Overview
Auglaize Pines Subdivision WWTP is a secondary treatment plant serving 100 people in Defiance, Ohio, USA. It discharges 37.85 m³/day of treated wastewater.
Auglaize Pines Subdivision WWTP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located on Power Dam Road in Defiance, Ohio. It serves a small population of 100 residents within Defiance County, operating as part of the region's decentralized wastewater infrastructure. The plant provides secondary treatment, a standard biological process that removes organic matter and suspended solids. With a designed capacity of 56.78 m³/day and an average daily discharge of 37.85 m³/day, the facility operates below its capacity. As a US plant, it is regulated under the Clean Water Act and likely holds an NPDES permit issued by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, which sets effluent limits to protect water quality. The treated effluent is discharged into a local waterway that ultimately drains into the Maumee River basin, which flows into Lake Erie. This watershed is part of the Great Lakes system, a vital freshwater resource supporting diverse aquatic life and regional water supplies. The plant's secondary treatment helps reduce nutrient loading and protect downstream ecosystems.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into a tributary of the Maumee River, which flows into the western basin of Lake Erie. Lake Erie is a major freshwater lake that supports a diverse ecosystem, including fish populations and migratory birds. The Maumee River watershed is agriculturally intensive, and nutrient runoff from wastewater and farming contributes to algal blooms in Lake Erie. The plant's secondary treatment helps mitigate local nutrient impacts, though advanced treatment could further reduce phosphorus loads.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located on Power Dam Road in Defiance, Ohio, within Defiance County, United States.
The plant serves a population of 100 residents in the Auglaize Pines Subdivision area.
The plant discharges treated effluent into a local tributary that flows into the Maumee River, which ultimately drains into Lake Erie.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which uses biological processes to remove organic matter and suspended solids from wastewater.
As a US facility, it operates under the Clean Water Act and is likely permitted through the Ohio EPA's NPDES program, which sets effluent limits to protect water quality.
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