Augusta WWTP - Secondary Treatment Facility in Augusta, Arkansas

Augusta WWTP is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Augusta, Woodruff County, Arkansas, United States. The facility serves a population of approximately 2,199 residents, reflecting its role as a small community treatment system in the rural Mississippi Delta region. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard biological treatment process required under the U.S. Clean Water Act for municipal wastewater. With a designed capacity of 2,271.24 units and an average daily discharge of 571.60 units, the plant operates well below its capacity, indicating room for future growth or seasonal flow variations. As a publicly owned treatment works (POTW), it operates under a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit issued by the Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality. The treated effluent is discharged into a local waterway that ultimately drains into the White River, a major tributary of the Mississippi River. The White River supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor in the region. The plant's secondary treatment helps protect downstream water quality in the Mississippi River Basin.

Augusta WWTP discharges into a local receiving water body that flows into the White River, a major tributary of the Mississippi River. The White River supports diverse aquatic habitats, including wetlands and bottomland hardwood forests, and is home to numerous fish and migratory bird species. The plant's secondary treatment reduces organic pollutants and suspended solids, helping to maintain water quality in this ecologically significant watershed.