Beacon Falls WPCF - Water Pollution Control Facility, Beacon Falls, Connecticut

Beacon Falls Water Pollution Control Facility (WPCF) is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located at 37 Cold Spring Road in Beacon Falls, Connecticut. It serves a population of about 3,000 people within the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, operating as part of the town's public infrastructure. The plant has a designed capacity of 1.00 million gallons per day. As a facility in the United States, it operates under the Clean Water Act and is subject to National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permitting, which sets effluent limits to protect water quality. Treatment processes typically include primary and secondary treatment for plants of this scale. The plant discharges treated effluent into the Naugatuck River, a tributary of the Housatonic River, which flows into Long Island Sound. This watershed supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor in southwestern Connecticut.

The plant discharges into the Naugatuck River, which flows south to join the Housatonic River and ultimately empties into Long Island Sound. The Naugatuck River watershed supports a variety of fish species and provides habitat for aquatic organisms. The downstream environment includes estuarine zones that are ecologically sensitive, requiring careful management of nutrient and pollutant loads.