Brady Township Southeast STP - Secondary Wastewater Treatment in Brady Township, Pennsylvania

Brady Township Southeast STP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located on Fritz Station Road in Brady Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. The plant serves a small population of approximately 100 residents, reflecting its role in a rural community within the Susquehanna River basin. The plant provides secondary treatment, a standard level required by the US Clean Water Act for facilities of this scale. It has a designed capacity of 53.00 cubic meters per day and currently treats an average daily flow of 37.85 cubic meters, indicating operational headroom. As a US facility, it operates under a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, which sets effluent limits to protect water quality. The treated effluent is discharged to a local stream that ultimately drains into the West Branch Susquehanna River, a major tributary of the Chesapeake Bay. This connection places the plant within the Chesapeake Bay watershed, where nutrient reduction efforts are critical to restoring the bay's ecosystem. The plant's secondary treatment helps control organic pollutants and suspended solids, contributing to downstream water quality.

The plant discharges into a small tributary of the West Branch Susquehanna River, which flows into the Susquehanna River and eventually reaches the Chesapeake Bay. The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States and supports diverse aquatic life, including blue crabs, oysters, and migratory fish. Nutrient loading from wastewater is a key concern in this watershed, and secondary treatment helps reduce biological oxygen demand and total suspended solids, mitigating eutrophication risks.