SOUTH CARY WATER
RECLAMATION FACILITY
THE SOUTH CARY WRF, CONSTRUCTED IN 1988 HAS A BIOSOLIDS DRYER
THAT PRODUCES PELLETIZED FERTILIZER CALLED "ENVIRO GEMS".
LOCATED ON WEST LAKE ROAD, THE FACILITY SERVES RESIDENTS AND
BUSINESSES IN SOUTHERN CARY AND DISCHARGES EXCEPTIONALLY
TREATED WATER INTO MIDDLE CREEK, A TRIBUTARY OF THE NEUSE RIVER.
12 WASTEWATER ANNUAL REPORT 2015–2016
SOUTH CARY WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY
PERMIT PARAMETER FY2016 PERMIT LIMIT UNITS
Effluent Flow 5.44 12.8 MGD
Total Phosphorus 0.39 2.0 Quarterly Avg. mg/L
Total Suspended Solids <2.5 30.0 Monthly Avg. mg/L
Biochemical Oxygen
Demand
<2.0 5.0 Summer Monthly Avg. mg/L
Total Nitrogen 32,333 180,210/Year lbs
Fecal Coliform 1.96 200 Monthly Avg. #/100 ml
Dissolved Oxygen 7.56 >5.0 Daily Avg. mg/L
Ammonia 0.03 1.0 Summer Monthly Avg. mg/L
pH 6.99 >6.0 & <9.0 Standard Units S.U.
