New Kent County, VA

Parham Landing Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion

Wastewater expansion and water reuse

New Kent County expanded its Parham Landing plant and built a way to put treated wastewater back to use. The project increased treatment capacity and supported bulk irrigation with reclaimed water. [3] [2]

Explore the site on the map

The expanded treatment facility with its process tanks and supporting buildings.Goran Kovacevic project portfolio and Dutchland project imagery

Expanded treatment capacity [3]: 2M gal/day
Previous treatment capacity [3]: 0.568M gal/day
Residents served · 2022 [4]: 1,850
Accepted plant expansion bid [2]: $17.42M

Why it happened

New Kent chose to consolidate treatment at Parham Landing and close its Chickahominy plant. Expanding Parham Landing also supported the county’s plan to use reclaimed water in place of groundwater for irrigation. [3]

What was built

The project expanded treatment and added equalization capacity. EPA documents a 10.5-mile reclaimed-water force main built to carry treated effluent to reuse customers. [3] [2]

What changed

Reclaimed water can be used for irrigation and dust control, replacing some demand for potable groundwater and reducing the amount of treated effluent discharged to the Pamunkey River. [3] [1]

Project team

Owner and operator: New Kent County Public Utilities [1] [2]
Plant expansion contractor: W.M. Schlosser Co., Inc. [2]
Precast reactor and equalization tanks: Dutchland

My role

I developed preliminary designs and estimates, helped coordinate the layout, and planned site logistics for the precast scope.

Project photos

Aerial view of the Parham Landing expansion with tanks under construction — A construction aerial shows the reactor and other tanks taking shape.Goran Kovacevic project portfolio

Site location

See the Parham Landing treatment basins and zoom out toward the Pamunkey River.

Project records

New Kent County · Wastewater treatment
County operation and reclaimed-water and river discharge routes.
New Kent County · Resolution R-28-09
Board acceptance of the expansion bid and identification of the plant contractor.
EPA · Green Project Reserve, New Kent County
Pages 120–121 describe the increase in treatment capacity, consolidation, and reclaimed-water force main.
EPA · 2022 Clean Watersheds Needs Survey
Residential population reported for the treatment facility in the 2022 Clean Watersheds Needs Survey. View facility survey data (JSON)