Cascade Shores WWTP - Secondary Treatment Plant in Cascade Shores, California

Cascade Shores WWTP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in Cascade Shores, Nevada County, California. The plant serves a small community of approximately 3,081 residents in the Sierra Nevada foothills, providing essential sanitation services to this rural area. The plant operates with secondary treatment, which is the standard level required by the US Clean Water Act for municipal wastewater facilities. With a designed capacity of 794.93 volume units and an average discharge volume of 529.96 units, the plant maintains operational capacity to serve its community. As a facility in California, it operates under the regulatory oversight of the State Water Resources Control Board and the US Environmental Protection Agency's NPDES permit program. The treated effluent from Cascade Shores WWTP is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Yuba River system. The Yuba River flows through the Sierra Nevada and Central Valley before joining the Feather River and eventually reaching the Sacramento River and San Francisco Bay. The plant's operations help protect water quality in this ecologically important river system that supports diverse aquatic life and provides water for downstream communities.

Cascade Shores WWTP discharges into the local watershed that drains to the Yuba River, a major tributary of the Feather River system. The Yuba River supports diverse aquatic species including salmon and steelhead trout, and its waters flow through the Sierra Nevada foothills to the Central Valley and ultimately San Francisco Bay. The plant's secondary treatment helps protect water quality in this ecologically sensitive river system.