Bergen County UA Edgewater MUA STP - Edgewater, New Jersey Wastewater Treatment

The Bergen County UA Edgewater MUA STP is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Edgewater, Bergen County, New Jersey, serving a population of about 11,513. Situated along the Hudson River, the plant is part of the region's infrastructure managed by the Edgewater Municipal Utilities Authority. As a facility serving a medium-sized agglomeration, the plant is expected to meet secondary treatment standards under the U.S. Clean Water Act, administered through the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's NPDES permit program. The plant has a designed capacity of 1.00 million gallons per day, indicating it is sized for the local population and flow. The plant's treated effluent discharges into the Hudson River, a major tidal estuary that flows south to New York Harbor and the Atlantic Ocean. This water body supports diverse aquatic life, including migratory fish species, and is an ecologically sensitive area due to urban runoff and historical contamination. The plant plays a key role in protecting water quality in this densely populated coastal region.

The plant discharges into the Hudson River, which flows through New York Harbor into the Atlantic Ocean. The lower Hudson is a tidal estuary with significant ecological importance, supporting fish species such as striped bass and American shad. The watershed is heavily urbanized, and the plant helps reduce nutrient and pollutant loads that could contribute to hypoxia and harm marine life in the coastal zone.