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Wastewater Department - About
The Georgetown Wastewater Reclamation Facility provides treatment and land disposal for Georgetown and nearby suburbs. Delaware Technical and Community College, Sussex Correctional Institution, Sussex County Industrial Park, Sussex Pines County Club, the Ellendale Sanitary Sewer District, and now the new Sussex Central High School.
Permit Limits
Flow:
1.3 million gallons per day (MGD)
Biochemical Oxygen Demand:
50 mg/L (Daily avg.) / 75 mg/L (Daily max.)
Total Suspended Solids:
50 mg/L (Daily avg.) / 50 mg/L (Daily max.)
Fecal Coliform Bacteria:
200 colonies/100 mL (Daily avg.) / 200 colonies/100 mL (Daily max.)
Total Residual Chlorine:
1.0 - 4.0 mg/L
Total Nitrogen:
400lbs/acre/year (Irrigation Fields)
pH:
5.5 - 8.4
