Conneaut Lake Joint Municipal Authority Sewage Treatment Plant | Pennsylvania Wastewater

Conneaut Lake Joint Municipal Authority Sewage Treatment Plant is a municipal wastewater facility located in Conneaut Lake, Crawford County, Pennsylvania. It serves a population of about 9,500 people, classifying it as a medium-sized agglomeration under US regulatory standards. As a US facility, the plant is subject to the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program under the Clean Water Act. Plants of this scale typically employ secondary treatment to meet effluent limits. The designed capacity is 1.00 million gallons per day, indicating the plant's operational scale. The plant discharges into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into Lake Erie via the Conneaut Creek system. This region is part of the Great Lakes Basin, a critical freshwater resource supporting diverse aquatic life and recreational activities. The plant's operations are important for protecting downstream water quality in this sensitive ecosystem.

The plant's treated effluent enters the Conneaut Creek watershed, which flows northward into Lake Erie, part of the Great Lakes system. Lake Erie is a vital freshwater resource that supports a diverse aquatic ecosystem, including fish species and migratory birds. The watershed is ecologically sensitive due to nutrient loading concerns that can lead to algal blooms, making effective wastewater treatment crucial for maintaining water quality.