W E S T E R N WA K E
R E G I O N A L WA S T E WAT E R
M A N AG E M E N T FAC I L I T Y
THE WESTERN WAKE REGIONAL WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT FACILITY BEGAN
OPERATION IN 2014. THE FACILITY IS A BIOLOGICAL NUTRIENT REMOVAL FACILITY,
LOCATED ON RECLAMATION ROAD, AND SERVES RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES IN THE
TOWNS OF APEX, CARY AND MORRISVILLE. THE FACILITY DISCHARGES EXCEPTIONALLY-
TREATED WATER TO THE CAPE FEAR RIVER DOWNSTREAM OF THE BUCKHORN DAM.
WA S T E WAT E R A N N UA L R E P O R T 2 0 1 7 – 2 0 1 8 13
WESTERN WAKE REGIONAL WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT FACILITY
PERMIT PARAMETER FY 2018 PERMIT LIMIT UNITS
Effluent Flow 5 18.0 MGD
Total Phosphorus 0.19 0.75 Monthly Avg. mg/L
Total Suspended Solids 2.7 30.0 Monthly Avg. mg/L
Biochemical Oxygen Demand 2.5 5.0 Summer Monthly Avg. mg/L
Total Nitrogen 29,002 112,400 Summer Total lbs
Fecal Coliform 4.6 200 Monthly Avg. #/100 ml
Dissolved Oxygen 8.1 > 6.0 Daily Avg. mg/L
Ammonia 0.13 1.0 Summer Monthly Avg. mg/L
pH 7.3 >6.0 & <9.0 Standard Units S.U.
