Overview
Briarwood WWTP is a secondary treatment plant serving 210 people in Lawrence County, Indiana, USA. It discharges 140.06 volume units daily.
Briarwood WWTP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located on Briarwood Lane in Lawrence County, Indiana, United States. The plant serves a small population of 210 residents, reflecting its role in a rural or suburban community within the state. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard biological treatment process required under the US Clean Water Act for municipal wastewater. With a designed capacity of 140.06 volume units and a discharge volume matching that figure, the facility operates at full capacity. As a small plant, it is subject to EPA NPDES permitting through the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, which sets effluent limits to protect water quality. The treated effluent is discharged into a local water body that ultimately drains into the Mississippi River watershed via the White River system. This connection to the larger Gulf of Mexico drainage basin underscores the plant's role in regional water quality management, particularly for nutrient and pathogen control in downstream aquatic ecosystems.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into a tributary of the White River, which flows into the Wabash River and then the Ohio River, eventually reaching the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico. This watershed supports diverse aquatic life and is important for regional biodiversity. The secondary treatment process helps reduce organic pollutants and suspended solids, protecting downstream water quality in this inland basin.
Frequently asked questions
Briarwood WWTP is located on Briarwood Lane in Lawrence County, Indiana, United States, serving a small community of 210 residents.
Briarwood WWTP provides secondary treatment, which involves biological processes to remove organic matter and suspended solids from wastewater.
The treated effluent is discharged into a local tributary that flows into the White River system, part of the larger Mississippi River watershed.
As a municipal wastewater plant in the US, Briarwood WWTP operates under the Clean Water Act and is subject to an NPDES permit issued by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, which sets effluent limits to protect water quality.
For small populations like 210, secondary treatment is typical and required under the Clean Water Act. Such plants often use lagoon systems or package treatment plants to meet effluent standards.
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