Overview
BRUCE POTW serves approximately 2,125 people in Calhoun County, Mississippi. The plant treats municipal wastewater and discharges into local waterways under U.S. EPA NPDES regulations.
BRUCE POTW is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Calhoun County, Mississippi, serving a population of about 2,125 residents. The facility is part of the region's wastewater infrastructure, handling domestic sewage from the surrounding rural community. As a small-scale plant in the United States, BRUCE POTW operates under the Clean Water Act and is subject to National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permitting. For facilities of this size, secondary treatment is typically required to meet effluent limits for biochemical oxygen demand and total suspended solids. The plant discharges treated wastewater into local streams that drain into the Yalobusha River, a tributary of the Yazoo River, which flows into the Mississippi River and ultimately the Gulf of Mexico. This watershed supports diverse aquatic life and provides habitat for fish and wildlife species.
Environmental context
The plant's discharge enters small streams in the Yalobusha River watershed, which flows into the Yazoo River and then the Mississippi River. The Mississippi River carries treated effluent to the Gulf of Mexico, where nutrient loading can contribute to hypoxic zones. The local streams support aquatic ecosystems including fish, amphibians, and macroinvertebrates.
Frequently asked questions
BRUCE POTW is located on County Road 219 in Calhoun County, Mississippi, United States.
BRUCE POTW serves approximately 2,125 residents in the Calhoun County area.
The plant discharges treated effluent into local streams that flow into the Yalobusha River, part of the Yazoo River basin leading to the Mississippi River.
As a U.S. municipal wastewater plant, BRUCE POTW operates under the Clean Water Act and is required to have an NPDES permit issued by the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality.
Small plants in Mississippi typically use secondary treatment processes such as activated sludge or lagoon systems to meet NPDES permit limits for BOD and TSS.
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