Overview
Calhoun City POTW is a secondary wastewater treatment plant in Calhoun City, Mississippi, serving approximately 1,904 people. It discharges treated effluent into local waterways under the US Clean Water Act.
Calhoun City POTW is a publicly owned treatment works located on Keenum Road in Calhoun City, Mississippi. The plant serves a population of about 1,904 residents in this small community within Calhoun County. As a secondary treatment facility, it provides biological treatment to reduce organic pollutants and suspended solids before discharge. The plant has a designed capacity of 1,211.33 million gallons per day and currently treats an average daily flow of 832.79 million gallons, indicating it operates below capacity. As a US facility, it operates under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program, which sets effluent limits and monitoring requirements to protect water quality. Secondary treatment is the minimum standard for municipal wastewater plants under the Clean Water Act. The treated effluent is discharged to a receiving water body, likely a nearby creek or river within the Tombigbee River basin, which flows south to the Mobile River and ultimately into the Gulf of Mexico. The plant plays a key role in protecting local streams from untreated sewage and maintaining water quality for downstream communities and ecosystems.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into a local waterway within the Tombigbee River watershed, which drains into the Mobile River and then the Gulf of Mexico. This region supports diverse aquatic life, including fish and freshwater mussels, and the plant's secondary treatment helps reduce nutrient loading and oxygen depletion in downstream waters.
Frequently asked questions
Calhoun City POTW is located on Keenum Road in Calhoun City, Calhoun County, Mississippi, United States.
The plant serves approximately 1,904 residents of Calhoun City and the surrounding area.
The plant discharges treated effluent into a local receiving water body, likely a creek or river within the Tombigbee River basin, which flows to the Gulf of Mexico.
As a US municipal wastewater plant, it operates under the Clean Water Act and is required to have an NPDES permit issued by the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, setting effluent limits and monitoring requirements.
For small communities in the US, secondary treatment is the standard minimum requirement under the Clean Water Act, providing biological treatment to reduce organic matter and suspended solids.
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