Bassfield POTW - Secondary Wastewater Treatment Plant in Bassfield, Mississippi

Bassfield POTW is a publicly owned treatment works located on Spruce Avenue in Bassfield, Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi. The plant serves a small population of 315 residents and operates as part of the municipal wastewater infrastructure for the community. The facility provides secondary treatment, which is the standard level required by the US Clean Water Act for municipal wastewater plants. With a designed capacity of 246.05 thousand gallons per day and an average discharge volume of 242.27 thousand gallons per day, the plant operates near its full capacity, indicating consistent demand from the local population. The treated effluent is discharged into nearby streams that ultimately drain into the Pearl River basin and then to the Gulf of Mexico. The plant's operations help protect local water quality and downstream ecosystems, including aquatic habitats in the region's rivers and coastal waters.

The plant discharges into local waterways that are part of the Pearl River watershed, which flows south through Mississippi and Louisiana into the Gulf of Mexico. This region supports diverse aquatic life, including fish and freshwater mussels, and the river system provides important habitat for migratory birds. The secondary treatment process reduces organic pollutants and suspended solids before discharge, helping to maintain water quality in the receiving streams.