Overview
Cassoday WWTP is a secondary treatment facility serving 130 people in Butler County, Kansas. It discharges treated wastewater into local waterways, operating under US EPA and state regulations.
Cassoday WWTP is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Butler County, Kansas, serving a small population of 130 residents. The plant is situated in a rural area of the Great Plains, where wastewater infrastructure supports dispersed communities. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard level required by the US Clean Water Act for municipal facilities. With a designed capacity of 102.21 units and a discharge volume of 49.21 units, the plant operates below its capacity, indicating room for future growth. As a small facility, it is subject to state-level NPDES permitting under EPA oversight. The treated effluent from Cassoday WWTP is discharged into local streams that drain into the Arkansas River basin, ultimately reaching the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico. This connection underscores the plant's role in protecting downstream water quality in a region dominated by agriculture and prairie ecosystems.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into tributaries of the Arkansas River, which flows through Kansas and Oklahoma before joining the Mississippi River. The local watershed supports agricultural land use and prairie habitats. Downstream, the Arkansas River provides water for irrigation and municipal use, and its ecological health is important for fish and migratory bird species in the central United States.
Frequently asked questions
Cassoday WWTP is located on Northeast 150th Street in Butler County, Kansas, United States, serving the small community of Cassoday.
The plant serves a population of 130 residents, typical of a small rural wastewater facility in the Great Plains region.
The plant discharges treated effluent into local streams that are part of the Arkansas River basin, which ultimately flows to the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico.
Cassoday WWTP provides secondary treatment, which is the minimum standard required under the US Clean Water Act for municipal wastewater plants.
As a US facility, Cassoday WWTP operates under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program, with permits issued by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment to ensure compliance with water quality standards.
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