Overview
COLLINS POTW is a secondary wastewater treatment plant serving Collins, Mississippi, with a population equivalent of 2,629. It discharges treated effluent into local waterways under US EPA NPDES regulations.
COLLINS POTW is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Collins, Covington County, Mississippi. The facility serves a population of approximately 2,629 residents and operates under the regulatory framework of the US Clean Water Act, which requires secondary treatment for municipal plants of this scale. The plant has a designed capacity of 1,514.16 volume units and currently treats an average daily flow of 757.08 volume units, indicating moderate capacity utilization. As a secondary treatment facility, it employs biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids before discharge. The treated effluent is discharged to local receiving waters within the Pascagoula River basin, which ultimately drains to the Gulf of Mexico. This watershed supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor for fish and wildlife in southern Mississippi.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Pascagoula River basin, a major coastal watershed in Mississippi that flows into the Mississippi Sound and the Gulf of Mexico. This region supports ecologically sensitive habitats including bottomland hardwood forests and estuarine wetlands, which provide critical nursery grounds for fish and shellfish. The secondary treatment process helps protect downstream water quality by reducing nutrient and organic pollutant loads.
Frequently asked questions
COLLINS POTW is located on Yawn Street in Collins, Covington County, Mississippi, United States.
The plant serves a population of approximately 2,629 residents in the Collins area.
The plant discharges treated effluent into local waterways within the Pascagoula River basin, which flows to the Mississippi Sound and the Gulf of Mexico.
COLLINS POTW provides secondary treatment, which uses biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids, meeting US Clean Water Act standards for municipal wastewater.
As a US municipal plant, COLLINS POTW operates under the Clean Water Act and is subject to National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits issued by the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, which set effluent limits to protect water quality.
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