Richmond WWTP
Richmond, VA · Richmond County · Publicly Owned Treatment Works
- Average flow
- 63.4 MGD
- Design flow
- —
- NPDES permit
- VAL063177
- Effective
- Permit expires
- December 2030
- Population served
- 278,696
- CWNS 2022
Richmond WWTP is a publicly owned wastewater treatment works in Richmond, Richmond County, Virginia treating an average of 63.4 million gallons per day, serving about 278,696 residents. Treatment on site includes clarifiers, biogas silos. It discharges under NPDES permit VAL063177 (effective), which expires in December 2030, with 31 recorded violations in the last three years.
Treatment technology
Treatment structures identified at this facility. Exact unit counts are available in Klarifi.
Compliance snapshot (last 3 years)
- Total violations
- 31
- Effluent violations
- 27
Based on NPDES Discharge Monitoring Reports. Full violation history, parameters and discharge data available in the Klarifi platform.
Capital improvement projects in Richmond
Richmond's capital improvement plan lists 12 water, sewer and wastewater line items worth $1.6B starting 2025–2026. The largest budgeted items are shown here.
All water and sewer capital projects in Richmond →
| Project | Budget | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Sanitary Sewer Upgrade | $343,311,000 | 2026–2030 |
| Sanitary Sewers | $330,934,000 | 2025–2029 |
| Combined Sewer Overflow | $199,621,000 | 2026–2030 |
| Water Utility Distribution System Improvements | $162,448,000 | 2026–2030 |
| Wastewater Treatment | $138,804,046 | 2025–2029 |
Full project details — scope, funding source, engineering consultant and the decision-makers behind each project — are available in Klarifi, along with similar wastewater capital projects in other cities.
Key contacts
1 verified contact for Richmond WWTP, with validated emails and direct phone numbers.
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Names, validated emails and direct phone numbers for decision-makers at Richmond WWTP, plus the full compliance history and discharge data.
Nearby wastewater treatment plants in Virginia
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0.0027 MGD
Hanover · 17 mi away
0.04 MGD
King William · 20 mi away
0.05 MGD
Charles City · 22 mi away
0.01 MGD
Hanover · 22 mi away
0.008 MGD
Doswell · 22 mi away
0.27 MGD
Charles City · 23 mi away
0.002 MGD
Goochland · 23 mi away
0.0094 MGD
Richmond WWTP: 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.