Bean Blossom RSD Wastewater Treatment Plant, New Bellsville, Indiana

Bean Blossom RSD is a projected wastewater treatment plant located in New Bellsville, Brown County, Indiana, United States. Designed to serve a population of 535, the facility is part of the municipal infrastructure for this rural community in the Midwest. The plant is designed for secondary treatment with a capacity of 64.35 million gallons per day. As a US facility, it will operate under the Clean Water Act and is expected to obtain an NPDES permit from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, which sets effluent limits to protect water quality. The plant's discharge ultimately flows into the Ohio River basin via local tributaries. The receiving waters support aquatic life and are part of the larger Mississippi River watershed, which drains into the Gulf of Mexico. Proper treatment helps reduce nutrient loading and protects downstream ecosystems.

The plant's discharge enters local streams that flow into the Ohio River, a major tributary of the Mississippi River. This watershed supports diverse aquatic species and is an important migratory corridor. The Gulf of Mexico, the ultimate destination, experiences seasonal hypoxia due to nutrient pollution, making effective nutrient removal at treatment plants critical for downstream water quality.