Aquia Regional Treatment Facility - Stafford, VA - Wastewater Treatment Facilities on Waymarking.com

Receiving Water: Austin Run
Annual Biosolids Production:
wet tons: 4,585.33
dry tons: 919.29
The Aquia wastewater treatment plant is an advanced treatment facility that employs the Schreiber low-load counter-current aeration process to provide biological nutrient removal (BNR) of nitrogen, chemical addition (aluminum sulfate) and settling to remove phosphorus, and rapid gravity filtration to increase removal of oxygen demanding materials and suspended solids. This is followed by ultraviolet light (UV) disinfection.

What is the capacity of the facility?: 6 Million Per Day Describe the biological treatment technology used.: Primary Treatment Septage haulers dump station with screening, mechanical bar screens and aerated grit and grease removal chambers Secondary Treatment Schreiber counter-current low-load aeration and secondary clarifier Advanced Treatment Nitrification aeration basins with denitrification zone and internal mixed liquor recirculation, followed by flocculation basin with chemical addition to remove phosphorus to less than 0.18 mg/L and single media rapid gravity filtration How are biosolids (sludge) managed?: Sludges are aerobically digested and then dewatered by centrifuge. Dewatered sludge is land applied by an outside contractor What technology is used for disinfection prior to dicharge of treated water?: Ultraviolet light Who is the owner/operator fo the facility?: Stafford County What is the website of the WWTP?: [Web Link] How is the facility governed?: Not listed

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