Meeting new nutrient removal requirements is a top priority forthe Richmond (Va.) Wastewater Treatment Plant. So is the facility’s Environmental Management System (EMS), and so is attracting and retaining quality operators with a plant-wide training initiative and an innovative pay-scale structure.
The plant has made progress on all these fronts, to the mutual benefit of employees, the city and the 200,000 people the plant serves.
Meeting the permit
Located on the south bank of the James River, the 70 mgd Richmond treatment plant serves the City of Richmond and parts of Chesterfield, Henrico and Goochland counties. This advanced secondary treatment plant with
