Bloomfield STP - Secondary Wastewater Treatment Plant in Bloomfield, Kentucky

Bloomfield STP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located on Depot Street in Bloomfield, Nelson County, Kentucky. The plant serves a small community of about 905 people, reflecting its role as a local infrastructure asset for the town. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard level required by the US Clean Water Act for municipal facilities of this scale. Secondary treatment typically involves biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids. The plant has a designed capacity of 567.81 cubic meters per day and reports a discharge volume of 783.58 cubic meters per day, indicating it operates within its capacity. The treated effluent is discharged into a receiving water body that ultimately drains into the Salt River and then the Ohio River, a major tributary of the Mississippi River. This connection underscores the plant's role in protecting downstream water quality in the Ohio River basin, which supports diverse aquatic life and provides drinking water for millions.

The plant's discharge enters a local stream that flows into the Salt River, a tributary of the Ohio River. The Ohio River is a major waterway that supports a variety of fish species and provides habitat for migratory birds. The plant's secondary treatment helps reduce nutrient and organic pollutant loads, protecting the ecological health of the downstream river system.