Bruceville STP - Secondary Wastewater Treatment Plant in Bruceville, Indiana

Bruceville STP is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located at 4501 North Bruceville Road in Bruceville, Knox County, Indiana. The facility serves a small population of 469 residents, reflecting its role as a local infrastructure asset for this rural community in the Midwestern United States. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard level required by the US Clean Water Act for municipal wastewater facilities. With a designed capacity of 132.49 million gallons per day and a discharge volume matching that figure, the plant operates at full capacity. As a US facility, it is subject to National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permitting, typically administered by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management. The treated effluent is discharged into a local receiving water body, which ultimately drains into the Wabash River basin, a major tributary of the Ohio River and part of the Mississippi River system. This discharge supports the ecological health of downstream waterways, contributing to the regional water quality management efforts in the Wabash Valley.

The plant's discharge enters a local stream that flows into the Wabash River, a major tributary of the Ohio River, which eventually reaches the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico. The Wabash River basin supports diverse aquatic life, including fish species such as catfish and bass, and provides habitat for migratory birds. The plant's secondary treatment helps protect downstream water quality in this agriculturally influenced region.