Loudoun County, VA Wastewater Management

Loudoun Water, in Loudoun County, Virginia (a Washington, D.C., suburb), has adopted an integrated approach to wastewater management that includes purchased capacity from a centralized plant, a satellite water reclamation facility, and several small, community cluster systems. The approach has allowed the county to maintain its rural character and created a system in which growth pays for growth. Developers design and construct cluster wastewater facilities to Loudoun Water standards at their own cost and transfer ownership of the system to Loudoun Water for continued maintenance. The program is financially self-sustaining via rates that cover expenses. For more information: http://www.loudounwater.org/