Cameron WWTP - Secondary Wastewater Treatment in Cameron, West Virginia

Cameron WWTP is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Cameron, West Virginia, serving a population of about 1,340 residents. The facility operates under the regulatory framework of the US Clean Water Act, which requires secondary treatment for municipal plants of this scale. As a secondary treatment plant, it uses biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids before discharge. The plant has a designed capacity of 794.93 thousand gallons per day and currently treats an average daily flow of 598.10 thousand gallons per day, indicating operational capacity below design levels. Under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES), the plant is required to meet effluent limits set by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection to protect water quality. The treated effluent is discharged into a tributary of the Ohio River, which flows into the Mississippi River and ultimately to the Gulf of Mexico. The plant plays a key role in protecting local streams and the downstream aquatic ecosystem from nutrient pollution and pathogens. Its secondary treatment level helps maintain the ecological health of the Ohio River basin.

Cameron WWTP discharges into a local stream that is part of the Ohio River watershed. The Ohio River flows westward to join the Mississippi River, which empties into the Gulf of Mexico. This region supports diverse aquatic life, including fish species such as bass and catfish, and the plant's treatment helps prevent eutrophication and pathogen contamination in downstream waters.