Public Services Department - Wastewater Treatment Plant

The City of Havelock operates an advanced wastewater treatment facility including tertiary treatment and nutrient removal capability. The current plant capacity is 2.25 MGD, and the City holds a NPDES permit to discharge 1.9 MGD into Slocum Creek. The City's NPDES permit limits are among some of the most stringent in North Carolina with a BOD limit of 5 mg/l, a NH3-N limit of 0.5 mg/l, a total phosphorous limit of 0.7 mg/l, and a total nitrogen limit of 4.8 mg/l at our current flow rate. The facility currently discharges an average of 1.46 MGD.

Where does the water go when it leaves your home?

After you wash dishes, take a shower, brush your teeth, or wash a load of clothes, the used water travels through another system of pipes to Havelock's wastewater treatment plant where impurities are removed before returning the water to the environment.

The City of Havelock has some of the most stringent wastewater discharge limits in the state.

Parameter	NPDES Permit Limit		2011 Calendar
Monitored	Summer	Winter	Year Avg
Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD)	5.0 ppm	10.0 ppm	0.95 ppm
Total Suspended Solids (TSS)	30.0 ppm	30.0 ppm	0.38 ppm
Total Nitrogen (annual limit)	21,400 lbs.	N/A	17,252 lbs.
Total Phosphorus	0.7 ppm	1.0 ppm	0.58 ppm

Slocum Creek 2011 Returned Water Quality Chart

During 2011, more than 99.6% of biochemical oxygen demand and solids were removed from the wastewater. The treatment process removed 99.8% of the suspended solids and approximately 93.2% of nitrogen and 88.8% of phosphorous was removed. To view the complete 2011 Water Reclamation Report please click here.

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City of Havelock PO Box 368 Havelock, NC 28532 (252) 444-6400