Clearview Acres Subdivision Wastewater Treatment Plant, Boone County, Missouri

Clearview Acres Subdivision is a wastewater treatment plant located in Boone County, Missouri, serving a population of 794. The facility provides secondary treatment, a standard level for smaller communities in the United States, ensuring compliance with Clean Water Act requirements. The plant has a designed capacity of 863.07 thousand cubic meters and discharges approximately 408.82 thousand cubic meters annually. As a US facility, it operates under an EPA NPDES permit issued by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, which sets effluent limits to protect water quality. The treated effluent flows into local waterways within the Missouri River basin, ultimately reaching the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico. The plant plays a role in protecting downstream aquatic ecosystems from nutrient pollution and pathogens.

The plant discharges into receiving waters within the Missouri River watershed, which drains into the Mississippi River and eventually the Gulf of Mexico. This region supports diverse aquatic life and is important for migratory birds. The secondary treatment process helps reduce organic pollutants and suspended solids, mitigating impacts on downstream water quality.