Bear High Wolf Lake RSD Wastewater Treatment Plant, Noble County, Indiana

Bear High Wolf Lake RSD is a wastewater treatment facility located in Noble County, Indiana, United States. The plant serves a small community of approximately 1,000 residents, providing advanced treatment to protect local water quality. The plant employs advanced treatment processes, meeting or exceeding the secondary treatment standards required by the US Clean Water Act. With a designed capacity of 378.54 cubic meters per day and a similar discharge volume, it is sized appropriately for its service area. As a small municipal facility, it operates under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program, which sets effluent limits to safeguard receiving waters. The treated effluent from Bear High Wolf Lake RSD is discharged into local waterways that are part of the Upper Mississippi River Basin. The plant plays a key role in protecting downstream ecosystems, including lakes and rivers that support diverse aquatic life and recreational activities in northeastern Indiana.

The plant discharges into tributaries of the Upper Mississippi River Basin, which ultimately drains into the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico. The local watershed includes several small lakes and streams that provide habitat for fish and wildlife. Advanced treatment helps reduce nutrient loading, which is critical for preventing algal blooms and maintaining water quality in downstream water bodies.