• Serves Va Beach and Chesapeake

• Avg flow 45 million gallons per day (increased from 30 MGD to 45 MGD in late 2022)

• 38 highly dedicated O&M employees

• Class A biosolids

• Highly treated effluent discharges to the ocean

1. New odor control system replaces aging systems (A, B, and C + new sources)

2. Odor D – optimization and polishing if needed

3. New THP facilities - eliminate odors from annual & routine maintenance

4. New enclosed digester gas flare - improves odor destruction

5. Additional aerobic treatment of digestate in DSST minimizes cake odor (pilot testing ongoing)

• Community Outreach - Communications
  • Letter, fliers, dedicated website page
  • Plant tours
  • Community Roundtable Group
    • Ocean Lakes Neighborhood, Ocean Lakes High School, Lynnhaven River NOW, US Navy, City of Virginia Beach
  • Smell Something, say something (email/phone)
  • Targeted outreach via NextDoor
  • HOA Meeting
  • Narrated presentations
• Monitoring – Water Quality
  • Rapid response by TSD to identify sources of odors
  • Proactive monitoring—daily checklist

• Onsite Work - Operations
  • Addition of ferric chloride
  • Odor Control Stations B and D optimization
  • Biosolids curing pilots – plan to cure all cake in 2024 (pilot)
  • No fresh cake hauling - made possible by higher cake TS on pads
  • Find and fix
    • Digester gas system and Dystor cover vents/PRVs
    • Flares
  • Land application trucks
    • Cleaning (covers, wheel washers, inspections before leaving plant, night hauling)
    • Minimize hauling duration
  • THP Maintenance – 24/7 operation
    • No solids hauling = No odor issues

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