C A RY, N O RT H C A R O L I N A A N N U A L WAST E WAT E R R E P O R T 2 0 2 3 13
PERMIT
PARAMETER
FY
2023
PERMIT
LIMIT
UNITS
EFFLUENT FLOW 6.73 18 MGD
TOTAL PHOSPHORUS 0.20
0.75
Monthly Avg.
mg/L
TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS 3.1
30.0
Monthly Avg.
mg/L
BIOCHEMICAL OX YGEN DEMAND 2.5
5.0 Summer
Monthly Avg.
mg/L
TOTAL NITROGEN 47,954
112,400/
Summer Total
lbs
FECAL COLIFORM 3.8
200
Monthly Avg.
#/100 ml
DISSOLVED OX YGEN 8.0
≥ 6.0
Daily Avg.
mg/L
AMMONIA 0.19
1.0 Summer
Monthly Avg.
mg/L
pH 7.4 > 6.0 and < 9.0 S.U.
W E ST E R N
WA K E
R E G I O N A L
W R F
THE WESTERN WAKE
REGIONAL WRF 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.
