Thirty-five years ago, the wastewater treatment plant serving the east half of Virginia’s Prince William County lay mostly isolated, surrounded by woods.Today, development has encroached on three sides; high-end homes in subdivisions stand as close as 200 yards away. The remaining side abuts Neabsco Creek in an area with wildlife preserves and ecologically sensitive wetlands.Meanwhile, the plant faces tightening permit limits on nitrogen and phosphorus under the Chesapeake Bay Program. It all means the plant, now known as the H.L. Mooney Advanced Water Reclamation Facility, needs to bring its “A game” every day, limiting odors, controlling treatment processes and minimizing
