Overview
Chateau Woods WWTP is an advanced wastewater treatment facility in Montgomery County, Texas, serving approximately 850 people. It discharges treated water inland, supporting local water quality.
Chateau Woods WWTP is a wastewater treatment facility located in Montgomery County, Texas, within the United States. The plant serves a small population of around 850 residents, reflecting its role in a localized community. As an advanced treatment facility, it employs processes that go beyond secondary treatment to remove nutrients and other pollutants, ensuring high-quality effluent. The plant operates under the U.S. Clean Water Act, which requires National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits for all discharges. For small advanced treatment plants like this, permits typically set strict limits on biochemical oxygen demand, total suspended solids, and nutrients. The designed capacity is 757.08 cubic meters per day, with a current discharge volume of 405.04 cubic meters per day, indicating operational headroom. The treated effluent is discharged to a receiving water body in the inland region of Texas, ultimately contributing to the watershed that drains into the Gulf of Mexico. The plant's advanced treatment helps protect downstream aquatic ecosystems by reducing nutrient loading, which is critical for preventing eutrophication in sensitive coastal waters.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into an inland water body within the San Jacinto River basin, which flows southeast into Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. This watershed supports diverse aquatic life and is important for regional fisheries. Advanced treatment at this plant helps minimize nutrient pollution, protecting downstream estuarine habitats from algal blooms and oxygen depletion.
Frequently asked questions
Chateau Woods WWTP is located on Longleaf Drive in Montgomery County, Texas, United States.
The plant serves approximately 850 residents in the Chateau Woods area of Montgomery County.
The plant discharges treated effluent to an inland receiving water body within the San Jacinto River basin, which eventually drains into Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico.
Chateau Woods WWTP provides advanced treatment, which goes beyond secondary treatment to remove nutrients and other pollutants, ensuring high-quality effluent.
The plant operates under the U.S. Clean Water Act and must comply with an NPDES permit issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, which sets discharge limits to protect water quality.
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