Broadway WWTP - Harnett County, North Carolina Wastewater Treatment Plant

Broadway WWTP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in Harnett County, North Carolina, United States. It serves a small community of approximately 1,020 residents, reflecting its role in managing local domestic wastewater in a rural setting. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard level required by the US Clean Water Act for municipal facilities. Its designed capacity is 548.88 m³/day, and it currently treats an average daily flow of 378.54 m³/day, indicating operational headroom. As a US facility, it operates under an NPDES permit issued by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, ensuring compliance with federal and state water quality standards. The treated effluent is discharged into a local waterway that ultimately drains into the Cape Fear River basin, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean. The plant's location inland and its secondary treatment level help protect downstream aquatic ecosystems from nutrient and pathogen pollution.

The plant discharges into a tributary of the Cape Fear River, which flows through central North Carolina to the Atlantic Ocean. The Cape Fear basin supports diverse aquatic life, including fish and migratory species. Secondary treatment reduces organic load and suspended solids, but nutrient removal is limited, which can contribute to downstream eutrophication risks in sensitive estuarine areas.