Overview
Attalla Lagoon serves approximately 5,861 residents in Etowah County, Alabama, as part of the municipal wastewater infrastructure. The facility operates under U.S. Clean Water Act regulations.
Attalla Lagoon is a wastewater treatment facility located on Sutton Street in Etowah County, Alabama, serving a population of about 5,861. The plant is part of the municipal wastewater infrastructure for the Attalla area, situated in the northeastern part of the state. As a lagoon-based system, it provides treatment for domestic wastewater from the surrounding community. The plant operates under the U.S. Clean Water Act, which requires secondary treatment for municipal wastewater facilities. For a population of this scale, typical lagoon systems provide stabilization through natural biological processes, often achieving secondary treatment equivalency. The population served indicates a small to medium-sized system. The treated effluent from Attalla Lagoon ultimately discharges into the Black Warrior River watershed, which flows southwest through Alabama to the Mobile River and into the Mobile Bay estuary. This water body supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor in the region. The plant's discharge is regulated under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program to protect downstream water quality.
Environmental context
Attalla Lagoon discharges into the Black Warrior River watershed, which flows into the Mobile River and eventually the Mobile Bay estuary on the Gulf of Mexico. The receiving waters support diverse aquatic species and are ecologically sensitive, particularly the Mobile Bay delta, which is a critical habitat for fish and shellfish. The plant's operations are regulated to minimize nutrient and pollutant loading to this downstream ecosystem.
Frequently asked questions
Attalla Lagoon is located on Sutton Street in Etowah County, Alabama, United States, serving the Attalla area.
The facility serves approximately 5,861 residents, classifying it as a small to medium-sized municipal wastewater treatment system.
The treated effluent from Attalla Lagoon discharges into the Black Warrior River watershed, which flows to the Mobile River and ultimately into Mobile Bay.
As a U.S. facility, Attalla Lagoon operates under the Clean Water Act and is subject to National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits issued by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management.
Lagoon systems for this population size typically use aerobic and facultative ponds to achieve secondary treatment through natural biological processes, meeting state and federal effluent standards.
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