Broadalbin V WWTP - Secondary Treatment Plant in Village of Broadalbin, New York

Broadalbin V WWTP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in the Village of Broadalbin, Fulton County, New York. The plant serves a population of about 1,450 people, reflecting a small community in the rural upstate region. As a secondary treatment plant, it provides biological treatment to reduce organic matter and suspended solids before discharge. The plant operates under the regulatory framework of the United States Clean Water Act, administered by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Facilities of this scale are typically required to meet secondary treatment standards under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program. The plant has a designed capacity of 681.37 thousand cubic meters per year and currently discharges 450.46 thousand cubic meters annually, indicating operational capacity below design levels. The treated effluent is discharged into a local waterway that ultimately drains into the Mohawk River, a tributary of the Hudson River. The Hudson River watershed supports diverse aquatic life and provides drinking water for millions downstream. The plant's location inland, away from coastal areas, reduces direct marine impact, but its discharge contributes to the overall water quality of the Mohawk-Hudson system.

The plant discharges into a tributary of the Mohawk River, which flows into the Hudson River and eventually reaches the Atlantic Ocean via New York Harbor. The Hudson River estuary is a critical habitat for migratory fish such as striped bass and American shad, and supports diverse aquatic ecosystems. The plant's secondary treatment helps protect downstream water quality in this ecologically significant watershed.