Wastewater Treatment Facility State of the Art facility meets or - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Wastewater Treatment Facility  State of the Art facility meets or exceeds Chesapeake Bay standards of treatment  No discharge to surface water  100 % Land Application or reuse  Groundwater recharge  Agricultural uses

State Regulatory Process and Status  Department of Environmental Quality  Authority: All sewerage systems and sewage treatment works shall be under the general supervision of the Board. The regulations of the Board shall govern the collection, conveyance, treatment, and disposal of sewage. Va. Code § 62.1-44.18  Process: Certificate to Construct Facility; Virginia Pollution Abatement Permit; Certificate to Operate Facility.  Status: Certificate to Construct – issued; Virginia Pollution Abatement Permit – Processing.

State Regulatory Process and Status  State Corporation Commission  Authority: Regulate formation, operation, financing, and rates of Public Utilities.  Process: Charter, Operations, Rates.  Corporate Charter issued for Public Service Corporation. Virginia Code § 13.1-620.  Obtained a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity authorizing it to furnish sewer service from State Corporation Commission. Virginia Code § 56- 265.3.  The application for such certificates shall include a comprehensive business plan detailing the technical, managerial, and financial resources to be devoted to operation of the . . . sewer service. Virginia Code § 56-265.3.1.  Status: Atlantic Town Center Utility Company, Inc. chartered as Public Service Corporation.

Aerial view of Facility near road and discharge area with Rapid Infiltration Basins in background, with residential subdivision behind. (Note that gray area to the left is a power substation, not part of the Wastewater Facility)

Aerial view of Rapid Infiltration Basins.