Overview
COLBERT PUA WWT is a secondary treatment plant in Bryan County, Oklahoma, serving 1,117 people. It discharges 378.54 cubic meters of treated wastewater daily.
COLBERT PUA WWT is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in Bryan County, Oklahoma, serving a small population of 1,117 residents. The plant operates under the regulatory framework of the United States Clean Water Act, which requires secondary treatment for municipal wastewater discharges. The plant has a designed capacity of 378.54 cubic meters per day and currently treats an equal volume of wastewater, indicating full utilization. As a secondary treatment facility, it provides biological treatment to reduce organic matter and suspended solids before discharge. The treated effluent is discharged into a local waterway within the Red River basin, which ultimately flows into the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico. The plant's inland location minimizes direct marine impacts, but its discharge contributes to the overall water quality of the regional watershed.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into a tributary of the Red River, which flows through Oklahoma and Texas before joining the Mississippi River and emptying into the Gulf of Mexico. The Red River basin supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor. The plant's secondary treatment helps protect downstream water quality in this sensitive river system.
Frequently asked questions
COLBERT PUA WWT is located in Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States, near the town of Colbert.
The plant serves a population of 1,117 people, classifying it as a small municipal wastewater treatment facility.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which includes biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids before discharge.
Under the Clean Water Act, municipal wastewater plants must meet National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit requirements. Secondary treatment is the minimum standard for such facilities.
Small plants in the US often use secondary treatment technologies such as activated sludge or lagoon systems, and are regulated under state-level NPDES permits.
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