Public Facilities:Water + Sewer Water + Sewer General Information

Public Facilities:Water + Sewer
Water + Sewer
General Information
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Water service is provided by Fairfax Water, which operates two water treatment plants with a combined capacity of 345 million gallons per day. The plants include the Corbalis Treatment Plant on the Potomac River in northwestern Fairfax County, and the Griffith Treatment Plant located on the Occoquan River.
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Wastewater treatment is provided by the Noman M. Cole Jr. Pollution Control Plant and the Upper Occoquan Service Authority treatment plant.
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Portions of the Fairfax Center Area are outside of the Approved Sewer Service Area (ASSA), including areas south of Lee Highway and part of the Fairfax Farms subdivision. These areas are generally planned for low-density residential which do not require public sewer service.
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Source: Google maps; image taken August 2012.
Did You Know...
City of
Fairfax
In addition to serving Fairfax
County, the Noman Cole Jr.
P0llution Control Plant treats
sewage from the City of Fairfax,
Fort Belvoir, and part of the
Town of Vienna?
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The county’s capacity at the
Upper Occoquan Service Authority treatment plant treats
22.6 million gallons of sewage
per day?
The two treatment plants serving
the Fairfax Center Area are capable of handling projected flows
through 2040?
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Noman M. Cole Jr. Pollution Control Plant located in Lorton, VA.
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Fairfax County
Wastewater Management
website
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Sewer Service
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Outside ASSA
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Fairfax Water website