W E S T E R N WA K E
R E G I O N A L WAT E R
R E C L A M AT I O N FAC I L I T Y
THE WESTERN WAKE REGIONAL WATER RECLAMATION 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 8 – 2 0 1 9 13
WESTERN WAKE REGIONAL WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY
PERMIT PARAMETER FY 2019 PERMIT LIMIT UNITS
Effluent Flow 5.77 18 MGD
Total Phosphorus 0.20 0.75 Monthly Avg. mg/L
Total Suspended Solids 2.8 30.0 Monthly Avg. mg/L
Biochemical Oxygen Demand 2.8 5.0-Summer Monthly Avg. mg/L
Total Nitrogen 33,065 112,400/Summer Total lbs
Fecal Coliform 5.4 200-Monthly Avg. #/100 ml
Dissolved Oxygen 7.9 >=6.0 Daily Avg. mg/L
Ammonia 0.17 1.0-Summer Monthly Avg. mg/L
pH 7.3 >6.0 and <9.0 Standard Units S.U.
