Blossom WWTP | Secondary Treatment Plant in Blossom, Texas

Blossom WWTP is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Blossom, Lamar County, Texas. It serves a small population of 1,547 residents, providing essential sanitation services for this rural community in the northeastern part of the state. The plant employs secondary treatment, which is the standard level required by the U.S. Clean Water Act for municipal wastewater. With a designed capacity of 757.08 thousand gallons per day and an average discharge volume of 166.56 thousand gallons per day, the facility operates well below its capacity, indicating room for future growth. As a U.S. facility, it operates under a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, ensuring compliance with federal water quality standards. The treated effluent from Blossom WWTP is discharged into nearby creeks and streams that ultimately drain into the Red River basin. The Red River flows southward through Texas and Louisiana before emptying into the Mississippi River and eventually the Gulf of Mexico. The plant plays a key role in protecting local water quality and the downstream aquatic ecosystem.

Blossom WWTP discharges into local tributaries of the Red River, which flows through Texas and Louisiana to the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico. The Red River basin supports diverse aquatic life and is an important migratory corridor for birds. The plant's secondary treatment helps reduce nutrient and pollutant loads, protecting downstream water quality in this ecologically sensitive region.