Overview
ACKLEY WWTP is a secondary treatment plant serving Ackley, Iowa, with a designed capacity of 832.79 m³/day and an average discharge of 719.23 m³/day.
ACKLEY WWTP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in Ackley, Hardin County, Iowa. It serves a population of approximately 1,589 residents, providing secondary treatment to meet state and federal water quality standards. The plant has a designed capacity of 832.79 m³/day and currently discharges an average of 719.23 m³/day of treated effluent. As a secondary treatment facility, it utilizes biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids, complying with the US Clean Water Act's requirements for municipal wastewater treatment. The treated effluent is discharged into a local waterway within the Iowa River basin, which ultimately flows into the Mississippi River. The plant plays a key role in protecting downstream aquatic ecosystems and maintaining water quality in the region's agricultural landscape.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into a tributary of the Iowa River, which flows into the Mississippi River and eventually the Gulf of Mexico. The surrounding watershed is predominantly agricultural, with row crops and livestock operations. The plant's secondary treatment helps reduce nutrient loads that could contribute to hypoxia in the Gulf, supporting the health of downstream aquatic habitats.
Frequently asked questions
ACKLEY WWTP is located at 33581 110th Street in Ackley, Hardin County, Iowa, United States.
The plant serves approximately 1,589 residents of Ackley and the surrounding area.
The plant discharges treated effluent into a local waterway within the Iowa River basin, which ultimately flows to the Mississippi River.
ACKLEY WWTP provides secondary treatment, which uses biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids before discharge.
As a municipal wastewater plant in the US, ACKLEY WWTP operates under the Clean Water Act's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program, which sets effluent limits to protect water quality.
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