CLAYWOOD PARK PSD NEWARK WWTP - Cedar Grove, West Virginia Wastewater Treatment Plant

CLAYWOOD PARK PSD NEWARK WWTP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located at 630 Happy Valley Road in Cedar Grove, West Virginia. The plant serves a population of approximately 3,684 residents in the Claywood Park Public Service District area. It is situated in Wood County, part of the Mid-Ohio River Valley region. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard level required by the US Clean Water Act for municipal wastewater. With a designed capacity of 37.85 million gallons per day and a similar discharge volume, the facility is operating at full capacity. As a US plant, it operates under an EPA NPDES permit issued by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, which sets effluent limits to protect water quality. The treated effluent is discharged into a local waterway that ultimately drains into the Ohio River, a major tributary of the Mississippi River system. The Ohio River supports diverse aquatic life and provides drinking water for millions downstream. The plant's discharge is regulated to minimize impacts on this important river ecosystem.

The plant discharges into a tributary of the Ohio River, which flows into the Mississippi River and eventually the Gulf of Mexico. The Ohio River watershed supports diverse aquatic species and is a critical migratory corridor for fish. The plant's secondary treatment helps reduce nutrient and pollutant loads, protecting downstream water quality in this ecologically significant river system.