Buck Creek WPCP - West Bremen, Georgia Wastewater Treatment Plant

Buck Creek Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP) is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in West Bremen, Georgia, United States. The plant serves a population of approximately 3,350 residents in the Haralson County area, operating as part of the region's water infrastructure. The facility provides secondary treatment, which is the standard biological treatment process required by the U.S. Clean Water Act for municipal wastewater. With a designed capacity of 3,406.86 million gallons per day and an average discharge volume of 984.21 million gallons per day, the plant operates well within its capacity. As a U.S. facility, it operates under a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit issued by the Georgia Environmental Protection Division, ensuring compliance with federal and state water quality standards. The plant's treated effluent is discharged into local streams that drain into the Tallapoosa River system, which flows southwest into Alabama and eventually reaches the Gulf of Mexico. This watershed supports diverse aquatic life and provides drinking water for downstream communities. The plant's secondary treatment helps protect water quality in this ecologically important river basin.

Buck Creek WPCP discharges into tributaries of the Tallapoosa River, which flows through Georgia and Alabama before joining the Alabama River and emptying into Mobile Bay on the Gulf of Mexico. The Tallapoosa River basin supports diverse aquatic ecosystems, including fish species such as the Alabama shad and various mussels. The plant's secondary treatment reduces organic pollutants and suspended solids, helping maintain water quality in this sensitive watershed.