently operating at 80% or greater of permitted capacity must update its long-term sewer plan.  There are a few of the POTWs listed below near the 80% permitted flow capacity and four facilities, Carolina Shores WWTF (Brunswick County), Town of Fair Bluff (Columbus County) [plans to connect to Fairmont Regional System in 2009], City of Wilmington, Northside WWTP (New Hanover) [has only built at 50% of permitted flow],  and Town of St. Pauls WWTP (Robeson County) actually in excess of 80%.

 

County

 

Owner

Facility

Permitted

Flow (mil gal/day)

As

Built

Flow (mil gal/day)

Average

Flow (mil

gal/day)

Percent of Permitted Flow Used

Bladen

Town of Bladenboro

Bladenboro WWTP

.5000

.5000

.3510

70.18

 

Town of Clarkton

Clarkton WWTP

.2400

.2400

.1030

43.09

 

Town of White Lake

White Lake WWTP

.8000

.8000

.4090

51.10

 

Town of Elizabethtown

Elizabethtown WWTP

1.2250

1.2250

.7420

60.60

Brunswick

City of Southport

Southport WWTP

.8000

.8000

.1220

15.26

 

Brunswick County

Carolina Shores WWTF

.5300

.5300

.4770

89.92

 

North Brunswick Sanitary District

Belville WTTP

.8000

.4000

.1760

44.05

 

Brunswick County

Northeast Brunswick WWTP

1.6500

1.6500

1.0790

65.40

Columbus

Town of Fair Bluff

Fair Bluff WWTP

.2300

.2300

.1900

82.69*

 

Town of Lake Waccamaw

Lake Waccamaw WWTP

.4000

.4000

.2140

53.41

 

City of Whiteville

Whitemarsh WWTP

3.0000

3.0000

1.1580

38.60

 

Town of Tabor City

Tabor City WWTP

1.1000

1.1000

.3100

28.19

 

Town of Chadbourn

Chadbourn WWTP

1.0000

1.0000

.3700

37.03

 

Columbus County

Columbus County POTW

.1250

.1250

.0150

.0000

Cumberland

PWC/Fayetteville

Rockfish Creek WWTP

28.0000

21.0000

12.4900

59.47

 

PWC/Fayetteville

Cross Creek WWTP

25.0000

22.0000

12.0110

54.60

 

Town of Spring Lake

Spring Lake WWTP

 1.5000

1.5000

.8890

59.27

 

Old North Utility Services, Inc.

Fort Bragg WWTP & WTP

8.0000

8.0000

5.7780

72.23

Hoke

City of Raeford

Raeford WWTP

 3.0000

3.0000

1.9440

64.81

New Hanover

City of Wilmington

Northside WWTP

 16.0000

8.0000

7.6290

95.37

 

City of Wilmington

Southside WWTP

12.0000

12.0000

8.2370

68.64

 

Town of Carolina Beach

Carolina Beach WWTP

 3.0000

3.0000

1.4480

48.28

 

Town of Kure Beach

Kure Beach WWTP

  .2850

.2850

.0420

14.90

 

New Hanover County Water & Sewer District

Landfill WTTP

.0640

.0500

.0279

55.76

New Hanover County Water & Sewer District

Walnut Hills WWTP

.1000

.1000

.0688

68.09

 

New Hanover County Water & Sewer District

Landfill WTTP

.0200

.0200

.0041

20.31

 

New Hanover County Water & Sewer District

421 WTTP

4.000

0.0000

N/A

N/A

Pender

Town of Burgaw

Burgaw WWTP

  .7500

.7500

.4490

59.89

Richmond

City of Hamlet

Hamlet WWTP

 1.0000

1.0000

.7590

75.90

 

Town of Ellerbe

Ellerbe WWTP

  .1800

.1800

.1050

58.22

 

City of Rockingham

Rockingham WWTP

 9.0000

9.0000

3.5320

39.24

Robeson

Town of Parkton

Parkton WWTP

  .2000

.2000

.1480

73.77

 

Town of St. Pauls

St. Pauls WWTP

  .5000

.5000

.4690

93.83

 

City of Lumberton

Lumberton WWTP

20.0000

20.0000

6.8930

34.47

 

Town of Pembroke

Pembroke WWTP

  1.3300

1.3300

.7770

58.39

 

Town of Rowland

Rowland WWTP

  .3870

.3870

.1970

50.89

 

Town of Red Springs

Red Springs WWTP

 2.5000

2.5000

.7020

28.09

 

Town of Maxton

Maxton WWTP

   .5000

.6000

.2360

39.42

 

Town of Fairmont

Fairmont Regional WWTP

 1.7500

1.7500

.5280

30.15

Sampson

Town of Roseboro

Roseboro WWTP

   .4900

.7000

.2330

33.32

 

City of Clinton

Norman H. Larkins WPCF

  5.0000

5.0000

2.448

48.95

 

Town of Garland

Garland WWTP

   .1260

.1260

.0700

55.28

 

Town of Newton Grove

Newton Grove WWTP

   .2000

.2000

.0520

25.96

Scotland

City of Laurinburg

Pilkington North American WWTP

   .0300

.0300

.0070

24.24

 

City of Laurinburg

Leiths Creek WWTP

  4.0000

4.0000

2.2210

55.51

 

Laurinburg-Maxton Airport Commission

Laurinburg Industrial WWTP

  2.0000

2.0000

.9017

45.08

 

Laurinburg-Maxton Airport Commission

Laurel Hill/Maxton WWTP

   .3000

.3000

.0550

18.26

* will connect to Fairmont Regional System in 2009


Source: Special report compiled by North Carolina’s Division of Water Quality, the National Pollutant Discharge Eliminations System (NPDES) Unit, Charles Weaver,  [ http://h20.enr.state.ns.us/NPDES/NPDESweb.html], February 12, 2009.


 
 
 
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