History of the Moores Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant
Moores Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) was first constructed in the 1950's to provide wastewater treatment services to the City of Charlottesville and the urban areas of Albemarle County. In 1973, RWSA was created through a four-party agreement between the Authority, City of Charlottesville, Albemarle County Service Authority and the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors, wherein Moores Creek WWTP and the Moores Creek Interceptor Sewer, along with other wastewater facilities, were acquired from the City. In the early 1980's, two major additions to the treatment plant were completed, in part to upgrade the facilities, and in part to increase treatment capacity. In 1999, the electrical systems were upgraded and the Compost Yard was built, and lastly, in 2004, the "headworks" were upgraded to install influent filters.
However, there has been no major rehabilitation project for extensive renovation and renewal of the existing plan equipment since 1981. Rehabilitation is essential to continued treatment reliability and assurance of sustained environmental protection. The current construction project provides this necessary rehabilitation.
