Cambria Township Revloc Mylo Park STP - Advanced Wastewater Treatment in Cambria County, Pennsylvania

Cambria Township Revloc Mylo Park STP is an advanced wastewater treatment facility located in Cambria Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania. The plant serves a population of approximately 6,323 residents in the Revloc and Mylo Park areas, providing essential wastewater treatment for this rural community in the Appalachian region. The plant employs advanced treatment processes, which go beyond secondary treatment to remove nutrients and other pollutants. With a designed capacity of 1,514.16 thousand gallons per day and an actual discharge volume of 908.50 thousand gallons per day, the facility operates under the U.S. Clean Water Act, which requires National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits for all discharges to surface waters. Such permits set effluent limits based on water quality standards. The treated effluent is discharged into local waterways that ultimately drain into the Susquehanna River basin and then to the Chesapeake Bay. As part of the Chesapeake Bay watershed, the plant's advanced treatment helps reduce nutrient loads that contribute to eutrophication in the bay, supporting efforts to restore this vital estuary.

The plant discharges into streams within the Susquehanna River basin, which flows into the Chesapeake Bay, the largest estuary in the United States. The Chesapeake Bay watershed is ecologically sensitive, supporting diverse aquatic life including blue crabs, oysters, and migratory fish. Advanced treatment at this plant helps reduce nitrogen and phosphorus loads, mitigating harmful algal blooms and hypoxia in the bay.