Buffalo WWTP - Secondary Wastewater Treatment in Buffalo, West Virginia

Buffalo WWTP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in Buffalo, Putnam County, West Virginia. Serving a population of around 967, the plant plays a key role in managing wastewater for this small community in the Appalachian region. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard biological treatment process required under the U.S. Clean Water Act for municipal facilities. With a designed capacity of 488.32 volume units, the plant operates at full capacity, indicating it is appropriately sized for the community it serves. Treated effluent from Buffalo WWTP is discharged into local streams that ultimately flow into the Kanawha River, a major tributary of the Ohio River. This river system supports diverse aquatic life and provides drinking water and recreational opportunities downstream. The plant's operations help protect water quality in this ecologically important watershed.

Buffalo WWTP discharges into local waterways that drain into the Kanawha River, which flows into the Ohio River and eventually the Mississippi River system. The Kanawha River supports a variety of fish species and provides habitat for freshwater mussels. The plant's secondary treatment helps reduce nutrient and organic pollutant loads, protecting downstream water quality in this Appalachian river basin.