Broad Run Regional Reclamation Facility | Kincora, Virginia Wastewater Treatment

Broad Run Regional Reclamation Facility is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Kincora, Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. The facility serves a population of approximately 80,000 residents, placing it in the medium-to-large agglomeration category for US wastewater infrastructure. The plant's designed capacity is 1.00 million gallons per day. As a US facility, it operates under the Clean Water Act and is subject to National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits issued by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. Plants of this scale typically employ secondary or advanced treatment processes to meet permit limits for biochemical oxygen demand, total suspended solids, and nutrient removal. The treated effluent from the facility discharges into the Potomac River watershed, which flows into the Chesapeake Bay. The Chesapeake Bay is a large estuary of ecological significance, supporting diverse aquatic life and important fisheries. The plant's nutrient removal performance is critical for reducing nitrogen and phosphorus loads that contribute to eutrophication in the bay.

The facility discharges into the Potomac River basin, which drains into the Chesapeake Bay, the largest estuary in the United States. The Chesapeake Bay watershed supports a rich ecosystem including striped bass, blue crabs, and oysters, and is sensitive to nutrient pollution. The plant's operations are part of regional efforts to restore water quality in the bay under the Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) program.