ALEDO STP - Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant in Aledo, Texas

ALEDO STP is an advanced wastewater treatment facility located in Aledo, Parker County, Texas. Serving a population of 2,400, the plant provides essential sanitation services for this growing community in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area. The plant employs advanced treatment processes, exceeding the secondary treatment standard required by the U.S. Clean Water Act. With a designed capacity of 1,325 cubic meters per day and a current discharge volume of 946 cubic meters per day, the facility operates well within its capacity. As a U.S. plant, it operates under an EPA NPDES permit issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, which sets effluent limits to protect water quality. The treated effluent is discharged into a local waterway that drains into the Brazos River basin, ultimately reaching the Gulf of Mexico. The plant's advanced treatment helps protect downstream aquatic ecosystems and supports water quality in the region.

ALEDO STP discharges into a tributary of the Brazos River, which flows southeast through Texas to the Gulf of Mexico. The Brazos River basin supports diverse aquatic life and provides water for agriculture and municipalities. The plant's advanced treatment reduces nutrient loading and protects downstream water quality in this ecologically important watershed.