Overview
BRILLIANT WWTP is a secondary treatment plant in Brilliant, Alabama, serving approximately 500 people. It discharges 151.42 megaliters of treated wastewater annually.
BRILLIANT WWTP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located on Fluttering Springs Road in Brilliant, Marion County, Alabama. The plant serves a small population of around 500 residents, reflecting the rural character of the area. As a secondary treatment plant, BRILLIANT WWTP provides biological treatment to remove organic matter and suspended solids. The plant has a designed capacity of 378.54 megaliters per year and currently discharges 151.42 megaliters annually. Under the U.S. Clean Water Act, such facilities operate under National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits issued by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management, which set effluent limits to protect water quality. The treated effluent from BRILLIANT WWTP is discharged into a local waterway that ultimately drains into the Tombigbee River basin. This river system flows southward to the Mobile River and into the Mobile Bay estuary, an ecologically important area supporting diverse aquatic life and coastal habitats.
Environmental context
The treated effluent from BRILLIANT WWTP enters a tributary of the Tombigbee River, which flows into the Mobile River and then Mobile Bay on the Gulf of Mexico. The Mobile Bay estuary is a critical nursery for fish and shellfish and supports migratory birds. The plant's secondary treatment helps reduce nutrient and organic loads, protecting downstream water quality in this sensitive coastal ecosystem.
Frequently asked questions
BRILLIANT WWTP is located on Fluttering Springs Road in Brilliant, Marion County, Alabama, United States.
BRILLIANT WWTP serves approximately 500 residents in the Brilliant area.
The plant discharges treated effluent into a local tributary that flows into the Tombigbee River, eventually reaching Mobile Bay.
BRILLIANT WWTP operates under the U.S. Clean Water Act and is subject to an NPDES permit issued by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management, which sets effluent limits for secondary treatment.
Small plants like BRILLIANT WWTP typically use secondary treatment, often with lagoons or package plants, to meet state and federal effluent standards for BOD, TSS, and other pollutants.
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