VASS WWTP - Secondary Wastewater Treatment in Vass, North Carolina

VASS WWTP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in Vass, Moore County, North Carolina. The plant serves a small community of approximately 754 residents, providing secondary treatment to meet state and federal water quality standards. As a secondary treatment plant, VASS WWTP utilizes biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids. The plant has a designed capacity of 227.12 units and currently treats an average daily flow of 151.42 units. Operations are conducted under the regulatory framework of the US Clean Water Act, with permits issued by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality. The treated effluent from VASS WWTP is discharged into local waterways that ultimately drain into the Cape Fear River basin. This river system flows through the coastal plain of North Carolina before reaching the Atlantic Ocean. The plant plays a key role in protecting downstream water quality and aquatic habitats in the region.

The treated effluent from VASS WWTP enters the Cape Fear River basin, which flows southeast through North Carolina and discharges into the Atlantic Ocean near Cape Fear. This watershed supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor for migratory fish species. The plant's secondary treatment helps reduce nutrient loading and protect downstream water quality in this sensitive coastal plain ecosystem.