AUTAUGAVILLE WWTP - Secondary Treatment Plant in Autaugaville, Alabama

AUTAUGAVILLE WWTP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in Autaugaville, Alabama, a small town in Autauga County. The plant serves a population of 750 residents, providing essential sanitation services for this rural community. It is situated near Saint Joseph Cemetery on South Pickett Street. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard level required by the U.S. Clean Water Act for municipal wastewater facilities. With a designed capacity of 378,540 gallons per day and an average discharge volume of 249,840 gallons per day, the plant operates at approximately 66% capacity. As a U.S. facility, it operates under a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit issued by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management, ensuring compliance with federal water quality standards. The treated effluent is discharged into a local water body that ultimately drains into the Alabama River watershed. The Alabama River flows southwest to join the Tombigbee River and eventually reaches Mobile Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. The plant's operations help protect downstream aquatic ecosystems and maintain water quality in this important regional drainage basin.

The plant discharges into a tributary of the Alabama River, which flows through central Alabama and joins the Tombigbee River to form the Mobile River, emptying into Mobile Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. This watershed supports diverse aquatic life, including fish species such as bass and catfish, and provides habitat for migratory birds along the Gulf Coast. The plant's secondary treatment helps reduce nutrient loading and protect downstream water quality in this ecologically sensitive river system.