Richlands Regional WWTF
Richlands, VA · Tazewell County · Publicly Owned Treatment Works
- Average flow
- 1.91 MGD
- Design flow
- —
- NPDES permit
- VAL021199
- Effective
- Permit expires
- December 2030
- Population served
- 11,125
- CWNS 2022
Richlands Regional WWTF is a publicly owned wastewater treatment works in Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia treating an average of 1.91 million gallons per day, serving about 11,125 residents. Treatment on site includes clarifiers, biogas silos, biological n removal, biosolids anaerobic digestion with energy recovery, biosolids mechanical dewatering and other unit processes. It discharges under NPDES permit VAL021199 (effective), which expires in December 2030, with 1 recorded violation in the last three years.
Treatment technology
Treatment structures identified at this facility. Exact unit counts are available in Klarifi.
Clarifiers
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Biogas silos
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Biological N removal
unit processBiosolids Anaerobic Digestion with Energy Recovery
unit processBiosolids Mechanical Dewatering
unit processBiosolids Thickening
unit processDisinfection, UV
unit processPrimary Clarification or Sedimentation
unit processScreening
unit processSuspended Growth, Aerobic
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Compliance snapshot (last 3 years)
- Total violations
- 1
- Effluent violations
- 1
Based on NPDES Discharge Monitoring Reports. Full violation history, parameters and discharge data available in the Klarifi platform.
Key contacts
3 verified contacts for Richlands Regional WWTF, with validated emails and direct phone numbers.
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Whitewood · 11 mi away
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North Tazewell · 13 mi away
0.0024 MGD
Council · 13 mi away
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Council · 14 mi away
0.0027 MGD
Saltville · 14 mi away
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Tazewell · 15 mi away
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Richlands Regional WWTF: frequently asked questions
Sources and methodology
Flow, permit and violation figures come from the EPA's ICIS-NPDES discharge monitoring records. Population served comes from the Clean Watersheds Needs Survey 2022. Treatment structures are identified by Klarifi's review of aerial imagery, and capital improvement projects are extracted from published municipal budget documents. Violations are counted over the last three years of monitoring reports.
Data refreshed September 11, 2026; facility record last updated March 1, 2025.