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Wastewater Effluent Data
Effluent Discharge Information
The York, Pennsylvania Wastewater Treatment Plant is a 26 million gallon per day (mgd) facility located in the south central section of the state. The plant was upgraded in 2011 to improve nitrogen and phosphorus removal. The patented biological process removes 98 percent of the ammonia and greater than 85 percent of the phosphorus from the wastewater prior to discharging the effluent into the Codorus Creek. In addition, the latest upgrade has performed at a level where the total nitrogen discharge is approximately 50% of the annual loading limit.
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April 2012 Values
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| Biochemical Oxygen Demand | 2 mg/L |
| Suspended Solids | 2 mg/L |
| Ammonia as N | 0.2 mg/L |
| Phosphorus | 0.8 mg/L |
| Dissolved Oxygen | 8.8 mg/L |
| Fecal Coliform | 32 Colonies/100mls |
| pH | 7.4 - 7.6 Standard Units |
| Flow (Avg. Daily) | 10.053-mgd |
| Total Nitrogen | 19,306 lbs out of 39,573 lbs |
