Metropolitan Washington is home to some of the largest and most advanced wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) in the country. These plants, which serve approximately 90 percent of the region’s population, treat household and commercial sewage to return it safely to the environment meeting health and environmental standards. The region’s huge investments in improving wastewater treatment have yielded significant progress, such as improved water quality in the Potomac River.
COG supports its member governments and wastewater utilities by providing extensive monitoring and analysis on a wide range of issues that impact or may have implications for the region’s WWTPs and their biosolids programs. This support includes providing briefings and presentations, as well as regular forums for the Water Resources Technical Committee (WRTC) to discuss technical issues and to develop policy recommendations for the Chesapeake Bay and Water Resources Policy Committee (CBPC). Currently this support also includes very active engagement in EPA’s Chesapeake Bay Program restoration efforts – which have significant regional implications for the region’s water quality, wastewater, biosolids, and stormwater programs.
COG also provides specialized wastewater and biosolids support to the Parties to the 2012 Blue Plains Intermunicipal Agreement (IMA), who share in the services provided by the Blue Plains Wastewater Treatment Plant. Blue Plains, located in the District of Columbia, is the largest advanced treatment facility in the world.
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June 5, 2017
Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania have designated June 3-11 as Chesapeake Bay Awareness Week to recognize the efforts of the many partners working to improve...
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April 20, 2017
Regional Chesapeake Bay restoration efforts are making metropolitan Washington a better place to live, work, and play, according to COG’s Chesapeake Bay and...
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February 2, 2017
Alexandria Renew Enterprises (AlexRenew), wastewater utility to the City of Alexandria and parts of Fairfax County, and a member of the Chesapeake Bay and Water...
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September 29, 2016
The CBPC held its sixth Annual Bay & Water Quality Forum in September with EPA and several Chesapeake Bay states (District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia)...
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August 9, 2016
The COG Board of Directors’ May resolution in support of Virginia’s Water and Wastewater Professionals Appreciation Day and Chesapeake Bay Awareness Week...
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June 22, 2016
The wastewater sector in the Chesapeake Bay watershed is meeting its 2025 nutrient pollution limits—or Total Maximum Daily Load—nearly a decade ahead of...
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June 3, 2016
Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania have designated June 4-12 as Chesapeake Bay Awareness Week. Local governments and water utilities across metropolitan...
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April 6, 2016
Montgomery County Councilmember Craig Rice serves as Chairman of COG’s Chesapeake Bay and Water Resources Policy Committee. We sat down with Chairman Rice to...
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March 21, 2016
The Upper Occoquan Service Authority’s (UOSA’s) Flat Branch Pump Station in Prince William County is an essential part of the National Capital Region’s (NCR’s)...