Published on January 14, 2026
On Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality is set to hold a public meeting about monitoring and managing chemicals at Arlington County’s Water Pollution Control Plant.
Arlington County works closely with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, and federal agencies, to meet and maintain the highest standards of water quality and treatment. Thursday’s public hearing at Innovation Elementary School is standard for a permit renewal for the Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP), which has been serving the Arlington community for nearly a century. To be clear, Arlington’s wastewater treatment plant does not produce per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). It is a passive receiver, like all wastewater facilities, of everything the community discards down the drain, including PFAS.
Learn more about PFAs.
Tomorrow night at Innovation Elementary School, 7pm: A public hearing on permitting renewal for Arlington's Water Pollution Control Plant's discharge system. www.deq.virginia.gov/water/wastew... [image or embed] — Department of Environmental Services Arlington, Virginia (@arlingtondes.bsky.social) January 14, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Tomorrow night at Innovation Elementary School, 7pm: A public hearing on permitting renewal for Arlington's Water Pollution Control Plant's discharge system. www.deq.virginia.gov/water/wastew... [image or embed]
The Arlington County Water Pollution Control Plant is responsible for treating wastewater from Arlington County and portions of Fairfax County, Alexandria, and Falls Church, serving approximately 250,000 people daily. The WPCB operates a permitted 40 million gallons per day (MGD) wastewater plant, and 13 lift stations located throughout Arlington County. Due to methodical infrastructure rehabilitation and the proliferation of water efficient plumbing, wastewater flows at the plant have actually decreased steadily over 25 years and today we treat an average of 21MGD.