CLARKSBURG WWTP - Municipal Wastewater Treatment in Clarksburg, West Virginia

CLARKSBURG WWTP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia. Serving an estimated population of 35,549, the plant is part of the region's essential water infrastructure, handling domestic and industrial wastewater from the community. As a US-based facility, the plant operates under the Clean Water Act and is subject to National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permitting, typically administered by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection. For a community of this size, secondary treatment is the standard requirement, with potential additional nutrient controls depending on the receiving water body's sensitivity. The plant's treated effluent is discharged into a local waterway that ultimately drains into the West Fork River, a tributary of the Monongahela River, which flows into the Ohio River and then the Mississippi River system. This connection to the Gulf of Mexico means the plant's operations contribute to the overall water quality of a major interstate watershed.

The plant discharges into a tributary of the West Fork River, part of the Monongahela River basin, which flows into the Ohio River and eventually the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico. This watershed supports diverse aquatic life and is important for regional water quality, with nutrient management being a key concern to prevent downstream eutrophication.