Byrdstown WWTP - Secondary Wastewater Treatment in Byrdstown, Tennessee

Byrdstown WWTP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in Byrdstown, Pickett County, Tennessee. The plant serves a small community of around 900 people, providing secondary treatment to meet state and federal water quality standards. The plant has a designed capacity of 946.35 cubic meters per day and currently treats an average daily flow of 681.37 cubic meters. As a secondary treatment facility, it utilizes biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids. The plant operates under the U.S. Clean Water Act, with permits issued by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation. The treated effluent is discharged into a receiving water body that ultimately flows into the Cumberland River system, which drains into the Ohio River and then the Mississippi River. The plant plays a key role in protecting local water quality and the aquatic ecosystem of the Cumberland River basin.

The plant discharges into a tributary of the Cumberland River, which flows through the Appalachian region before joining the Ohio River. The Cumberland River supports diverse aquatic life, including several species of freshwater mussels and fish. The plant's secondary treatment helps reduce nutrient loading and protect downstream water quality in this ecologically sensitive watershed.