Belmont WWTP - Secondary Wastewater Treatment in Belmont, West Virginia

Belmont WWTP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in Belmont, Pleasants County, West Virginia. The plant serves a small population of 920 residents, providing essential sanitation services for this rural community in the Ohio River Valley region. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard level required by the US Clean Water Act for municipal wastewater facilities. With a designed capacity of 635.95 volume units, the plant operates under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program, administered by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection. This regulatory framework ensures that discharges meet water quality standards to protect public health and the environment. The treated effluent from Belmont WWTP ultimately drains into the Ohio River watershed, a major tributary of the Mississippi River system. The Ohio River supports diverse aquatic life and provides drinking water for millions of people downstream. The plant's secondary treatment helps reduce organic pollutants and suspended solids, contributing to the ecological health of this important river system.

Belmont WWTP discharges into the Ohio River basin, which flows into the Mississippi River and eventually the Gulf of Mexico. The Ohio River supports a variety of fish species and is an important migratory corridor for waterfowl. The plant's secondary treatment helps protect downstream water quality in this ecologically significant river system.